Resources
Sustainable Forestry Initiative, SFI Specific Wood certifications
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SCS Certified, Recycled Content, Scientific Certified Systems. Site to assist with information on recycled products. Look for the SCS label to help with recycled products.
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Watersense, Information to assist in water conservation
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Energy Star, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Information on Energy Star ratings
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Home Selections Showrooms – Home Selections Showrooms by Ferguson Enterprise and Stock Building Supply is a full service showroom with everything you need to pick in a new or remodeling project. Several located across the United States.
http://www.homeselectionshowroom.com
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TrestleWood – Great Site and info on reclaimed wood. Trestlewood has a very historic past with the reclaiming of the railroad trestle in the Great Salt Lake. One of the products from this reclaim project is called Salty Fir. Trestlewood is always looking for great reclaiming projects. Visit their site for some great information.
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The Builders Challenge – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has posed a challenge to the homebuilding industry – to build 220,000 high performance homes by 2012. The initiative is called the Builders Challenge, and homes that qualify must meet a 70 or better on the EnergySmart Home Scale (E-Scale). The E-Scale is a scale that allows homebuyers to understand – at a glance – how the performance of a particular home compares to that of others.
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/challenge/
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Shari Shapiro is an attorney and LEED Accredited Professional. Ms. Shapiro focuses her practice on green building law, which includes sustainable project financing, regulatory drafting, land use approvals, contracts, and conflict resolution. Ms. Shapiro is the Sustainability Coordinator for Obermayer’s Sustainability Initiative.
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The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.
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The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.
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The National Association of Home Builders is bringing green to the mainstream with the NAHB National Green Building Program (NAHB Green) for all home builders and remodelers. Explore this site to get started.
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Alternative Energy Resources - An E-book Titled Understanding And Installing Your Own Solar Electric System. Includes Worksheets,& Resources. Make the step into using solar energy.
http://www.hatcreekpublishing.com
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Forest Stewardship Council – FSC is an independent, non-governmental, not for profit organization established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests.
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Free Energy Options – Maybe you have seen solar panels used by businesses or wind farms along the highway. But, there is no reason why every individual cannot have access to such valuable information. With Free Energy Options you will be able to build your own Solar Generator and/or Wind Turbine today.
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