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    Sustainably designed buildings aim to lessen their impact on our environment through energy and resource efficiency. This guide will lead you to information on this topic and give you strategies for locating newer materials. Unless otherwise noted, all materials are in the Environmental Design Library, UC Berkeley. Related materials may be found in other campus libraries such as - Engineering, Public Health and the Bioscience and Natural Resources Libraries.
    Compiled by Susan Koskinen
    Updated 2007
    Conditions of Use
    DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS for definitions, terminology, illustrations, names, dates, sites, methods, materials
    1. Dictionary of architectural and building technology / Henry J. Cowan and Peter R. Smith. 4th ed. London; New York: Spon Press, 2004. Includes illustrations, definitions, modern terms, environmental definitions such as wind scoops, natural ventilation.
        2. EnvDesign NA31.C63 2004 Reference Desk
    2. A Dictionary of Architecture/ James Stevens Curl. 2nd ed. Oxford: New York; Oxford University Press, 2006.
        3. EnvDesign NA31 C864 2006 Reference
    3. Dictionary of architecture & construction / edited by Cyril M. Harris. 4th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006.
        4. EnvDesign NA31.H32 2006 Reference Desk
    4. Dictionary of environment and sustainable development / Alan Gilpin. Chichester; New York: Wiley, c1996.
        5. EnvDesign HC79.E5 G518 1996 Reference
    5. Elsevier's dictionary of environment in English, French, Spanish and Arabic /compiled by M. Baker.Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier, c1998.
        6. EnvDesign GE10 .E36 1998 Reference
    6. The environment dictionary / David D. Kemp. London; New York: Routledge, 1998. Entry includes definition, illustrations and further reading list.
        7. EnvDesign GE10 .K45 1998 Reference
    7. The environmental dictionary: and regulatory cross reference /compiled by James J. King. 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, c1995.
        8. EnvDesign KF3775.A68 K57 1995 Reference
    8. Environmental encyclopedia / William P. Cunningham ,eds. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, c1998. Includes definitions, cultural movements, biographies, regional events, community actions and a short bibliography for each entry.
        9. EnvDesign GE10 .E58 1998 Reference
    9. The Facts On File guide to research / Jeff Lenburg. New York : Facts On File, c2005. Facts on File library of language and literature. Includes a chapter on "Ecology and the Environment".
        10. EnvDesign ZA3075.L46 2005
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    GUIDES, HANDBOOKS selected reference books
    1. The Ahwahnee principles for smart economic development : an implementation guidebook / by Rick Cole; editing by Paul Zykofsky, Brad Norton and Dave Davis. Sacramento, CA: Local Government Commission's Center for Livable Communities, 1998. Written for local policymakers, communities, regional development ideas. 
        2. EnvDesign HN90.C6 A644 2001
    2. Ecological design handbook : sustainable strategies for architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and planning / Fred A. Stitt, editor. London; New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999.
        3. EnvDesign NX180.E28 S75 1999
    3. Environmental design charrette workbook / the American Institute of Architects; author, Donald Watson. Washington, D.C.: AIA Committee on the Environment, c1996."A report summarizing results and lessons learned from the 1995 Environmental Design Charrettes sponsored by The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) in 1995". 
        4. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .W380 1996
    4. Environmental management tools on the internet: accessing the world of environmental information / Michael Katz, Dorothy Thornton. Delray Beach, Fla: St. Lucie Press, c1997.
        5. EnvDesign GE30 K38 1996 Reference
    5. Environmental planning for site development: a manual for sustainable local planning and design / Anne R. Beer and Catherine Higgins. 2nd ed. London: New York: E & FN Spon, c2000.
        6. EnvDesign NA2540.5 .B44 2000
    6. Environmental Resource Guide. Washington DC: American Institute of Architects, c1992-
        7. EnvDesign NA2542.35 E73 1996 Reserve
    7. New The environmental resource handbook. Millerton, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2005. Also on disk & as an online database. Directory of chapters on associations, awards, research, green city rankings. Includes statistics for brownfields, air quality,children's health, drinking water, noise pollution and more.
        8. EnvDesign GE20.E586 Shelved: latest edition Reference. Library has: 2005 /2006 (3rd ed.)
    8. The HOK guidebook to sustainable design / Sandra Mendler, William Odell, Mary Ann Lazarus. 2nd ed. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, c2006. Shows how to integrate sustainable design strategies into projects. Includes case studies, glossary, top 10 internet resources, bibliography. 
        9. EnvDesign NA2542.36.M46 2006 reserve 
    9. Sustainable Building Sourcebook -- By the City of Austin, Texas, Green Builder Program. An online resource for green building. The general sections of the Sourcebook are Water, Energy, Building Materials, and Solid Waste. Each resource section and the appendix are hyperlinked for quick location.
        10. http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook
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    HISTORY
    1. Architecture and the ethics of form: a critical analysis of ecological design theory / by Michael E. Cadrecha. 1997. Manuscript, Dissertation.
        2. EnvDesign NA25.51.1997 C237
    2. Blueprint for a sustainable Bay Area / Urban Ecology, Inc. [Oakland, Calif.] : Urban Ecology, c1996.
        3. EnvDesign HC79.E5.B48 1996. Library has: 4 copies // Bancroft pfHC79.E5.B48 1996. Non-circulating.
    3. Building cities : towards a civil society and sustainable environment / edited by Norman Crowe, Richard Economakis and Michael Lykoudis; with Mark Gage. London: Artmedia Press, 1999.
        4. EnvDesign NA9053.H76 B85 1999
    4. Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things /William McDonough & Michael Braungart. 1st ed. New York : North Point Press, 2002. Focuses on the nature of sustainability and the transformation of human industry through ecologically intelligent design.
        5. EnvDesign TD794.5 .M395 2002 // Bus Econ TD794.5 .M395 2002
    5. Design outlaws on the ecological frontier / Chris Zelov, executive editor; Phil Cousineau, co-editor.Vers 2.0. Philadelphia, Penn.: Knossus Publishing, c1997 and 2000 edition. 
        6. EnvDesign GF51 .D47 2000 
    6. Design with nature / Ian L. McHarg. [1st ed.] Garden City, N.Y., Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural History Press, 1969. Helped to define the fields of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, and ecological design. Discussion of mankind's place in nature and nature's place in mankind within the physical sciences and humanities. Offers a blueprint for a new, healthier relationship between the built environment and nature.(Classic)
        7. EnvDesign HM206.M18
      see also - To heal the earth: selected writings of Ian L. McHarg/ edited by Ian L. McHarg and Frederick R. Steiner; foreword by Robert D. Yaro. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, c1998. A retrospective collection of essays by Ian McHarg, written while he was at the University of Pennsylvania.
        EnvDesign QH541.15.L35 M38 1998
    7. Environmental literature : an encyclopedia of works, authors, and themes/ compiled by Patricia D. Netzley. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1999. Very good for historical references, includes important people, authors, events that have "advanced knowledge and changed the perception of the environment."
        8. EnvDesign GE35.E58 1999 Reference
    8. The environmental tradition: studies in the architecture of environment / Dean Hawkes. 1st ed. London: E&FN Spon; New York: Chapman & Hall, 1996.
        9. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .H39 1996
    9. From eco-cities to living machines : principles of ecological design /Nancy Jack Todd & John Todd. Berkeley, Calif.: North Atlantic Books, c1994.
