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BuildItSolar.com Find free
plans, tools and information to help you build solar projects that
save money and reduce pollution. Engineer and author Gary Reysa
presents hundreds of do-it-yourself projects, experiments,
downloadable books, articles and guides, passive solar home designs,
and enjoyable, educational projects that you can do with your kids.
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Founded in 1984, Chelsea Green Publishing is
regarded as the preeminent publisher of books on
sustainable living. With well over 400 titles in
print, its best-selling titles include a variety
of books on green building and renewable energy. |
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CountryPlans.com
Master builder John Raabe's plans and tools for
designing and building cabins, cottages and
small homes. Free, downloadable study plans of a
Solar Saltbox Farmhouse and an EcoCottage are
packed with good ideas. Raabe's SolarSunKit is
a step-by-step guide for planning your property
to take best advantage of the sun's energy. |
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EcoBuild.com
New England
Solar Homes is a solar home design company
founded in 1995 devoted to the design of high
performance environmentally responsive homes
appointed in a number of popular regional styles |
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GreenHomeBuilding.com
Extensive information on sustainable
architecture, natural building, solar energy,
ecology, water and forest conservation,
recycling, greenhouses, adobe, cob, strawbale,
cordwood, papercrete, earthbag and vernacular
architecture, with related books, videos and
links. |
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Sustainable by Design
This firm provides solar engineering, green
building consulting and offers a suite of
shareware design tools on sustainable energy
topics. Their premiere solar design tool is
SunAngle, a shareware program used by people
around the world since 1995 to calculate solar
angles based on location, date, and time. |
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Tumbleweed Tiny House
Company
Prefab houses and building plans for seriously
small homes. Small houses mean fewer emissions,
less construction waste, less fuel consumption
and more green space. |
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Eco-Home
An on-going living research center that
demonstrates ecological living in an urban
environment. The Eco-Home is a restored and
retrofitted California style bungalow, circa
1911 that shows us how simple but wise property
improvements can make your home warm, friendly
yet environmentally sound and healthy. |
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New England Solar Homes
A solar home design company founded in 1995
devoted to the design of high performance
environmentally responsive homes appointed in a
number of popular regional styles. |
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Dream Green Homes
Have you been dreaming about that perfect
green home that is welcoming, cozy, and provides
for all of your housing needs, while also
allowing you to live lightly on our earth?
DreamGreenHomes.com can help you discover a home
plan that matches your needs and aesthetics, in
a way that will conserve energy and resources. |
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MalcolmWells.com
This site is dedicated to the promotion
and discussion of underground buildings,
earth-sheltered architecture, eco-friendly
design, and energy-efficient houses. It features
the ideas of pioneer architect Malcolm Wells. |
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Backwoods Solar Electrical
Systems Specializing in
alternatively generated electricity for remote
homes where utility lines are not available or
practical. |
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The-MREA.org
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association
promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency,
and sustainable living through education and
demonstration. |
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BuildingGreen.com
An independent company committed to
providing accurate, unbiased, and timely
information designed to help building-industry
professionals improve the environmental
performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of
buildings. |
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Sun Plans
Architect Debra Rucker Coleman, AIA
specializes in passive solar home design for
clients throughout North America. Her web site
has detailed information on these comfortable
homes. An easy-to-use search system may help you
find pre-designed house plans that are just
right for you and your site. |
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SolarToday.org
The online edition of the award-winning
bimonthly magazine published by the American
Solar Energy Society. Solar Today covers all
solar and renewable energy technologies, from
photovoltaics to climate-responsive buildings to
wind power and biomass. Regular topics include
building case studies, energy policy and
community-scale projects. |
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EcoBusinessLinks
The environmental directory with over
7,000 listings of earth-friendly websites,
including resources on solar and wind power,
green home design and sustainable building
materials. |
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Home Energy Magazine
Read the latest news on energy-efficient,
durable, comfortable, green homes. |
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