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Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction - http://www.holcimfoundation.org
International group that seeks to promote sustainable construction. Sponsors regional and global award competitions, funds projects, and organizes seminars. Good conceptual information on sustainable construction. |
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Environmental Design Research Association - http://www.edra.org/
An international, interdisciplinary organization that focuses on environmental design research that examines the interrelationships between people and their built environments. Hosts conferences, publishes papers, and allocates student research grants. Also supports special interest networks. |
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Green Building Council of Australia - http://www.gbca.org.au/
Group seeking to promote sustainable development and to encourage the property industry to implement green building programs, technologies, design practices, and operations. Developed the Green Star rating tool for evaluating building design. |
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Passivhaus Institut - http://www.passivehouse.com/
Information about passive heating in homes. Includes FAQ, checklist, engineering recommendations, certification and building examples. [English, French, German] |
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World Green Building Council - http://www.worldgbc.org
A global not-for-profit organisation working to transform the property industry towards sustainability through its members - national Green Building Councils. |
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Green Design Initiative - http://www.ce.cmu.edu/GreenDesign/
An academic-industry-government consortium based at Carnegie-Mellon University to develop research and education programs to improve environmental quality while encouraging sustainable economic development. |
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Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems - http://www.cmpbs.org/
Non-profit education, research, and demonstration organization for sustainable building practices run by Pliny Fisk, based in Austin TX. |
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Metafore - http://www.metafore.org/
Group that seeks to change business practices to be environmentally responsible, especially regarding forest products. They produce several documents on integrating environmental values with business practices, including "Wood for Building Green". |
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Santa Monica Green Building Program - http://greenbuildings.santa-monica.org/index.html
Information on Santa Monica's green building program, including their design and construction guidelines. |
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Green Building Alliance - http://www.gbapgh.org/
Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization that seeks to integrate environmentally responsible design practices through education programs, case studies, public policy advocacy, and public relations. |
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Development Center for Appropriate Technology - http://www.dcat.net/
Non-profit organization that supports the development and use of sustainable technology through education, research, and projects. Includes information on working with code officials. Active in revising building codes to include sustainable issues. |
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Northwest EcoBuilding Guild - http://www.ecobuilding.org/
Association of building professionals and homeowners interested in ecologically sustainable building. Offers fact sheets and newsletters, event listing, and resource directory. |
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Scottish Ecological Design Association - http://www.seda2.org/
Association formed to promote ecological issues for the Scottish building industry. Produces a magazine, sponsors lectures, seminars and workshops, and responds to government initiatives. Design guide "Design and Detailing for Deconstruction" to make it easier to reuse materials. |
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CEPHEUS (Cost Efficient Passive Houses as European Standards) - http://www.cepheus.de/
European Union official demonstration project. Includes goals, subprojects, conferences, partners and information on what makes a building a passive house. [English, German] |
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Passive House Institute US - http://www.passivehouse.us/
Consulting and research firm working to further the implementation of Passive House standards and techniques. Includes services, design tools, projects, news and events. |
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Construct Ireland - http://constructireland.ie
Contains information, articles, daily news items, and a directory of contacts relating to sustainable construction in Ireland. A monthly e-mail newsletter is available by subscription. |
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Boulder Green Building Guild - http://www.bgbg.org
An association of building professionals in Boulder County, Colorado focused on making green building common practice. Includes calendar of events. |
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USGBC New Mexico Chapter - http://www.usgbcnm.org/
Formerly the Green Alliance. Group based in Albuquerque NM that promotes green development through tours, seminars, standards, and educational displays. |
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Green Building with Energy Star - http://www.greenbuildingenergystar.org
Provides detailed information about green building techniques, Energy Star qualified appliances, and environmentally friendly building products. Not affiliated with the EPA's Energy Star program. |