        10. EnvDesign GF50.T62 1994
    10. Global symposium on sustainable environments /sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Architects, c1995.
        11. EnvDesign NA2542.3.G63 1994
    11. Gray world, green heart : technology, nature, and the sustainable landscape /Robert L. Thayer, Jr. New York: Wiley, c1994.
        12. EnvDesign GE140.T48 1994
    12. Green architecture : a guide to sustainable design / Michael J.Crosbie. Rockport, Mass :Rockport Publishers; Washington, D.C. distrib by the American Institute of Architects Press, c1994.
        13. EnvDesign NA2542.3.C76 1994b
    13. Green shift : changing attitudes in architecture to the natural world / John Farmer; edited by Kenneth Richardson. 2nd ed. Boston: Architectural Press, 1999.
        14. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .F37 1999
    14. A green Vitruvius : principles and practice of sustainable architectural design / the European Commission . [et al.]. London : James & James, 1999.
        15. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .G74 1999
    15. The nature of order : an essay on the art of building and the nature of the universe / Christopher Alexander. Berkeley, Calif.: Center for Environmental Structure, 2002. Center for Environmental Structure series; v. 9. Alexander develops a comprehensive theory of how matter comes together to form coherent structures. Paralleling, but not copying, recent results from complexity theory, he argues that the same laws apply to all structures in the universe; from atoms, to crystals, to living forms, to galaxies. (classic) 
        16. EnvDesign NA2500.A447 2002 Shelved: Reserve
    16. A primer on sustainable building / Rocky Mountain Institute, Green Development Services; Dianna Lopez Barnett with William D. Browning. Snowmass, CO: The Institute, c2004. Written for architects, developers, general contractors, landscapers, and home owners. Topics include site and habitat restoration, transportation integration, edible landscapes, energy-efficient design, materials selection, indoor air quality, and cost implications, includes bibliography. (Best of)
        17. EnvDesign NA7117.5.L66 2004 reserve
    17. Something new under the sun : an environmental history of the twentieth-century world / J.R. McNeill. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001, c2000.
        18. EnvDesign GF13 .M39 2001
    18. Spatiology: the morphology of the natural sciences in architecture and design = Spaziologia la morfologia delle science naturali nella progettazione/ Vittorio Giorgini; [translations, Joakim Hannerz].[Milano]:L'arca, 1995.
        19. EnvDesign NA2765 .G56 1995.
    19. Sustainable architecture white papers. 1st ed. New York, NY : Earth Pledge Foundation, 2000. selected essays by architects, designers on the current state of sustainable architecture and its many facets. 2005 on order. 
        20. EnvDesign NA2542.36 .S87 2000 (2005 on order). 
    20. Taking shape: a new contract between architecture and nature /Susannah Hagan. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 2001.
        21. EnvDesign NA2542.36 .H34 2001
    21. The timeless way of building / Christopher Alexander. New York : Oxford University Press, 1979. (Classic) See also: "Pattern Language" and "The Oregon Experiment" . The Timeless Way of Building is the first volume of a three-volume set; Alexander presents a different perceptual framework for conceiving of, and creating architecture. In the second volume of the series, A Pattern Language, he discusses his own exploration of architecture within this perceptual framework and the two hundred fifty-three patterns that he has intuited. In the third volume, The Oregon Experiment, he explains how this "language" of two hundred fifty-three patterns was used in practice to design a building complex at the University of Oregon.
        22. EnvDesign NA2500.A45 Library has: 5 copies
    22. Urban design: green dimensions / Cliff Moughtin with Peter Shirley. 2nd ed. Amsterdam; Boston; London: Elsevier Architectural Press, 2005. Shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale. second edition includes the Urban Park and Bio-diversity.
        23. EnvDesign NA9095 .M68 2005 
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    FIND BOOKS & ARTICLES use KEY TERMS to search in catalogs Pathfinder & Melvyl & the indexes.
  • Adaptive reuse
  • Architecture - environmental aspects
  • Architecture - health aspects
  • Architecture - technological innovations
  • Architecture and energy conservation
  • Architecture and solar radiation
  • Building - environmental aspects
  • Building materials, alternative
  • Building materials - environmental aspects
  • Building materials - recycling
  • Buildings - environmental engineering
  • Buildings - health aspects
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  • Buildings - salvaging
  • Ecological Houses - [location]
  • Embodied energy
  • Environmental Health
  • Feng Shui 
  • Green Products
  • Indoor Air Pollution
  • Industrial Buildings - Remodeling for other use
  • Recycling
  • Sick Building Syndrome
  • Straw bale houses --
  • Sustainable forestry
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    INDEXES & CD ROMs for articles
      Use Architecture Indexes for the core list of periodical indexes plus the following:
    1. Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals via CSA. UC Only. Guide to using the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and other CSA Databases at UC Berkeley. This is the primary article index for architecture and all aspects of environmental design and planning.
        2. Coverage: 1860's -- present, daily updates. PRINT: 1890-1988 (EnvDesign fNA8.C64 INDEXES)
    2. Business Source Premier - via EbscoHost- UCB Only. Includes citations to articles and abstracts in business/economics journals. Some full text coverage.
        3. Coverage: 1965 --
    3. Cumulative Index to the Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association. Environmental Design Research Association. Conference. Washington, D.C. [etc.]
        4. EnvDesign TH6021.A1E65.E14 - 1969(1)-1995(26)- and 1969(1)-1987(18)
    4. E Source technology atlas series. UCB CD-ROM. Boulder, CO, USA : E Source, c1993.
        5. EnvDesign TJ163.3 .E86 1993 v.1-5 Reference v. 1-5 (c1993-c1996) + CD-ROM
    5. Environmental Science and Pollution Management Databases - UCB Only. Includes Ecology Abstracts, EID: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Engineering Abstracts, Environmental RouteNet, Health & Safety Sciences Abstracts, and Pollution Abstracts.
        6. Coverage: 1981 --
    6. Expanded Academic ASAP via Infotrac- UC Only. Includes articles from popular magazines, general interest and scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences.
        7. Coverage: 1988 -- present
    7. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - UCB Only. Contains full text and abstracts of news, business, and legal information and provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles.
        8. Coverage: Last 20 years.
    8. TreeCD - UCB Only. All aspects of the ecology and management of natural, plantation and managed forests and agroforestry systems. It indexes books, journals, conference proceedings, theses and annual reports.
        9. Coverage: 1939 --
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    JOURNALS
    1. ADPSR Resource Guide Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility. Berkeley, CA: Northern California Chapter, Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, 1993- for full text see http://www.adpsr-norcal.org/menu/ResourceGuide/resourceguide.html
        2. EnvDesign NA1 .A371 //
    2. Arca (Milan, Italy) - see ECOENEA supplement for green/sustainable design details - climatic details: vertical landscaping, solar cells and shading, sunscreen and wind channeling.
        3. EnvDesign fN4.A66
    3. Architectural Record - Green Architect - see also Architectural Record,
        4. EnvDesign NA1 A7. // http://archrecord.construction.com/features/green/
    4. Dwell. San Francisco, CA: Pixie Communications, Inc.
        5. EnvDesign NA7100 .D9 1(Oct 2000)-
    5. E Magazine - The environmental magazine, does include product information and current lit.
    6. Ecotecture - the journal of ecological design
        7. http://www.ecotecture.com/
    7. Electronic Green Journal -includes peer reviewed articles, book reviews, news, and information on current printed and electronic sources concerning international environmental topics. Published semiannually by University of Idaho Library.
