Resources
The following is our
recommended list of reading materials, publications, resource guides,
internet sites and organizations to assist you in learning more about
sustainable building. If you know of other useful green building
resources, please let us know—we’ll add them to our list
Publications:
- City of Austin Sustainable
Building Guidelines, Department of Public Works and
Transportation, Environmental Resources and Conservation Services
Department, Austin, TX, 1994.
- The Ecology of
Architecture; A complete guide to creating the environmentally
conscious building, Laura Zeiher, Whitney Library of
Design, 1996.
- Ecological Design,
Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowen, Washington DC: Island Press,
1995.
- Green Development,
Rocky Mountain Institute, 1739 Snowmass Creek Road, Snowmass, CO
81654-9199, phone 970.927.3851 (includes a CD-rom version).
- The Hannover
Principles/Design for Sustainability. William McDonough,
New York: William McDonough Architects, 1992.
- Healthy by Design -
Building and Remodeling Solutions for Creating Healthy Homes,
David Rousseau and Jim Wasley, Hartley & Marks, 1997. Healthy
by Design - Building and Remodeling Solutions for Creating Healthy
Homes, David Rousseau and Jim Wasley, Hartley & Marks, 1997.
- Healthy House Building - A
Design and Construction Guide, John Bower, Unionville, IN,
House Institute, 1993.
- The Natural House Book,
David Pearson, Simon & Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 1230
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, phone 201.767.5937.
- A Primer on Sustainable
Building, Rocky Mountain Institute 1739 Snowmass Creek
Road, Snowmass, CO 81654-9199, phone 970.927.3851
- Residential Construction
Waste Management: A Builder’s Field Guide, How to Save Money and
Landfill Space, Peter Yost and Eric Lund, National
Association of Home Builders, NAHB Research Center, 1997.
- Your Natural Home: The
Complete Sourcebook and Design Manual for Creating a Healthy,
Beautiful, and Environmentally Sensitive House, Janet
Martinelli and Paul Bierman-Lytle, Boston: Little, Brown and
Company, 1995.
Periodicals:
- Environmental Building News,
RR 1, Box 161, Brattleboro, VT 05301, phone 802.257.7300, email: ebn@ebuild.com
- Environmental Design &
Construction, Business News Publishing, phone
248.362.3700.
Resource Guides:
American Institute of
Architects
Environmental Resource Guide
1735 New York Avenue NW
Washington DC
800.365.2724.
Construction Materials Recycling
Guidebook, Pamela Winthrop Sauer, Metropolitan Council, Attn:
Data Center, Mears Park Center, 230 E Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN
55101, phone 612.291.8140.
Construction Resources: A Waste
Reduction Guide for Wisconsin Builders and Contractors, Solid
and Hazardous Waste Education Center, UW – Extension, Madison, WI,
608.262.0910.
Environmental Building News Product
Catalog, Environmental Building News, RR 1 Box 161,
Brattleboro, VT 05301, email ebn@ebuild.com
, phone 802.257.7300.
Good Wood Directory,
Certified Forest Products Council, 14780 SW Osprey Drive, Suite 285,
Beaverton, OR 97007, phone 503.590.6600.
Green Building Resource Guide,
John Hermansson, Tauton Press, email: www.greenguide.com
GreenSpec - Specifications for
Environmental Sustainability, Kalin Associates Inc, 1996, 154
Wells Avenue, Newton Centre, MA 02159, phone 617.964.5477.
Green Pages, Andrew Fuston,
Kim Plaskon Nadel, 45 East 25th Street, 14th
Floor, New York, NY 10010-2941.
Guide to Resource Efficient Building
Elements, 4th Edition, Center for Resourceful
Building Technologies. P.O. Box 3866, Missoula, MT 59806, phone
406.549.7678.
The Harris Directory, BJ
Harris, 508 Jose Street, Suite 913, Santa Fe, NM 87501-1855, phone
505.995.0337.
