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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Backwoods Solar Electrical Systems  Specializing in alternatively generated electricity for remote homes where utility lines are not available or practical.

The-MREA.org  The Midwest Renewable Energy Association promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Home Energy Magazine  Read the latest news on energy-efficient, durable, comfortable, green homes.

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