    8. Energy design update. Boston, MA: Cahners Pub.
        9. EnvDesign TJ163.5.D86 E64
    9. Environmental Building News. Brattleboro, VT: West River Communications, c1992- Recent unbound issues in alcove 3; bound volumes in periodical stacks. Now available online via BuildingGreen.com (UCB only)
        10. EnvDesign TA401 .E585 3(1994)-
    10. Environmental Design + Construction. Troy MI: Business News Pubs.
        11. EnvDesign MA1 E58. (1997-- // 
        http://www.edcmag.com/
    11. Environtech-International Newsletter of Environmental Technology.
        12. EnvDesign TA401 E585
    12. Green places. Reigate, Surrey [England]: Landscape Design Trust, 2003 Has companion: Green places news.Continues:Landscape design (London, England)
        13. EnvDesign NA9053.S6.G74 Shelved: Recent issues in current periodicals; bound vols in periodical stacks. Library has: 2(Feb 2004)-
    13. New GreenSource: the magazine of sustainable design. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
      14. EnvDesign NA2542.36 G737 (April 2007--) Recent unbound
    14. Journal of green building. Glen Allen, VA: College Pub., 2006. ordered for web resource.
      15. EnvDesign TH880.J68 Library has: 2(2007)-
    15. Journal of Sustainable Product Design. Covers economic, environmental, ethical & social issues in product design & development.
        16. http://www.cfsd.org.uk/journal/
    16. The Last straw. Tucson AZ : Out on Bale, (un) Ltd., [1992 -
        17. EnvDesign TH4818.S77 L37 fall 1992(1:1)- Recent unbound
    17. Natural Home. Topeka, KS : Ogden Pub., c2006. Continues: Natural home & garden.
        18. EnvDesign NA7100.N38 Library has: 8:4(July/Aug 2006)-
    18. New village: building sustainable cultures. Lawrence, KS : ADPSR - Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility, c1999.
        19. EnvDesign HC79.E5.N487
    19. REPP-CREST - Renewable Energy Policy Project & the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology. summary of recent articles on sustainable building design, green architecture, government & business issues.
        20. http://www.crest.org/
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    RESEARCH GUIDES for materials with related information.
    1. Building Codes & Regulatory Resources use to locate codes, especially for California & the San Francisco Bay Area, in the UC Berkeley libraries and on the internet
        2. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/Codes.html
    2. Building Science use for building systems, performance measurement, technology, materials etc.
        3. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/Bldscience.html
    3. Climatic Design Resources use for locating materials on climatic design and data.
        4. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/climate.html
    4. Daylighting for Architecture use for resources on daylighting or natural lighting, planning, measurement, technology.
        5. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/Daylighting.html
    5. HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, Air conditioning includes Solar Heating (Photovoltaics) & Cooling
        6. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/HVAC.html
    6. Solar Design Resources - a guide to selected resources on Solar Design issues
        7. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/solardesign.html
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    SPECIALIZED RESOURCES
    GUIDELINES & SPECIFICATIONS for codes, zoning, standards and local requirements.
    1. Use ENVI Guide: Building Codes and Regulatory Resources for links to specific building codes.
        2.  
    2. ASHRAE GreenGuide : an ASHRAE publication addressing matters of interest to those involved in green or sustainable design of buildings / David L. Grumman, editor. Atlanta, GA: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., c2003. Includes green design techniques for plumbing, lighting, and hvac systems.
        3. EnvDesign TH880.A84 2003 Reference
    3. Green building advisor CD ROM / development, Building Green Inc., Design Harmony Inc., Sunnywood Designs. Version 1.1.2. Brattleboro, VT : Building Green Inc., c2002. An interactive CD-ROM-based software tool that helps users identify design strategies for use in specific building projects. 
        4. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .G74 2002 compu/d
    4. Green Building Guidelines - Contra Costa County Community Development Department, pdf files that can be downloaded. Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines, New Home Construction Green Building Guidelines
        5. http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/depart/cd/recycle/gbg/
    5. Green building guidelines : meeting the demand for low-energy, resource-efficient homes. Washington, D.C.: Sustainable Buildings Industry Council, 2004. 
        6. EnvDesign Design TJ163.5.D86.G74 2004
    6. Green building: project planning & cost estimating : a practical guide for constructing sustainable buildings: cost data. Kingston, Mass.: R.S. Means, 2006. Includes resource efficient building systems, embodied energy, photovoltaics, solar energy.
        7. EnvDesign NA2542.36.K44 2002 Reference
    7. Green building : project planning & cost estimating : a practical guide to materials, systems & standards; green... 2nd ed. Kingston, Mass. : R.S. Means, c2006.
        Engineering TH880.G74 2006 Shelved: Accompanying CD-ROM shelved in Reserves Environ Dsgn TH880.G74 2006 Reference Shelved: CD Reserve; book in Reference Library has: Book & CD
    8. Green Building Products: the GreenSpec guide to residential building materials/edited by Alex Wilson and Mark Peipkorn. 2nd ed. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, c2006.
        9. EnvDesign TH455.G739 2006 Reference
    9. The green guide to specification : an environmental profiling system for building materials and components / Jane Anderson, David E. Shiers with Mike Sinclair. 3rd ed. Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, c2002. British focus, good for materials that will have a lower impact on the environment, ranked by usage based on life cycle assessment studies.
        10. EnvDesign TD196.B85 A53 2002
    10. Green Spec: Guideline specifications for environmentally considered building materials & construction.
        11. http://www.buildinggreen.com/bg/gsmenu/index.jsp
    11. GreenSpec binder: EBN product directory with manufacturer's literature. Brattleboro, VT: Ebuild, Inc., c1999. Available online via GreenBuilding.com - UCB only. 
        12. EnvDesign TH455 .G74 1999 Reference
    12. Green spec: guideline specifications for environmentally considered building materials & construction methods / prepared for the Alameda County [Waste Management Authority and] Recycling Board. Emeryville, Calif.: Siegel & Strain Architects, c1996.
        13. EnvDesign TD196.B85 G74 1996 Computer disk on Permanent Reserve [Book + computer disk]
    13. LEED--CI for commercial interiors: reference guide. Washington, DC : U.S. Green Building Council , c2005.
      14. EnvDesign TH880.L44 2005 Shelved: Reference
    14. LEED--EB for existing buildings: reference guide. Version 2.0. 1st ed. Washington, DC : U.S. Green Building Council, c2005.
      15. EnvDesign TH880.L443 2005 Shelved: Reference
    15. LEED design standards: a critical analysis / Todd R. Kiehn. Master's Thesis from Illinois Institute of Technology, 2004.
      16. EnvDesign NA2728.K54 2004a Reference
    16. LEED-NC for new construction: reference guide, version 2.2. Washington, DC: U.S. Green Building Council, 2005.
      17. Environ Dsgn On order
    17. LEED reference guide for new construction & major renovations. (LEED-NC), version 2.2. 2nd ed. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Green Building Council, 2003. LEED-NC is a green building rating system that was designed to guide high-performance commercial and institutional projects, with a focus on office buildings. Practitioners have applied the system to K-12 schools, multi-unit residential buildings, manufacturing plants, laboratories and other building types. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
        18. EnvDesign TH6025.L44 2003 Reserve
    18. LEED reference package, version 2.0. Green Building Rating System. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Green Building Council, 2001. Other titles: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design reference package, version 2.0. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Green Building Council, 2001.
