GREEN
RESOURCES
Note:
This list is a work in progress.
Check back frequently for updates or email
us with suggestions.
We
are constantly researching better ways to design and renovate
your older home to be both energy efficient and healthy for
your family and the community. The links below are good resources
for learning more about this ever-expanding field. We welcome
comments and suggestions to sites not listed below.
DESIGN
Houses
That Work: Recommended Cold Climate Construction Guide - Denver
Sustainable Design Resource Guide
Green
Home Remodeling Guide
www.GreenMatrix.net
- The Green Matrix is designed to cross-reference topics of
sustainability with the standard phases of project design,
thereby illuminating appropriate strategies for a particular
phase of work.
HOUSEHOLD
PRODUCTS & APPLIANCES
Energy
Star
PRODUCTS
Flooring
Marmoleum
- natural "linoleum"
BUILDING
MATERIALS & METHODS
Build
Green Today: How to Choose Resource-Efficient Building Materials
for your Home
"What
is Green?," reprinted by permission of Building
Green Inc. president and author Alex Wilson, explains
how we determine a building product's true environmental impact
Ecoproducts,
one of our suppliers based in Boulder, offers the greatest
variety of environmentally-friendly, non-toxic and sustainable
products at the best possible prices
ENERGY
CONSERVATION
U.S.
Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
WATER
CONSERVATION
Water
Wise Landscaping
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
HBA
of Metro Denver - Built Green Program
PUBLICATIONS
Environmental
Building News
Co-op
America Green Pages
OTHER
WEBSITES
NotSoBigHouse.com,
a resource guide by the "Not So Big House" series,
author Susan Susanka
ARTICLES
See
our "Healthy Homeworks" remodel
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