Links:
On green building:
Associations, Certification and Training:
Building Performance Institute (for quality control and certification)
California Building Performance Contractors Association (for home performance with Energy Star info and training)
Saturn Home Performance Training
Other cool links:
Passive House (Passiv Haus)
California Center For Sustainable Energy
Efficiency First (Advocating comprehensive home energy improvements)
Greener Dawn (sustainable design, advocacy and green building for residential and commercial projects)
Icarus (home performance contracting and HERS rating services)
Degree Days Info (Heating and Cooling Degree info by location)
Recycled Products Coop
Natural Resources Defense Council (can't think of a more important organization)
Cradle to Cradle (Bill McDonough's organization developing the closed loop manufacturing model)
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