Healthy House Building: A Design and
Construction Guide, John Bower, Healthy House Institute, 7471
North Shiloh Road, Unionville, IN 47468, phone 812.332.5073.
Interior Concerns Resource Guide,
Victoria Schomer, 131 W. Bithedale, Mill Valley, CA 94941, phone
415.389.8049.
The Professional’s Green Building
Guide Book, North Carolina Recycling Association, 7330 Chapel
Hill Road, Suite 207, Raleigh, NC 27607, phone 919.851.8444.
The Sourcebook for Sustainable Design,
Andrew St. John, Editor, Boston Society of Architects, 52 Broad
Street, MA 02109, phone 617.951.1433 x221.
Sustainable Building Technical Manual,
US Green Building Council, phone 415.543.3001.
WasteSpec, Triangle J
Council of Governments, P.O. Box 12276, Research Triangle Park NC
27709, phone 919.549.0551.
Internet Sites:
Austin Energy Green Building
Program
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/publications.htm
Green Building
Information Council
http://greenbuilding.ca/
Green Building
Resource Guide
www.greenguide.com/
Sustainable Building Sources
www.greenbuilder.com
Environmental Building News
http://www.ebuild.com
HOK Architects - Green
Design Team building manual and specification guidelines
www.hok.com
US Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org
Green Building Source
http://www.oikos.com/
For information on construction waste
and salvaging
www.ns.ec.gc.ca/action21/story10.html
Wisconsin Buy Recycled Business
Alliance
www.buyrecycled.org
Business Material Exchange of
Wisconsin
http://www.bmex.org
WasteCap Wisconsin
www.wastecap.wi.org
Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation
www.weccusa.org
Organizations:
Buy Recycled Business Alliance
2408 N. 67th Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Phone: 414.453.1077
Fax: 414.453.0526
Email: wbrba@aol.com
Website: www.buyrecycled.org
Center for Resourceful
Building Technology
P.O. Box 100
Missoula, MT 59806
Phone: 406.549.7678
Fax: 406.549.4100
Email: CRBT@montana.com
Website: www.montana.com/CRBT
Certified Forest Products
Council
14780 SW Osprey Drive
Suite 285
Beaverton, OR 97007
Phone: 503.590.6600
Fax: 503.590.6655
Email: cfpc@ix.netcom.com
Website: www.certifiedwood.org
City of Austin Green
Building Program
Planning, Environmental & Conservation Services Department
P.O. Box 1088
Austin, TX 78767-9949
Phone: 512.499.3029
Fax: 512.499.3518
Website: www.greenbuilder.com
Energy Center of Wisconsin
595 Science Drive
Madison, WI 53711-1060
Phone: 608.238.4601
Fax: 608.238.8733
Email: ecw@ecw.org
Website: www.ecw.org
Forest Stewardship Council
US Initiative
R.D. #1
Box 182
Waterbury, VT 05676
Phone: 802.244.6257
Fax: 802.244.6258
Email: FSCUS@together.net
Scientific Certification Systems
(Certified Sustainable Wood Products)
1939 Harrison Street
Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510.832.1415
Fax: 510.832.0359
Website: www.scs1.com
Smart Wood Program
(Certified
Sustainable Wood Products)
C/o Rainforest Alliance
65 Bleeker Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212.677.1900
Fax: 212.677.2187
Email: smartwood@ra.org
US Green Building Council
90 New Montgomery Street
Suite 1001
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415.543.3001
Fax: 415.957.5890
Email: info@usgbc.org
Website: www.usgbc.org
Wisconsin Energy Bureau,
Department of Administration, State of Wisconsin
101 E. Wilson Street
P.O. Box 7868
Madison, WI 53707-7868
Phone: 608.266.8234
Email: ENERGY@MAIL.STATE.WI.US
Wisconsin Green Building Alliance
4759 N. Milwaukee St. Suite 304
Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-224-9422
www.wgba.org
