RESOURCES: all live links - click to go
LOCAL GREEN ASSOCIATES:
HUSTON RAMMED EARTH Inc. - earth building technology manufacturer and contractor
JOHN KALTENBACH HOMES INC. - custom contemporary - and rammed earth! - builder and contractor
C-SOL - solar electric systems manufacturer and installer in Albuquerque
LOCAL & FEDERAL programs, regulations and resources:
City of Albuquerque - Sustainability Programs
Alliance to Save Energy - Federal Energy-Efficiency Home and Vehicle Tax Credits
DSIRE - database of State renewables incentives, credits, rebates - all of them!
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - DOE programs and guides
Bernalillo County - Zoning and Building
NM Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Dept. - Conservation Division
Whole Building Design Guide - U.S. agencies and community collaborative green construction portal
TOOLBASE - excellent sustainable How-To guides - NAHB, HUD and PATH collaborative.
National Residential and Commercial Energy Codes - DOE and EERE
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY organizations:
New Mexico Solar Energy Association - Solar Tour, Solar Fiesta, Solar Professionals Directory
U.S. Green Building Council - and NM chapter link
Rocky Mountain Institute - sustainable commerce, downloadable Home Energy Briefs!
Global Green USA - non-proliferation and green building events
Environmental journalism - Bill McKibben
BIONEERS: "It's All Alive, It's All Intelligent, It's All Connected"
N.M. Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy - environmental regulation directory, events, resources
SIERRA CLUB - Global Warming and Energy Program
CERES capital markets sustainability network guides
Corporate green revolution - movie synopsis
NM Architect Ed Mazria et al on global warming and the built environment
GREEN INDUSTRY associations:
International Earth Building Institute - world-wide projects, training, photos!
NM straw industry article at El Paso Solar Assoc. site - great straw links!
Structural insulated panels - SIP - industry association
Concrete buildings and Insulated concrete - ICF - forms guide
U.S. Fuel Cell Council - hydrogen fuel cell coalition - library and links!
RECYCLABLES directory and markets (who wants what recyclable)
Solar energy industries association - advocacy, markets, tax incentives
Gas appliances association - product listings, specs and efficiency ratings
GREEN PRODUCTS:
ACEEE Association - Green Car Guide for 2007
SolarOne (manufacturer) - solar PV module and LED lamp combination systems - commercial
Solargenics (manufacturer) - solar domestic water heating overview
Alternative Energy magazine - retail resources, news
Builders Technical guide to efficient window selection - Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory
CA solar company - catalog with prices
GreenBiz magazine - High Performance Roofs article
City of Toronto - Green (Living) Roof systems review and demonstrations
Medite II brochure - green cabinet, interior paneling - no-added formaldehyde MDF
Portland Cement Association paper - autoclaved cellular concrete
EDUCATIONAL Institutions RE resources:
SOURCEBOOK for Green building component and systems information
Brown University green architecture Theses
AIA Sustainable Design Resource Guide
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Energy web
Carnegie Mellon University green design programs
Earth Ethics Institute of Miami Dade College - green resource center - booklist, links!