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Building Change through Architecture
Climate change is a fact of life today and buildings are responsible for consuming more than half of the energy consumed in the US. This site looks at what is being done around the world to make buildings more sustainable both in their construction methods and in their energy consumption.
What's Here
- Sustainable Design Links
- Top 10 Green Building Products of 2007
- Greenbuild 2007
- Check out what's new!
- Essential Reading
- Facts
- Greening your home
- Check out- Green Products Database
- Funding and Incentives for Green Building
- Top-10 Green Building Products for 2006
- Keeping up on sustainable building
- More Books on Sustainable Architecture
- New Sustainablog
- GREEN Tip of the Day
Sustainable Design Links
- U.S. Green Building Council Homepage
- Find out more about the U.S. Green Building Council and L.E.E.D.
- Greener Buildings
- A resource for green building and developement.
- Sustainable Industries Journal Online
- Focuses on green building, clean energy, and sustainable farming and food production.
- Oikos
- An online directory for green building products.
- Green Building Iniative
- Green Globes commercial rating system and green residential rating system.
Top 10 Green Building Products of 2007
2. Alpen Fiberglass Windows from Alpen Energy Group
3. 180 Walls from Milliken & Company
4. Bosch Evolution 800 Series SHE98M Dishwasher
5. Greenplay Children's Furniture from Skyline Design
6. Cube3 Ultra Urinal from Caroma
7. LifeGuard Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable from Houston Wire & Cable Company
8. Wireless Controls from EnOcean
9. SunEye from Solmetric Corporation
10. LED Downlight from LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc.
Paul Hawken at Greenbuild
at short clip from Paul Hawken's moving lecture at Greenbuild 07
Paul Hawken @ Greenbuild 2007
Author Paul Hawken speaking at Greenbuild 2007
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Books by Paul Hawken
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution
Amazon Price: $12.91 (as of 07/12/2009) 
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/12/2009)
The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability
Amazon Price: $12.23 (as of 07/12/2009)
Check out what's new!
on inhabitat.org. Home of Pre-fab Friday. A frequently updated blog on "future-forward design".
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byEssential Reading
Sustainable Building Books on Amazon
Sustainable Architecture White Papers (Earth Pledge Foundation Series on Sustainable Development)
Amazon Price: $11.56 (as of 07/12/2009)
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
Amazon Price: $18.15 (as of 07/12/2009)
Green Building Handbook: A Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment (Vol 1)
Amazon Price: $99.98 (as of 07/12/2009)
Facts
Did you know......?
* 36% of total energy use/65% of electricity consumption
* 30% of greenhouse gas emissions
* 30% of raw materials use
* 30% of waste output/136 million tons annually
* 12% of potable water consumption
Featured Project
Big Dig House :: SINGLE speed DESIGN
The structure of the Big Dig House is composed of steel and concrete salvaged from Boston's "big dig".Check out more at SsD's site : www.singlespeeddesign.com
Greening your home
Ever thought about going solar but were put off by the investment?
Enter RENu, a company that leases photovoltaic systems to home owners.How it works.....
1. You pay a $500 deposit and choose a length of contract. The deposit is refundable at and RENu is offering contracts for 1, 5, and 25 year spans.
2. Your household energy demand is calculated and a system is engineered to meet your energy needs based on your locations solar model (average amount of sun for each given day of the year).
3. The PV panels are installed on your home at no cost to you.
4. The PV panels are tied into the grid and net meter into the grid when more power is being produced than consumed.
5. If more energy is needed than the panels are producing, power is provided through the grid.
6. You pay for the kWh of energy that you use each month at the rate that is locked in when you begin your contract. That means that if you have a 25 year contract, 25 years from now you will still be paying the same rate that you are paying today with the added benefit of knowing that the energy that you consumed was produced in a sustainable manner right on you roof top!
Check out- Green Products Database
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Green Building Product Database
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This lens is my personal database of green building products organized by CSI division. It is an on going work in progress. Feel free to leave a comment and share products that you know of that could be added to this lens.
Funding and Incentives for Green Building
Wondering about building your next project green, but are concerned about potential additional costs? Check out these links to finds out about incentives that may apply to your project.
- DSIRE
- DSIRE is a national database of information on national and local incentives. Click on your state and find out what funding is availble in your area. This website is a great place to get started in your search for incentives.
