Architecture, Building & Design
To be environmentally effective, your home must be green inside and out, and there are many ways to make your home model as eco-conscious as possible. Start from scratch building a green home, or renovate your home as it stands to make it an environmentally friendly structure.
Building Green - LEED and the USGBC
Information about LEED and the USGBC. Learn what these acronyms stand for and what makes a building green.
Information about LEED and the USGBC. Learn what these acronyms stand for and what makes a building green.
Green Remodeling 101
The who, what, and why of eco-friendly remodeling.
The who, what, and why of eco-friendly remodeling.
Alternative Interior Paints
Whether you're renovating or building from scratch, using eco-friendly interior paints is a great way to green your home. Be sure to check out all of your alternative paint options before you get started.
Whether you're renovating or building from scratch, using eco-friendly interior paints is a great way to green your home. Be sure to check out all of your alternative paint options before you get started.
Earth House Construction
Background of building Adobe, Cob and other eco-friendly, earth-made homes.
Background of building Adobe, Cob and other eco-friendly, earth-made homes.
What is Green Architecture?
Goals, guidelines, and examples of green architecture.
Goals, guidelines, and examples of green architecture.
Bamboo Flooring Basics
Wood floors are incredibly stylish and much healthier than carpet. For those that want sustainability as well as sanitation, bamboo flooring is a clear eco-alternative. Take a look at this guide to find out pricing, durability and more.
Wood floors are incredibly stylish and much healthier than carpet. For those that want sustainability as well as sanitation, bamboo flooring is a clear eco-alternative. Take a look at this guide to find out pricing, durability and more.
Buying and Selling Green Homes
In the market for a new home? In the market to sell? Buying or selling a green home could mean money in your pocket. Find out how you can combine small steps with green initiatives to get the full effect of a green home.
In the market for a new home? In the market to sell? Buying or selling a green home could mean money in your pocket. Find out how you can combine small steps with green initiatives to get the full effect of a green home.
Solar Homes - Winning Designs from the Solar Decathlon
If you don't think solar homes can be sleek and contemporary, you haven't seen these 2007 Solar Decathlon houses dreamed up and built by college students. Check out this gallery of the winning designs.
If you don't think solar homes can be sleek and contemporary, you haven't seen these 2007 Solar Decathlon houses dreamed up and built by college students. Check out this gallery of the winning designs.
NRDC: Building Green from Principle to Practice
From planning your green construction project to cashing in on your investment, the National Resource Defense Council guides business and home owners on how to turn their property green.
From planning your green construction project to cashing in on your investment, the National Resource Defense Council guides business and home owners on how to turn their property green.
Green Building — A Primer for Builders, Consumers and Realtors
This site created by Building Environmental Science and Technology gives a very strong overview of what constitutes green building. Covering pollution, sustainability and energy, this primer gives a comprehensive view of the green building movement for builders and consumers alike.
This site created by Building Environmental Science and Technology gives a very strong overview of what constitutes green building. Covering pollution, sustainability and energy, this primer gives a comprehensive view of the green building movement for builders and consumers alike.