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Sustainability
- Architecture 2030 Challenge Learn what the design professions can do to combat global climate change.
- BelieveChicago Green opportunities and events in the Chicago area
- Bigbite Productions Documentaries on sustainability, natural Building, community
- Bioneers It's all connected
- Build.Recycle.net Locate used building materials across the U.S.
- Building Design & Construction magazine
- BuildingEnvelopes.org
- BuildingGreen.com Publishers of Environmental Building News, product data by CSI division, case studies, news
- California Institute for Energy Efficiency
- Center for Neighborhood Technology Chicago-based nonprofit working to invent and implement tools and methods for livable urban communities
- Chicago Center for Green Technology (CCGT) Local resource for seminars and design assistance. Housed in an adaptive reuse by Farr Associates of the former Sacramento Crushing, a demolition debris company.
- Chicago Recycling Coalition
- City of Chicago's Guide to Disconnecting Downspouts
- Consortium for Energy Efficiency
- Delta Institute Promoting environmental quality and community and economic development
- Demi Web Resource Excellent site focusing on design for sustainability
- Design Coalition Madison, WI-based full-time non-profit architectural and planning office. Site features excellent photos of natural building techniques.
- Design Corps Linking people interested in the development and design of their community with local community-based efforts
- ENERGY STAR
- Environmental Design + Construction magazine
- Forest Certification Resource Center certified wood
- Green Seal Program
- Greenbean A blog of built, in-progress, and unbuilt green buildings in Chicago, authored by the Green Permits Program administrator.
- Greenguard Product Guide
- Greenhomebuilding.com Info-packed site with features including sections on 'ask the experts', building codes, and natural building techniques
- Illinois Solar Energy Association
- Informed Energy Decisions The Energy Detectives are on the case
- Innovative Design Sustainable design firm in Raleigh, NC
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- John Todd Ecological Design solutions for water planning and treatment
- LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - ratings system for existing buildings, interiors, and new construction
- Michael Repkin Designs Ecological design, implementation, and management
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- Midwest Renewable Energy Association
- Mother Earth News The original guide to living wisely, with an extensive archives of do-it-yourself solutions.
- Murco Demolition auctions in Chicagoland
- Natural Connections green infrastructure in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana
- Natural Resources Defense Council Helping building professionals incorporate
energy- and water-efficiency features into building design
- Ocean Arks International Restore the Lands, Protect the Seas and Inform the Earth's Stewards
- Oikos Green Building Source
- Open Architecture Network Online, open source community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design
- PATH Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing
- Performance Contracting Business and Sustainable Development
- Pruned On landscape architecture and related fields
- Rematerialise Eco-smart materials developed in conjunction with Kingston University, UK
- Seattle.gov Good links and info under the 'Environment' tab
- Small Plans Covers the latest developments in nanotechnology for the architecture, engineering and construction industries
- Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
- The Environment Report Great Lakes and Midwestern environmental issues
- Throwplace Lists excess inventory, possessions, or goods to provide access to potential users
- U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program
- U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program
- U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- U.S. Department of Energy, High Performance Buildings
- U.S. Department of Energy, Smart Communities Network
- U.S. Department of Energy, Solar Energy
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Use Efficiency Program
- U.S. Green Building Council
- Urban Habitat Chicago Dedicated to sustainable building materials and systems in urban environments
- Vital Systems Ecological building, design and consulting company in Ukiah, CA
- Water Wiser
- Whole Building Design Guide
- WiserEarth A community directory and networking forum for not for profit and non-governmental organizations addressing the central issues of our day: climate change, poverty, the environment, peace, water, hunger, social justice, conservation, human rights, and more.
Design standards
- Sun chart University of Oregon Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory
- Sustainable by Design Online design tools such as solar angle calculator and window overhang design.
- Whole Building Design Guide apply the integrated design approach and the integrated team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases to create a successful high-performance building.
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