Sustainability Sites
(related to Homes of the Future)

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Educating Architects for a Sustainable Environment

Recommendations, Strategies, and Models for Curriculum Reform in Architectural Education

National Center for Appropriate Technology(NCAT)

Information about low income energy, sustainable energy, sustainable agriculture, resource efficient housing, and hew horizon technology

MIT Global Sustainability

Database of sustainability development

Civano

"Tuscon Solar Village," an outgrowth of builder and consumer interest in solar designs. Community that tries to optimize solar usage.

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry

A visionary design chemistry company. Working on redesign and sustainability. McDonough is the same guy that is doing Coffee Creek--a planned community in Indiana.

Energy Design Resources

Energy design tools and resources that make it easier to design and build energy efficient commercial and industrial buildings in Southern California.

CFAC Reference Library

Articles on electrical, energy, HVAC, Solar, Petro, and Plumbing systems

Green Building Information Centre

Canadian organization. Good database of information on energy and environmental issues in the building sector.

U Michigan's Sustainable Architecture

Architecture, Sustainable Buildings, Reuse, and Recycling of Building's Materials, Environmental Design

Northeast Sustainable Energy Associations

Information on vehicles, solar homes, links, and sustainable service

Oikos

A "green" magazine. Contains articles on green issues/sustainability

IVAM Environmental Research

Research about sustainable buildings. Main goal of their projects is to "develop tools and support the implementation of an environmental sounds building practice."

LiQwood Design Studio

Architecture--21st Century Sustainable Design

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