        19. EnvDesign TA170.L44 2001
    19. Multifamily Green Building Guidelines. Alameda County Waste Authority. Includes recommended measures and case studies. This web site includes links to other resources for green building projects.
        20. http://www.stopwaste.org/docs/gettingstarted.pdf
    20. Resourceful specifications: guideline specifications for environmentally considered building materials and construction methods. Emeryville, Calif.: Siegel & Strain Architects, c1998.
        21. EnvDesign TD196.B85 R47 1998 Book in stacks; disk on Permanent Reserve Book + computer disk
    21. WasteSpec: model specifications for construction waste reduction, reuse, and recycling / prepared by Triangle J Council of Governments. Research Triangle Park, NC : Triangle J Council of Governments, 1995.
        22. EnvDesign TD899.C5885 T75 1995 Disk on Permanent Reserve
        http://www.tjcog.dst.nc.us/regplan/wastspec.htm
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    BUILDING MATERIALS use for resources on sustainable, recyclable building materials.
    1. ADPSR: Ecological architectural resource guide: environmentally conscious, resource-efficient, less polluting, sustainable, recycled, healthy, local / prepared by Northern California ADPSR; edited by David Kibbey; with contributions from Heather Cannon et al. Berkeley, CA: Northern California, Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility, c2000. Lists products that are sustainable, less polluting, local and recycled. Organized by the CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) numbering systems, each division includes "green building" practices followed by lists of materials, manufacturers, and suppliers.
        2. EnvDesign TD196.B85 E26 2000 Reference
    2. ADPSR: Architectural Resource Guide by David Kibbey. (older editions)
        3. EnvDesign TD196 B85 A35 1995 and 1997 Reference
    3. Bay Area Green Pages: the local handbook for planet maintenance / Green Media Group. 1st ed. Berkeley, CA: Green Media Group, 1990.
        4. EnvDesign QH76.5 C2 B39 1990.
    4. Building inside nature's envelope : how new construction and land preservation can work together/ Andy Wasowski, with Sally Wasowski ; foreword by Darrel G. Morrison ; photography by Andy Wasowski. Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
        5. EnvDesign TH4812 .W36 2000
    5. Building Materials energy and the environment: towards ecologically sustainable development / Bill Lawson. Red Hill, ACT, Australia: Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1996.
        6. EnvDesign NA2542.35 L38 1996
    6. Building materials for the environmentally hypersensitive. Rev. ed. Ottawa: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, c1997.
        7. EnvDesign TA403.6 .B85 1997
    7. Building with vision: optimizing and finding alternatives to wood /writer, Dan Imhoff ; editor, Ann Edminster. Healdsburg, Calif. Watershed Media, c2001.
        8. EnvDesign TA403.6 .I44 2001
    8. Certified Forest Products Council. Information about sustainable forestry, includes a directory of sustainably harvested lumber. Forest Certification Resource
        9. http://www.certifiedwood.org
    9. The ecology of building materials / Bjorn Berge; translated from Norwegian by Filip Henley with Howard Liddell. Oxford ; Boston : Architectural Press, c2000.
        10. EnvDesign TA403.B44 2000
    10. Forest World - Includes links to sustainable forest marketplace and woods of the world database
        11. http://www.forestworld.com/
    11. Gaiam Real Goods solar living sourcebook. Hopland, Calif.: Gaiam Real Good; White River Junction, Vt.: Distributed by Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 2005See Also: Real Goods solar living sourcebook and Real Goods solar living book.
        12. EnvDesign Design TJ163.3.R43 Library has: 1994-1999, 2001(11)
    12. Global Directory for Environmental Technology - site by Eco Source International. A guide to environmental products & services, national and international, organizations, conferences and publications from experts.
        13. http://eco-web.com/
    13. Green building handbook: a guide to building products and their impact on the environment / Tom Woolley .. [et al.]. London : E & FN Spon, 1997-2000.
        14. EnvDesign TA403.6.G74 1997 Library has: v.[1]-2 (1997-2000)
    14. Green building materials: a guide to product selection and specification / Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows. 2nd.ed. New York: Wiley, 2006. Includes green product selection, specification, construction processes, LEED requirements, specifications process, construction waste management.
        15. EnvDesign TH455 .S65 2006 
    15. Green Building Materials Resource Guide (link to pdf file) City of San Francisco guide. 
        16. http://www.sfenvironment.com/aboutus/innovative/greenbldg/resource_guide/guide.pdf
    16. Green Building Resource Guide / John Hermansson. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press, 1997. Access a database of over 600 green building materials and products selected for their usefulness to the design and building professions, rather than merely their green material content.
        17. EnvDesign TH455. H47 1997 Reference (also NA2542.35 E73 reserve v1-2)
    17. Greenhomebuilding.com - Private site that focuses on the design and building of residential buildings.
        18. http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/index.htm
    18. Greening federal facilities: an energy, environmental, and economic resource guide for federal facilities managers / written by Sustainable Systems, Inc. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2001-2005.
        19. EnvDesign TJ163.4.U6 G74 2001-2005
    19. Green Seal: Directory of certified products.
        20. http://www.greenseal.org/
    20. Guide to resource efficient building elements / compiled and written by Tracy Mumma; illustrations by Dale McCormick. 6th ed. Missoula, MT (P.O. Box 100, Missoula 59806):Center for Resourceful Building Technology, c1997. 
        21. EnvDesign TH12.S68 1997 Reference
    21. Herman Miller Furniture - environmental report and products.
        22. http://www.hermanmiller.com/CDA/SSA/Category/0,1564,a10-c382,00.html
    22. Material ConneXion - internet site for the newest building materials and processes.
        23. http://www.materialconnexion.com/
    23. The Sourcebook for sustainable design: a guide to environmentally responsible building materials and processes/ Andrew St. John, editor. Boston, MA: Architects for Social Responsibility, c1992.
        24. EnvDesign NA2542.35 S68 1992 Reference
    24. Sweets Catalog - products for general building and renovation. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, annual.
        25. EnvDesign TH455 S7864 Ref, CD ROM #3 // 
        http://sweets.construction.com/
    25. The whole house book: ecological building design and materials / Pat Borer & Cindy Harris. Machynlleth: Centre for Alternative Technology, 2005.
        26. EnvDesign TH4812 .B67 2005 
    26. Woods of the world. WOW. Version 2.5 Burlington, VT: Tree Talk, Inc., c1994-1997. Database for woodworkers, wood researchers, and wood users. Includes detailed information on wood species and products.
        27. BioSci TA419 .W84 1997 compu/d Circulation Desk
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    DESIGN
    1. Adobe and rammed earth buildings: design and construction / Paul Graham McHenry. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1989, c1984.
        2. EnvDesign TH4818.A3 M3 1989
    2. Architecture in a climate of change: a guide to sustainable design /Peter F. Smith. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 2005. Investigates renewable technologies, domestic energy sources, natural ventilation, lighting, life-cycle assessment, recycling. Includes case studies.
        3. EnvDesign NA2542.3 .S62 2005.
    3. The architecture of ecology / [editor, Maggie Toy]. London: Academy Editions; Lanham, Md.: Distributed in the U.S. by National Book Network, 1997. Architectural design profile; 125.
