Links to useful information about building & sustainability
There's a great deal of both good and bad information about building construction and sustainability. To lend you a hand in sorting it all out, Connolly Architecture has conducted extensive research to identify a number of useful sources for information.
We hope you find them useful. And we hope you will think of us when you think about buildings or sustainability.
General
- Will this renovation project pay off?
http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/renovation/renovation.html
Sustainability
- US Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/ - Green Homes 101
http://www.greenhomeguide.org/what_makes_a_green_home/green_homes_101.html - Green Renovation Checklist
http://www.greenhomeguide.org/guide_for_green_renovation/green_renovation_checklist.html - Green Retrofit Checklist
http://www.greenhomeguide.org/guide_for_green_renovation/green_retrofit_checklist.html - Sustainable Lifestyles
http://www.greenhomeguide.org/living_green/sustainable_lifestyles.html - Build Green Schools
http://www.buildgreenschools.org/ - What is LEED?
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=1988 - Low Impact Living Calculator
http://www.lowimpactliving.com/scores - 153 Ways to Go Green
http://www.bankrate.com/ust/news/energy-environment-2007/tips_environmental_main_a1.asp - Alliance for Climate Protection
http://www.climateprotect.org/ - National Association of Home Builders
http://www.nahb.org/ - What is Green
http://www.nahbgreen.org/WhoIsGreen/homeowners.aspx - Green Globes
http://www.greenglobes.com/
Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
- State Incentives for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency
http://www.dsireusa.org/ - US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/index.htm - Government Funding for Green Building
http://www.epa.gov/greenbuilding/tools/funding.htm - Energy Star
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home.index - New Jersey's Clean Energy Program
http://www.njcleanenergy.com/ - Solar panel info
http://www.solarpanelinfo.com/ - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http://nrel.gov/learning/ - Residential wind turbines
http://www.awea.org/faq/rsdntqa.html - Home geothermal energy
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_your_house_works/4331401.html - Hydrogen house
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hydrogen-house - Passive Solar Home Design
http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/designing_remodeling/index.cfm/mytopic=10250 - Energy guide
http://www.energyguide.com/
Water Conservation
- WaterSense
http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/ - Water use it wisely
http://www.wateruseitwisely.com/
Healthy Environments
- Healthy Child Healthy World
http://healthychild.org/ - Healthy House Institute
http://www.healthyhouseinstitute.com/
Sustainable Building Materials
- Cradle to Cradle Certified Materials
http://www.c2ccertified.com/ - Building Green (The most detailed information on buildinggreen.com is only available to members. Connolly Architecture, LLC is a member, so contact us if you see a product you need more information on.)
http://www.buildinggreen.com/ - Green Home Guide
http://www.greenhomeguide.com/index.php/about/ - Green 2 Green
http://www.green2green.org/home - Green Building Supply
http://www.greenbuildingsupply.com//Public/Home/index.cfm - Green Seal
http://greenseal.org/findaproduct/index.cfm