|
|
HomeDepot.com
Find everything you need for your
home improvement projects. |
|
|
|
Lowes.com
Find everything you need for your
home improvement projects. |
|
|
|
Ace Hardware
Find everything you need for your home
improvement projects. |
|
|
84 Lumber
84 Lumber Company is dedicated to
being the low cost provider of lumber and building
materials to professional builders, re-modelers, and
dedicated do-it-yourselfers. |
|
|
|
The Learning Channel
Great shows for do it yourselfers. Trading
Spaces, While You Where Out, Home Savvy, and How To. |
|
|
ThisOldHouse.com
Homeowner's Handbook, Simple
Solutions, Ask This Old House, Weekend Projects and
more. |
|
|
|
BobVila.com
The best resource in building
products starts here! Get in-depth information about
innovative home improvement products and services from
BobVila.com's Virtual Showrooms. Find product details,
browse catalogs, and locate resources to successfully
complete your next building or remodeling project. |
|
|
|
Hometime.com
Your online source for home
improvement, remodeling, and repair information. Here is
where you’ll find project advice, information about
current and past TV episodes, behind-the-scenes Hometime
information and a variety of products to help you with
all your project needs. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Making Every Day Earth Day!
Locate your nearest recycling or household
hazardous waste collection center! |
|
|
|
|
|
WorldBuild Consortium:
Developed by David Gottfried, this
is a comprehensive website that covers the full range of
green building topics. The Consortium specializes in
green building content, services and aggregated
Consortium member project procurement and financing.
|
|
|
|
Ecological Building Network:
EBNet is a nonprofit project of
the Tides Center. EBNet publishes materials on
construction materials such as straw bales, rammed earth
and fly ash concrete. |
|
|
|
Van Der Ryn Architects:
"For over thirty-five years, we
have been creating environments which enrich the human
spirit, work with natural processes and respect the
beauty and vitality of nature." |
|
|
|
Rocky Mountain Institute:
RMI has done excellent research on
a wide range of energy, building and sustainability
issues. This group of researchers lead the way in new
ideas and developments. |
|
|
|
U.S. Green Building Council:
The USGBC is a national coalition
of architects, designers, government agencies (including
the County of San Mateo), engineers, contractors,
financial institutions, and others. The LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system is an
internationally recognized set of performance standards
that can guide the development of a green building. LEED
certification for a building is one way to show how
green it is. |
|
|
|
Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide:
A useful design tool for anyone
considering green building. The City of Oakland has
based their green building policy and guidelines on this
guide. |
|
|
|
|
