Green Home Resources
With great appreciation from a friend who forwarded me this list.Â
General Resources
- US Green building council
- Maine chapter
- Find out how building green can boost your bottom line  Â
- Energy Star green building program
- http://www.igreenbuild.com/Â Â
Building GreenÂ
- https://www.buildinggreen.com/Â Â Â
- Maine green home design competition Â
- University of Maine, green components
List of ArchitectsÂ
Green Design BlogsÂ
Residential wind powerÂ
Other SourcesÂ
- http://www.thegreenguide.com/ This guide has in-depth product reports (on light bulbs, diapers and so on), blogs and a comfy feeling; especially good on health and nutrition.Â
- http://www.dannyseo.typepad.com/ Mr. Seo, an eco-friendly designer, blogs about ways to greenify your home, inside and out.Â
- http://www.energystar.gov/ Good conversion data is available here. Also, while some may find their eyes glazing over at descriptions of Energy Star-rated appliances, it’s interesting to check out differences between what you have and what’s available now.Â
- http://www.aceee.org/ The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy offers refreshingly straightforward information for both regular folks and wonks.Â
- http://www.nrdc.org/ The National Resources Defense Council weighs in with good policy papers on almost every aspect of the environment — air, water, cities, waste, etc.Â
- http://www.stopglobalwarming.org/ This site lets users join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March (in about as much time as it takes to read this sentence twice). It also has consumer tips.Â
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