Green Buildin and Solar Power for Dummies
(ans smarties alike)
Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 07/12/2009)
Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 07/12/2009)
Top-10 Green Building Products for 2006
Chosen by the editor of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec
2. Underwater Standing Timber Salvage by Triton Logging
3. SageGlass Tintable Glazing from Sage Electrochromics
4. PaperStone Certified Composite Surface Material from KlipTech Composites
5. Varia and 100 Percent" Recycled-Content Panel Products from 3form, Inc.
6. Recycled-Content Interior Molding from Timbron International
7. Water-Efficient Showerhead with H2Okinetic Technology from Delta
8. WeatherTRAK Smart Irrigation Controls from HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
9. Coolerado Cooler Advanced, Indirect Evaporative Air Conditioner from Coolerado, LLC
10. Renewable Energy Credits from Community Energy, Inc.
Books by Sim Van der Ryn on Amazon
Ecological Design, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 07/12/2009)
The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
Amazon Price: $12.60 (as of 07/12/2009)
Design For Life: The Architecture of Sim Van der Ryn
Amazon Price: $26.37 (as of 07/12/2009)
To be a Treehugger....
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byKeeping up on sustainable building
Green Building News from Sustainable Industries Journal- check it out!
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More Books on Sustainable Architecture
Toward a New Regionalism: Environmental Architecture in the Pacific Northwest
Amazon Price: $23.10 (as of 07/12/2009)
Off The Grid: Modern Homes + Alternative Energy
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 07/12/2009)
Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook-12th Edition: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies & Sustainable Living
Amazon Price: (as of 07/12/2009)
New Sustainablog
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Solar Energy Takes Another Giant Step Forward in Arizona
- Pope Benedict Issues New Encyclical Calling for Sustainable Business, Development Models
- Sierra Club Chalks Up 100th Victory in Fight to Stop New Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Food, People, Power: New Healthy Food Co-op Opens in Oakland
- Healthcare and Wellness for All
- Pope Benedict Issues New Encyclical Calling for Sustainable Business, Development Models
Transstudio : Analysis
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MKBarr wrote...
I love how you're showing what we can DO about it and not FEAR about it. This is all great information.
Posted March 03, 2009
The_Real_Estate_Informer wrote...
This lens is very informative, thank you! 5 stars.
Posted October 06, 2008
annhenson12 wrote...
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Posted April 17, 2008
PDX architect wrote
Great site with lots of info. We still have a long way to go with sustainable building, but at least this is on many peoples radar right now.
Posted April 07, 2008
shawnanderson67 wrote...
Great Information, 5starts from me. It is very important that we realize that our buildings will have to be strong enougn to sustain the natural hazards whixh are increasing with each passing day due to the global warming. And perhaps Postable buildings will be all that people will rely on since people will able to shift from place to place to avoid a storm and may be an earthquake.
Posted March 31, 2008
mandyc008 wrote...
Great information you got there. It is indeed very important to have sustainable buildings and I have an article related to that as well in portable buildings which is also an informative site. You can check it out.
Posted March 27, 2008
James wrote
Great info! We need more people considering the environment when designing.
Posted March 21, 2008
KadabaCo wrote...
Awesometastic as they say! I've got 5*'s for the best green building lens I've seen. My husband is a german contractor and we're going to build a green home in california, hopefully a straw bale home! Linklisting you on my eco-converts lens!
Posted March 16, 2008
jagiyadav wrote...
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Posted March 07, 2008
Megan Morris wrote
HI - I was at Green Build in Chicago 2007-I'd love to talk with you if you get a chance :).
Posted February 05, 2008
StVDG wrote...
Jennie.Harris- yes I have seen some of the calearth projects- I particularly like the sandbag emergency shelters. Thanks for sharing the link with others who may be interested.
Posted August 29, 2007
StVDG wrote...
thanks for all the comments peeps!
Hans- I totally agree with you! Sustainable Architecture is too broad of a subject for a lens, and there is way more to "green" building then the products used. I hope to add more lenses on specific sustainable building issues and techniques in the future!
Posted August 29, 2007
Peter Clayton wrote
"Reflect on this: It took us 5,000 years to put wheels on our luggage. How smart are humans?""
A Podcast with the World-Renowned Architect and Environmental Visionary, Bill McDonough
http://www.totalpicture.com/content/view/481/190/
Posted August 08, 2007