        4. EnvDesign NA2542.35.A73 1997
    4. Climate responsive design: a study of buildings in moderate and hot humid climates / Richard Hyde. London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000.
        5. EnvDesign NA2541.H93 2000 Shelved: copy 2 Reserve
    5. Design for sustainability: a sourcebook of integrated, eco-logical solutions / Janis Birkeland. London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications, 2002.
        6. EnvDesign GE350 .B57 2002
    6. Eco-tech: sustainable architecture and high technology / Catherine Slessor; photographs by John Linden. New York: Thames and Hudson, 2001.
        7. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .E26 2001
    7. ECO-TEC: architecture of the in-between / Amerigo Marras, editor. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999.
        8. EnvDesign NA2542.35 E34 1999
    8. Ecological design / Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan. Washington, D.C: Island Press, c1996.
        9. EnvDesign GE170 .V36 1996
    9. Ecological design and planning / George F. Thompson & Frederick R. Steiner, eds. New York: John Wiley, 1997.
        10. EnvDesign SB472.45 .E36 1997
    10. The ecology of architecture: a complete guide to creating the environmentally conscious building / Laura C. Zeiher. New York: Whitney Library of Design, 1996.
        11. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .Z45 1996
    11. Energy and environment in architecture: a technical design guide / Nick Baker and Koen Steemers. New York: E&FN Spon, 2000.
        12. EnvDesign NA2542.3 .B34 2000
    12. Energy Design Resources. Focus on California design and building energy-efficient commercial.
        13. http://www.energydesignresources.com/
    13. Environmental design: an introduction for architects and engineers / edited by Randall Thomas. 2nd ed. London; New York : E & FN Spon, 2006.
        14. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .E575 2006
    14. Environmental by design: a sourcebook of environmentally aware choices / Kim Leclair & David Rousseau. Point Roberts, WA : H & M Publishers, c1992.
        15. EnvDesign TD171.7 L43 1992 v. 1 Reference
    15. Evolutionary Architecture: nature as a basis for design / Eugene Tsui. New York: John Wiley, 1999.
        16. EnvDesign NA2542.35 T78 1999
    16. Green Building Basics. California Integrated Waste Management. Comprehensive site, design, construction.
        17. http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/
    17. Green design: design for the environment / Dorothy Mackenzie. 2nd ed. London : Laurence King, 1997.
        18. EnvDesign TS171.4 .M23 1997
    18. The green imperative: natural design for the real world / Victor Papanek. New York : Thames and Hudson, 1995. Presents the use of ecologically sound design of everything from food packaging to buildings. Discusses how one "senses" a building and how vernacular architecture maintains its close connection to the land.
        19. EnvDesign TS171.4 .P37 1995 *c2 copies
      **see also Design for the real world : human ecology and social change / by Victor Papanek; with an introd. by R. Buckminster Fuller. New York : Bantam Books 1973, c1971. Introduces the idea of an ethics of design. 
        EnvDesign TS171.4.P37 1972
    19. Greening the built environment / Maf Smith, John Whitelegg and Nick Williams. London: Earthscan Publications, 1998.
        20. EnvDesign HT243 G7 S65 1998
    20. International ecolodge guidelines/ edited by Hitesh Mehta, Ana L.Baez and Paul O'Loughlin. Burlington, Vermont : International Ecotourism Society.
        21. EnvDesign G156.5.E26.I5 2002
    21. Sustainable architecture: towards a diverse built environment / Ed Melet. Rotterdam: NAI Publishers, 1999.
        22. EnvDesign NA2542.35
    22. Sustainable by Design: explorations in theory and practice / Stuart Walker. London: Earthscan, 2006. Design of sustainable objects.
      EnvDesign TS170.5 W45 2006
    23. Sustainable Design: ecology, architecture, and planning /Daniel E. Williams; forewords by David W. Orr, Donald Watson. Hoboken: Wiley, 2007.
      24. EnvDesign NA3542.36 W548 2007
    24. Sustainable ecosystem: and the built environment / Guy Battle & Christopher McCarthy. Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2001.
        25. EnvDesign NA2542.36 .B38 2001
    25. Taking shape: a new contract between architecture and nature / Susannah Hagan. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 2001.
        26. EnvDesign NA2542.36 .H34 2001
    26. Towards a sustainable architecture: European directives and building design / Brian Edwards. Oxford: Boston: Butterworth Architecture, 1999.
        27. EnvDesign NA2542.35 E35 1999
    27. T. R. Hamzah & Yeang: ecology of the sky / Ivor Richards. Mulgrave, Vic.: Images, 2001.
        28. EnvDesign fNA1525.8.Y43 R53 2001
    28. see also -- Designing with nature: the ecological basis for architectural design / Ken Yeang. New York :McGraw-Hill, c1995.
        29. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .Y43 1995
      see also -- Ecocells: landscapes & masterplans by Hamzah &Yeang /Leon Van Schaik. Chichester, England: Wiley-Academy, 2003.
        EnvDesign NA1525.8.T7.A4 2003
      see also -- Groundscrapers + subscrapers of Hamzah &Yeang / Ivor Richards. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Academy, 2001.
        EnvDesign NA1525.8.R35 R53 2001
      see also -- Reinventing the skyscraper : a vertical theory of urban design / Ken Yeang. Chichester: Wiley-Academy, 2002.
        EnvDesign NA6230.Y43 2002
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    DESIGN for ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - selected resources for healthier design.
    1. The boiled frog syndrome: your health and the built environment / Thomas Saunders. Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Academy, 2002. A discussion of health concerns related to the built environment including electromagnetic fields (EMF), geomancy, dowsing, light and noise etc. Includes design solutions for healthier urban environments.
        2. EnvDesign RA566.7.S38 2002
    2. A building revolution: how ecology and health concerns are transforming construction / David Malin Roodman and Nicholas. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, c1995. Worldwatch paper; 124
        3. EnvDesign TJ163.5.R66 1995
    3. Eco: an essential sourcebook for environmentally friendly design and decoration / Elizabeth Wilhide. New York: Rizzoli, 2004. on order. 
        4. EnvDesign NA7117.5 .W55 2004
    4. Ecohouse 2: a design guide / Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas. 2nd ed. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 2003.
        5. EnvDesign TH4812 .R63 2003
    5. Eco-Interiors: a guide to environmentally conscious interior design / Grazyna Pilatowicz. New York: John Wiley & sons, 1995.
        6. EnvDesign NK2113 P55 1995
    6. Environmental Planning resources - ENVI research guide.
        7. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/environ.htm
    7. Green by design: creating a home for sustainable living / Angela M. Dean. 1st ed. Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith, 2003. Includes case studies with sustainable features listed for each.
        8. EnvDesign NA2542.36.D43 2003
    8. Healing environments: your guide to indoor well-being/ Carol Vanolia; foreword by Debra Lynn Dadd ; illustrations by .. Berkeley, Calif.: Celestial Arts, c1988.
        9. EnvDesign RA566.6.V46 1988
    9. Healthy by design: building and remodeling solutions for creating healthy homes/ by David Rousseau, James Wasley. Point Roberts, WA: Hatley & Marks Publishers, 1997.
        10. EnvDesign NK2113 R68 1997
    10. Healthy home: a practical and resourceful guide to making your own home fit for body, mind and spirit / Jill Blake. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1998.
