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GREEN BUILDING MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) - www.usgbc.org
USGBC Northern CA Chapter - www.usgbc-ncc.org
Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), Northern CA - www.adpsr-norcal.org
Build It Green (BIG) - www.builditgreen.org
Green Affordable Housing Coalition - www.greenaffordablehousing.org
NEWSLETTERS, MAGAZINES & OTHER PUBLICATIONS
BuildingGreen, Inc. - www.buildinggreen.com - publisher of EBN (see above), GreenSpec and other well-designed green building tools and publications
Natural Home magazine - http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/
PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLISHERS
BuildingGreen, Inc. - www.buildinggreen.com - publisher of Environmental Building News, GreenSpec and other well-designed green building tools and publications
Energy & Environmental Building Association - www.eeba.org - publishes climate-specific Builder's Guides
Fine Homebuilding - www.taunton.com/finehomebuilding/
Many, many more ... available at Builders' Booksource in Berkeley - www.buildersbooksource.com
GREEN HOMEBUILDING PROGRAMS
LEED for Homes - www.usgbc.org/leed/homes
Other programs - www.greenhomeguide.org/ - this page includes links for local and regional green building programs around the U.S.
San Mateo County - www.recycleworks.com/greenbuilding/index.html
GreenPoint Rated Program - www.builditgreen.org/greenpoint-rated
California Green Builder Program - www.cagreenbuilder.org
RESEARCH & BUILDING SCIENCE
National Association of Home Builders Research Center - www.nahbrc.com
Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation - www.cmhc.ca
Building Science Corporation - www.buildingscience.com
3-D Building Solutions, LLC - www.3d-buildingsolutions.com
Southface - www.southface.org/home/ech/earthcraft_home.htm
EB Net - Ecological Building Network.org
GREEN HOMEBUILDING PRODUCTS & PRODUCT INFORMATION
GreenSpec Directory, BuildingGreen, Inc. - www.buildinggreen.com
Green Building Pages - www.greenbuildingpages.com/main.html
Oikos - http://oikos.com/index.lasso
Environmentally Certified Wood - www.ra.org and www.fscus.org
Durable design with wood - www.fpl.fs.fed.us/
Healthy Building Network - www.healthybuilding.net
Greenpeace's PVC Alternatives Listing - www.greenpeace.org.au/pvc
Certified Forest Products Council - www.certifiedwood.com
US Consumer Product Safety Commission - 800.638.CPSC
NETWORKING, DIRECTORIES
The Green Home Guide - www.greenhomeguide.com - a community-based information and referral network
Green Sage - www.greensage.com
Building Concerns - http://www.buildingconcerns.com
TRAINING RESOURCES
PG&E Pacific Energy Center (S.F.) - www.pge.com/pec
PG&E Stockton Energy Training Center - http://www.pge.com/stockton/
Affordable Comfort, Inc. - http://www.affordablecomfort.org/home1.html
Energy & Environmental Building Association - www.eeba.org
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council - www.sbicouncil.org
National Association of Home Builders - www.nahb.org
ENERGY & RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
Energy Star Homes - http://www.energystarhomesamerica.com/
U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program - http://www.eere.energy.gov/solar/
Building America - http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/
Building Science Corporation - www.buildingscience.com
Southface Energy Institute - www.southface.org
California Home Energy Efficiency Rating Services (CHEERS) - www.cheers.org
Davis Energy Group - www.davisenergy.com
CalCERTS - www.calcerts.com
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