- (AU) Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
 - Provides accredited assessments of the greenhouse intensity of office buildings by awarding a star rating. - (AU) Australian Centre for Construction Innovation (ACCI)
- Research provider for the built environment industry.
- (NZ) Right House
- Provides building plans designed to aid home builders in building energy efficient homes as well as updating existing homes.
- (AU) Water Sensitive Urban Design?
- Information from Melbourne Water on considering water cycle management for urban developments.
- Advanced Building Technologies & Practices
- Professional builder's guide to environmentally responsible technologies and materials for use in commercial/industrial buildings.
- Affordable Sustainability Technical Assistance for HOME
- Provides technical assistance to recipients of HOME grants in incorporating sustainable design into affordable housing.
- arcology.com
- Paolo Soleri's concept of the development of compact 3D alternatives to existing urban sprawls, combining more efficient use of land and resources.
- BEES 4.0 (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability)
- Software programme that measures the environmental performance of building products by using the environmental life-cycle assessment approach specified in ISO 14000 standards.
- Benchley Project
- Project to create a sustainable living complex near Benchley, Texas. Includes a schedule of the project, images, an overview of the building process, and links to other sustainable building resources.
- BuildingEnvelopes.org
- Aims to provide the building industry with innovative and state-of-the-art information leading to energy-efficient buildings.
- Constructive Building
- Green building materials and sustainable building materials directory and information.
- DayCreek.com
- Offers information about cordwood masonry, stackwall construction, renewable energy, and permaculture. Includes a journal, discussion forum about cordwood and green construction, and links to articles about cordwood building.
- Defining Sustainable Architecture
- Article by Jack A. Kremersn defining the term "Sustainable Architecture," the movement associated with environmentally conscious architectural design.
- Energy Design Resources
- Offers design tools and resources that make it easier to design and build energy-efficient commercial and industrial buildings in California.
- Environmental Building Design and Construction Portal
- Provides information for designers and builders on environmental design, eco-construction products, environmental organisations, and other green building resources.
- EPA: Green Building
- Provides links to numerous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sites on how to build more environmentally friendly new buildings, and improve the environmental performance of existing buildings.
- Green Builder Program@
- Green Building: A Primer for Builders, Consumers and Realtors
- Provides an overview of resource efficient buildings and multiple low cost and free tips for energy efficiency. From Building Environmental Science and Technology.
- Green Buildings: The Growing Emphasis on Building Performance and Occupant Health
- Provides an overview of what a green building is, its benefits, and some of the trends and activities in the marketplace.
- Green Design / Sustainable Architecture: Resources
- Guide to information about buildings designed for sustainability that aim to lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resource efficiency. From the UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library.
- Green Healthy Home
- Lists information and details about making a green eco-friendly home. Includes real estate services.
- Green Home Building
- Provides information on sustainable architecture and natural building including the use of natural materials, renewable energy, water and forest conservation, and links to other sites with eco-friendly products.
- Green Home Guide
- Features tips and product ideas for environmentally friendly construction, re-modelling, and maintenance. Includes a know-how section for every room of the house, a product directory, and a list of recommended retailers.
- Green-Buildings.com
- Provides a question and answer service concerning green building projects as well as information about green building materials.
- Greywater
- Gives information on the sources, treatments, and potential beneficial uses of greywater, or non-septic waste water produced in houses.
- Healthy House System
- Providing details of water collection and waste treatment systems designed to further a more sustainable lifestyle. Includes an explanation of the history and theory of the system, as well an overview of the demonstration house in Toronto, Canada.
- Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School
- School of primitive and contemporary living skills, including sustainable home construction techniques, alternative construction, and ecological economics.
- John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies
- Interdisciplinary university-based setting for education, demonstration and research in regenerative and sustainable systems.
- Natural Building Colloquium - Southwest
- Collection of articles addressing the search for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible.
- Our Cool House
- An overview of the earth sheltered, geothermal, passive solar home at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland built by Phil and Lisa Malone. Includes an overview of the house, construction pictures, the explanation of the design process, and their Mission Statement.
- Planet Green TV: Greensburg
- Planet Green's TV series, Greensburg, follows the rebuiling of Greensburg, Kansas in the aftermath of a tornado. From Discovery Networks and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
- Residential Environmental Design
- Provides articles, product reviews, and resources for green architects and homeowners.
- StrawBale Studio Natural Building Project
- Contains a historical overview of a straw bale studio project in rural Michigan in the late 1990's. Also provides information on natural building, thatching, ecovillages, permaculture, and sustainable living.
- Sustainable Architecture
- Gives a background and overview of sustainable architecture, including an exploration of what sustainable development is, the concepts behind sustainable architecture, and issues that must be addressed for sustainable living.
- Sustainable Architecture Compendium
- Provides information about sustainable architecture from the National Pollution Prevention Centre for Higher Education. Includes information about sustainable design, materials, and recycling and reuse.
- Sustainable Architecture, Building, and Culture
- A compendium of links and content oriented to the global community of ecological building proponents for exploring issues of sustainable design, building, community development, and culture.
- Sustainable Architecture/Architecture Studies
- Provides links and letters about which schools have a reputation in environmentally conscious architecture.
- Sustainable Construction in the United States of America
- Part of a series of national reports produced by the CIB-W82 (Future Studies in construction), subgroup on Sustainable Construction 2010.
- Tofte Project, The
- Collaborative sustainable design project of a summer cabin on the shores of Lake Superior. Provides an overview of the site of construction, the individuals involved, and the cabin's design.
- Vertical Farm Project, The
- Proposing large-scale indoor farming to provide a sustainable and varied food supply for the future.
- Wikipedia: Sustainable Architecture
- Article on sustainable architecture, with a stress on heat ventilation, waste management, structures and materials, and alternative energy.
- Wired Living Home
- Video and information about the WIRED Home, a showcase of the best in sustainability, technology, and design.
- WWF - Marine Turtles
- Learn about the marine turtle life cycle and habitat, the WWF's Global Marine Turtle Programme, and conservation efforts for all seven species of endangered marine turtles.
- WWF: Green Reconstruction Principles
- WWF provides technical advisory assistance to humanitarian agencies working in the aftermath of natural disasters in order to help break communities out of the disaster cycle through the principles of green reconstruction including building strong legitimate local institutions and building good governance.
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