        11. EnvDesign NK2113 B56 1998
    11. Healthy house building for the new millennium: a design & construction guide / by John Bower. Bloomington, IN : Healthy House Institute, c2000.
        12. EnvDesign TH4813 .B693 2000
    12. The healthy house: how to buy one, how to build one, how to cure a sick one / by John Bower. 4th ed., rev. ed. Bloomington, IN : The Healthy House Institute, 2001.
        13. EnvDesign RA770.5 .B69 2001
    13. Home work: handbuilt shelter/ Lloyd Kahn. Bolinas, Calif: Shelter Publications: Dist U.S.& Canada by Publishers Group West, c2004. Includes unique building materials and uses, design styles, maps and detail drawings.
        14. EnvDesign TH4815.K34 2004
    14. Human spaces: life-enhancing designs for healing, working, and living / Barbara Crisp. Gloucester, MA : Rockport Pub.; Cincinnati, OH : distributed to the book trade and art trade in the U.S. by North Light Books, c1998.
        15. EnvDesign NA2540.C75 1998
    15. Your natural home: a complete sourcebook and design manual for creating a healthy, beautiful, environmentally. 1st ed. Boston : Little, Brown, c1995.
        16. EnvDesign TH4812.M2367 1995
    16. The natural house: a complete guide to healthy, energy-efficient, natural homes / Daniel D. Chiras. White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2000.
        17. EnvDesign TH4815 .C485 2000
    17. Natural interiors: using natural materials and methods to decorate your home /Ali Hanan & Pip Norris.New York, NY : Universe, 2001.
        18. EnvDesign NK1986. R8 H37 2001
    18. Your naturally healthy home: stylish, safe, simple / Allan Berman. London : Rodale ; [New York] : Distributed by St. Martin's Press, c2001.
        19. EnvDesign TH4812 .B473 2001
    19. The new autonomous house: design and planning for sustainability / Brenda & Robert Vale. London: Thames & Hudson, 2000.
      20. EnvDesign NA2540 .V35 2000
    20. Prescriptions for a healthy house: a practical guide for architects, builders, & homeowners / Paula Baker-Laporte, Erica Elliott, John Banta; illustrations by Lisa Flynn. 2nd ed. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, c2001.
        21. EnvDesign TH4812 .B35 2001
    21. Preventing moisture and mold problems: design and construction guidelines / J. David Odom; by CH2MHill Orlando, Fla.: CH2M Hill, c2003.
      22. EnvDesign TH9031.C45 2003
    22. The smart house / by James Grayson Trulove; introduction by Michael McDonough. New York : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Watson-Guptill: Distributed throughout the rest of the world by Harper Collins International, 2002.
        23. EnvDesign TK7881.25 .T8 2002
    23. Sustainable architecture: lowtech houses / [author, Arian Mostaedi]. Barcelona, Spain: Carles Boto i Comera, 2002.
        24. EnvDesign NA2542.36 .M67 2002
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    CONSTRUCTION METHODS use for building methods that include modern and traditional practices.
    1. Alternative construction: contemporary natural building methods / edited by Lynne Elizabeth and Cassandra Adams. New York : Wiley, 2005. Includes methods of using traditional building materials that are adapted to meet code-required standards including straw-bale, light-clay, cob, adobe, rammed earth and pise, earthbag, earth-sheltered, bamboo, and hybrid systems. Chapters on the history, development, climate, environment, performance, and structural design principles. Illustrations of construction processes and completed structures.
        2. EnvDesign TH146 .A48 2005 *c2 copies
    2. The art of natural building: design, construction, resources / editors, Joseph F. Kennedy [et al.]. Gabriola Island, BC : New Society, c2002.
      3. EnvDesign NA7117.5 .A78 2002
    3. Building green: a complete how-to guide to alternative building methods: earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, and living roofs. 1st ed. New York: Lark Books, c2005. Includes glossary, case studies, details.
      4. EnvDesign TH4860.S6397 2005
    4. Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke. Basel; Boston: Birkhauser-Publishers for Architecture, c2006.
      5. EnvDesign TH1421.M556 2006
    5. Built by hand: vernacular buildings around the world / written by Athena Steen, Bill Steen, and Eiko Komatsu; 1st ed. Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, c2003. Includes information on natural materials used around the world, a chapter on natural ventilation - good photos and wind scoops.
        6. EnvDesign TH4811.S7 2003
    6. Construction and the natural environment / R.M. Lowton. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997. Overview of the natural environment as it relates to the construction business, international focus. Coverage includes urbanization, public health, landscape, soils, construction, pollution, resources and materials, waste, the artificial water cycle, and the internal environment.
        7. EnvDesign TD195. C54 L68 1997.
    7. Construction ecology: nature as the basis for green buildings /edited by Charles J. Kibert, Jan Sendzimir, and G. Bradley Guy. London; New York: Spon Press, 2002.
        8. Env Design TH146.C66 2002
    8. Earth construction handbook : the building material earth in modern architecture / Gernot Minke. Southampton [England] : WIT Press ; Billerica, MA : Computational Mechanics, c2000.
        9. EnvDesign TH1421 .M55 2000
    9. The hand-sculpted house: a philosophical and practical guide to building a cob cottage / Ianto Evans, Linda Smiley. White River Junction, Vt: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2002. Real Goods solar living book.
        10. EnvDesign TH4818. A3. E93 2002
    10. Living homes / Suzi Moore McGregor and Nora Burba Trullson ; photographs by Terrence Moore. San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle; London : Hi Marketing, 2001.
        11. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .M67 2001
    11. National Park Service - Greening the National Park Service. Product lists, manufacturers, recycled materials and centers.
        12. http://www.nps.gov/renew/
    12. The natural plaster book: earth, lime and gypsum plasters for natural homes / Cedar Rose Guelberth & Dan Chiras ; foreword . Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2003.
        13. EnvDesign TH4818.P53.G84 2003
    13. REDI - Resources for Environmental Design - Searchable building products index.
        14. http://oikos.com/green_products/
    14. The role of steel in environmentally responsible buildings/ Mark Gorgolewski. Ascot: Steel Construction Institute, c1999. Series title: SCI publication ; 174.
        15. EnvDesign TH6021 .G67 1999
    15. Sustainable building technical manual: green building design, construction and operations/ Cosponsored by Public Technology, Inc, Green Building Council and U.S. Department of Energy. Washington, DC: Public Technology Inc, c1996.
        16. EnvDesign NA7117.5 P83 1996 Permanent Reserve
    16. The technology of ecological building: basic principles and measures, examples and ideas / Klaus Daniels. English translation by Elizabeth Schwaiger. Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser Verlag, c1997.
        17. EnvDesign NA2542.35 .D3613 1997
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    STRAW BALE resources on the use of straw bale as a building material for design and construction.
    1. The beauty of straw bale homes / Athena and Bill Steen. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub., c2000. Real Goods solar living book.
        2. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.S74 2000
    2. Build it with bales: a step-by-step guide to straw-bale construction, version two / Matts Myhrman and S. O. MacDonald. Version 2.0. Tucson, AZ :Out on Bale, c1997.
        3. EnvDesign TH4818.S77 M33 1997
    3. Building with straw bales: a practical guide for the UK and Ireland / Barbara Jones. Totnes : Green, 2002.
        4. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.J66 2002
    4. Buildings of earth and straw: structural design for rammed earth and straw-bale architecture / Bruce King. Sausalito, Calif. : Ecological Design Press, 1996.
        5. EnvDesign TH4818. A3. K56 1996
    5. A house of straw: a natural building odyssey /Carolyn Roberts.White River Junction, Vt:Chelsea Grn Pub., 2002
        6. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.R63 2002
    6. Hot dirt, cool straw /James Grayson Trulove; Nora Richter Greer; Dennis Wedlick. NY: HarperCollins, 2001.
        7. EnvDesign NA7163 .T78 2001
    7. Serious straw bale: a home construction guide for all climates /Paul Lacinski and Michel Bergeron. White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2000. Real Goods solar living book.
        8. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.L33 2000
    8. Straw bale building: how to plan, design & build with straw / Chris Magwood & Peter Mack. Gabriola Island, B.C. :New Society Publishers, c2000.
        9. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.M34 2000
    9. Straw bale construction: you can huff, you can puff, but you can't blow it down.Lake Forest, CA: California Building,1995.
        10. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.S75 1995
    10. New Straw bale details: a manual for designers and builders / Chris Magwood and Chris Walker. Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2001. Includes code provisions, drawing details, straw bale load levels and a bibliography.
        11. EnvDesign TH4818.S77bM343 2001
    11. The straw bale house / Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge, with David Eisenberg. White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c1994. Real Goods independent living book.
        12. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.S84 1994
    12. Strawbale homebuilding / [edited by Alan T. Gray and Anne Hall]. Trentham, Vic. : Earth Garden Books ; White River Junction, Vt. : Distributed in USA by Chelsea Green, c2000.
        13. EnvDesign TH4818.S77 S87 2000
    13. Sustainable Building Sourcebook - Strawbale Construction -- Austin, Texas, Green Builder Program. An online resource for green building. Includes construction techniques, case studies, and materials use.
        14. http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/strawbale.html
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    ENERGY | SOLAR | PHOTOVOLTAICS see also - ENVI Guide: Solar Design-Energy
    1. Cutting the cost of cold: affordable warmth for healthier homes / edited by Janet Rudge & Fergus Nicol. London; New York: E & FN Spon, c2000.
        2. EnvDesign RA616 .C88 2000
    2. Energy Citations Database: (ECD) provides free access to 2 million+ science research citations, 1948 -- present, with regular updates. There are 140,000+ electronic documents from 1994 --- available via the database. Citations and documents are made publicly available by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  ECD includes scientific and technical research results in disciplines of interest to DOE such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, computer science and related disciplines. It includes bibliographic citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents.
      http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/index.jsp
    3. Energy conscious architecture /Carl Stein. Washington, D.C.: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, c2001.
        4. EnvDesign NA2542.3 .S74 2001 Reference
    4. Energy efficient buildings: architecture, engineering, and environment / Dean Hawkes and Wayne Forster. 1st American ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2002. Examines how energy efficiency can be enhanced by integrating advances in architecture and engineering the environmental function and performance of buildings in the twenty-first century. Includes case studies of projects.
        5. EnvDesign NA2542.3 .H39 2002
    5. Passive solar design strategies: guidelines for home building, San Francisco, California / Passive Solar Industries Council, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Charles Eley Associates. 1990 to 1998.
        6. EnvDesign TH7414 .P29 1998 Disk Perm Reserve
    6. Photovoltaics and architecture / edited by Randall Thomas. London; New York: Spon Press, 2001.
        7. EnvDesign TK1087 .P4845 2001
    7. Photovoltaics in buildings: a design handbook for architects and engineers / principal editors, Friedrich Sick, Thomas Erge. London : James & James (Science Publishers) Ltd., c1996.
        8. EnvDesign TK8322 .P4 1996
    8. Residential manual: for compliance with the 1998 energy efficiency standards (for low-rise residential buildings. Sacramento, Calif.: California Energy Commission, 1999.
        9. EnvDesign TJ163.5.D86 R468 1999 Reference
    9. Sol Power: the evolution of solar architecture / Sophia and Stefan Behling; in collaboration with Bruno; foreword by Sir Norman Foster. - Munich; New York: Prestel, 1996.
        10. EnvDesign NA2542.S6 B43 1996
    10. Solar energy, technology policy, and institutional values / Frank N. Laird. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
        11. Envi Design TJ810. L32 2001
    11. Sustainable energy systems in architectural design: a blueprint for green building / Peter Gevorkian. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2006. Includes solar power systems and materials.
      12. Environ Dsgn TK1005.G47 2006
    12. Sustainability at the cutting edge: emerging technologies for low energy buildings / Peter F. Smith. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 2003.
        13. EnvDesign NA2542.3 .S64 2003
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    ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
    1. ADPSR - Architects Designers Planners for Social Responsibility - A national non-profit organization of architects, designers, planners and related professionals.
        2. http://www.adpsr.org/
    1. American Solar Energy Society (ASES) - sponsors the National Solar Energy Conference, publishes SOLAR TODAY magazine and Advances in Solar Energy, white papers, organizes a Solar Action Network and has regional chapters throughout the country. ASES is the United States Section of the International Solar Energy Society.
        2. http://www.ases.org/
    2. Association for Environment Conscious Building - AECB was formed in 1989 to encourage environmental awareness within the UK construction industry.
        3. http://www.aecb.net/
    3. BuildingGreen - Includes information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve environmental performance of buildings. Includes: Environmental Building News and GreenSpec Product directory. 
        4. http://www.buildinggreen.com/index.cfm
    4. California Energy Commission - Energy Web Directory: Solar Energy - contains links to resources.
        5. http://www.energy.ca.gov/index.html
    5. Center for Livable Communities - includes the Ahwahnee Principles and Ahwahnee Awards. The Local Government Commission (LGC) is an organization of elected officials from California and other states. In 1991, the LGC developed the Ahwahnee Principles. In 1997 the LGC developed the Ahwahnee Principles for Smart Economic Development (http://www.lgc.org/ahwahnee/econ_principles.html). The Center for Livable Communities helps local governments and community leaders be proactive in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and policies that lead to livable and resource-efficient land use patterns. The Center is a partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Smart Growth Network.
        6. http://www.lgc.org/center/
    6. The Cohousing Association of the United States - Cohousing communities balance home ownership with shared common facilities. Includes links to international and national projects, development issues, and news.
        7. http://www.cohousing.org/
    7. Consortium on Green Design and Manufacturing, UC Berkeley
        8. http://cgdm.berkeley.edu/
    8. Ecological Design Institute - Van Der Ryn Architects. The Ecological Design Institute and Van der Ryn Architects create design solutions that link nature, culture and technology. 
        9. http://www.ecodesign.org/edi/
    9. EcoMall - Site map with links, newsletters, construction products, investments etc.
        10. http://www.ecomall.com/
    10. Global Green USA - US affiliate of Green Cross International. R.E.S.C.U.E. Resource Efficiency & Sustainable Communities for the Urban Environment. Works to create a global value shift toward a sustainable future. Promotes the cleanup and reuse of military facilities, promoting the safe and environmentally responsible destruction of chemical weapons, the "greening" of affordable housing, and the prevention of international natural resource-based conflicts.
        11. http://www.globalgreen.org/
    11. New GreenerBuildings - is a free resource for environmentally responsible building development. Includes building design, construction, and operation, provides tools, action steps, and other resources that improve buildings' environmental performance reducing costs and negative health impacts.
        12. http://www.greenerbuildings.com/
    12. The Hannover Principles, by William Mcdonough
        13. http://www.mcdonough.com/principles.pdf
    13. iGreenBuild.com provides building professionals and concerned citizens with information about environmentally responsible building. Includes B.I.P.E.R., Building Industry Professionals For Environmental Responsibility, monthly e-Newsletter.Articles about sustainable building design for commercial and residential buildings. Green products, product reviews and samples.
        14. http://www.igreenbuild.com/
    14. The Long Now Foundation was established in 1996, to develop Clock and "Library" projects and to become a long term cultural institution. The Long Now Foundation seeks to promote "slower/better" thinking and to foster creativity in the framework of the next 10,000 years.
        15. http://www.longnow.org/
    15. Northern California Solar Energy Association (NCSEA) - a chapter of the ASES
        16. http://www.norcalsolar.org/
    16. Northwest Ecobuilding Guild - The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild is an association of builders, designers, homeowners, trades people, manufacturers, suppliers and others interested in ecologically sustainable building
        17. http://www.ecobuilding.org/
    17. O2 - International network of designers, links to resources and projects.
        18. http://www.o2.org/
    18. OIKOS -- Includes REDI Guide - Resources for Environmental Design and other links. promotes sustainable design and construction. Oikos is a greek word meaning house.
        19. http://www.oikos.com/
    19. Resource Renewal Institute -- Site includes an environmental atlas and links to many other sources.
        20. http://www.rri.org/
    20. Rocky Mountain Institute -- A nonprofit research and educational foundation, the Institute creates, and helps individuals find new techniques for resource efficiency.
        21. http://www.rmi.org/
    21. SmartGrowth -- part of the Sustainable Communities Network. The Smart Growth Network coalitions to encourage metropolitan development that is environmentally smart, fiscally smart, economically and socially smart.
        22. http://www.smartgrowth.org/
    22. Solar Living Center - The Solar Living Institute - 12-acre demonstration center located in Hopland, California, powered entirely by working renewable energy systems, has a 5,000 sq. foot strawbale building with innovative passive solar design and the creative use of recycled materials.
        23. http://www.solarliving.org/overview.cfm
    23. Sustainable Buildings Industry Council. SBIC is an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the design, affordability, energy performance, and environmental soundness of America's buildings.
        24. http://www.sbicouncil.org/
    24. Sustainable Business - Business directory, resources, job listings etc.
        25. http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/
    25. Sustainable Sources -- available through Greenbuilder.com. Sustainable Sources provides resources that offer practical options to the conventional methods of building, community, travel, and more.
        26. http://directory.greenbuilder.com/search.gbpro
    26. Urban Ecology - Links to Building Livable Cities, Planning Sustainable Regions, Bay Area Green Web and the Urban Ecologist. Links to current Infill Projects.
        27. http://www.urbanecology.org/
    27. Wallace Stegner Environmental Center, San Francisco Public Library. Links to environmental directories, Eco-Links, Activism, collections and calendar.
        28. http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/envir/envir.htm
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    CIVIC PROGRAMS for green building / sustainable design
    1. Alameda County Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board. (Stopwaste.org) Includes links to other resources. See Green Building Guidelines.
        2. http://www.stopwaste.org/
    2. City of Oakland - Green Building Resource Center
        3. http://www.oaklandpw.com/greenbuilding/
    3. City of San Francisco - Sustainable City
        4. http://www.sustainable-city.org/
    4. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EREN) - Buildings. U.S. Department of Energy. Includes the Smart Communities Network. See the Sun Wall National Solar Design Competition for a Sun Wall at The Department of Energy National Headquarters.
        5. http://www.eere.energy.gov/
    5. Green Globes - Canada, is an environmental assessment tool and was developed in Canada with the support of the ministries and public utilities.
        6. http://www2.energyefficiency.org/
    6. Green Resource Center serves as the focal point for sustainable building environment in the San Francisco Bay Area. Funded by a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board with assistance from the City of Berkeley. Lots of links to a variety of resources.
        7. http://www.greenresourcecenter.org/
    7. King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks, Washington State - Sustainable Building & Construction
        8. http://dnr.metrokc.gov/topics/sustainable-building/
    8. LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (USGBC) is a Green Building Rating System. A voluntary national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. LEED provides a framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. See website for current standards: New commercial construction and major renovation projects (LEED-NC) Existing building operations (LEED-EB), Commercial interiors projects (LEED-CI), Core and shell projects (LEED-CS), Homes (LEED-H), Neighborhood Development(LEED-ND). see codes and the USGBC website. 
        9. http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19
    9. Smart Communities Network - Green Building. U.S. Department of Energy. Includes case studies, forums, conference dates and meetings, links to many government sites.
        10. http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/
    10. U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The USGBC is a nonprofit coalition. Programs include: LEED Green Building Rating system development; Greenbuild conference, Federal summit, standards and design practices.
      11. *Green Building Links - USGBC. Huge list of links to Associations and Non-Profit Organizations, Building Codes and Standards, Building Materials, Guides and Certification, Case Studies, Campus Initiatives, Commissioning and Post-Occupancy Evaluation, Design and Simulation Tools, Design Resources, Economics, Energy, Funding, Government Initiatives & Guidelines, Life Cycle Analysis and Costing, Media, Rating Systems, Research Centers, Sustainability, Miscellaneous
        http://www.usgbc.org/
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    PROJECTS - selected case studies 
    1. Audubon House: building the environmentally responsible, energy-efficient office / National Audubon Society, Croxton. New York: Wiley, c1994.
        2. EnvDesign TJ163.5.O35.A93 1994
    2. Berkeley EcoHouse - EcoHouse is an ecological demonstration home and resource center that showcases traditional and modern methods of environmentally healthy living.
        3. http://www.ecohouse.org/
    3. A decade of making green buildings in Europe / Alan Short, architect; a lecture co-sponsored by the College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley, the Center for the Built Environment and the Pacific Energy Center. 2000. 1 video (80 min.): sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Series title: CED architecture lecture series.
        4. UCB Media Ctr VIDEO/C 7661
    4. Energy Design Resources - Includes case studies, newsletter etc. Southern California
        5. http://www.energydesignresources.com/
    5. Gaviotas: a village to reinvent the world / Alan Weisman. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub., c1998. The link to the website gives more detail on the book and the project.
        6. EnvDesign GE160.C7.W45 1998
        http://www.dharma-haven.org/five-havens/gaviotas.htm
    6. Greening of the White House - Includes products and information
        7. http://solstice.crest.org/environment/gotwh/
    7. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Complex, Austin Texas.
        8. http://www.wildflower.org
    8. Mainstreaming sustainable architecture: Casa de Paja: a demonstration / Ed Paschich, Jan Zimmerman; illustrations. Corrales, N.M. : High Desert Press, c2001.
        9. EnvDesign TH4818.S77.P37 2001
    9. Thoreau Center for Sustainability, The Presidio, San Francisco. Privately funded sustainably designed project.
        10. http://www.thoreau.org/animation.html
    10. William McDonough and Partners - Projects - Gap, Herman Miller, and Nike Europe
        11. http://www.mcdonoughpartners.com/
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