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The following is the Recommended Reading
List for the Sustainable Building Design & Construction Program:
magazines &
journals
Home Power
Magazine, http://www.homepower.com/
Environmental
Building News, http://www.buildinggreen.com/ecommerce/ebn.cfm
The Last Straw Journal,
http://www.thelaststraw.org/journal.html
Building
for a Future, http://www.newbuilder.co.uk/
Building
Research & Information: The International Journal of Research,
Development & Innovation, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09613218.asp
Designer/Builder:
A Journal of the Human Environment, http://www.designerbuildermagazine.com/
Eco-Structure:
Improving Environmental Performance of the Building Envelope Through
Education & Design, http://www.eco-structure.com
EcoDesign,
Quarterly,
Ecological Design Association
Environmental
Design and Construction, http://www.edcmag.com/
New
Village Journal: Building Sustainable Cultures, http://www.newvillage.net/
Home
Energy: The Magazine of Residential Energy Conservation, http://www.homeenergy.org/
Renewable
Energy World, http://www.earthscan.co.uk/defaultREW.asp?v=3
Solar
Today, http://www.solartoday.org/
Green
Power: The Magazine of Renewable, Sustainable & Clean Energy, http://www.infowebcom.com/press13.htm
cd-roms
The
Ontario
Building
Code, 1-888-361-0003, www.orderline.com
Home
Power Solar 1-10, back issues of Home
Power Magazine, 1-800-707-6585,
http://www.homepower.com/
Green Building Advisor interactive CD for green strategies,
1-800-861-0954, http://www.buildinggreen.com/
EBN
Archives, 12 years of Environmental Building News back issues,
1-800-861-0954, http://www.buildinggreen.com/
ASTM
International Standards on Sustainability in Buildings.
Environment
Design Guide CD-ROM of back issues.
Sustainable
Building 2000 and Green Building 2000: Conference Proceedings, GBC 2000
Case Studies and Assessments, Posters & Reports, Natural
Resources Canada.
ATHENA
Environmental Impact Estimator, Version 2.0, ATHENA
Sustainable Materials Institute.
Architectural
Resource Guide: A Listing of Products and Services which, in our humble
opinion, are better than those normally used,
Northern California
ADPSR.
Green
Developments, Version 2.0, Rocky
Mountain Institute.
Indoor
Air
Quality
Building
Education and Assessment Model
(I-BEAM), U.S.
EPA, free download software.
BuilderGuide
design tools for calculating annual heating and cooling estimates, Sustainable
Buildings Industry Council.
Canadian
Home Builders’ Association Builders’ Manual for R-2000 homes, Canadian
Home Builders’ Association.
Building
Energy Tools Directory, US
Department of Energy.
HOT2000
energy analysis software, Natural
Resources
Canada.
general books on
green
building
The
Art of Natural Building,
edited by Kennedy, Smith & Wanek, 2002, New Society Publishers.
The
Boiled Frog Syndrome: Your Health and the Built Environment,
by Thomas Saunders, 2002, John Wiley & Sons.
Building
Green in a Black and White World: A Guide to Selling the Homes Your
Customers Want,
by David Johnston, 1999, Home Builder Press.
A Building Revolution: How Ecology
and Health Concerns are Transforming Construcion, by David Malin
Roodman, 1995, Worldwatch Institute.
Built
by Hand: Vernacular Buildings Around the World,
by Komatsu & Steen, Gibbs Smith Publishers, 2003.
Cradle
to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things,
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart, 2002, North Point Press.
Creating
the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home, by
Sarah Susanka, 2000, The Taunton Press.
Design
Outlaws on the Ecological Frontier,
by Zelov, Cousineau & Danitz, 2001, Knossus Publishing.
Deep
Design: Pathways to a Livable Future,
edited by David Wann, 1996, Island Press.
Eco-Renovation:
The Ecological Home Improvement Guide,
by Edward Harland, 1999,
Chelsea
Green Publishing.
Environmental
Design, 2nd Edition: An Introduction for Architects and
Engineers,
edited by Randall Thomas, 1999,
Taylor
& Francis.
Green
Architecture,
by James Wines, 2000, Taschen.
Guiding
Principles of Sustainable Design,
National
Park
Service
Tech
Info
Center
, 1993.
Healthy
by Design: Building and Remodeling Solutions for Creating Healthy Homes,
2nd Edition, by
Rousseau & Wasley, 1999, Hartley & Marks.
Healthy
House
Building
for the New Millennium: A Design and
Construction Guide, 3rd Edition, by
John Bower, 2000, the Healthy House Institute, $21.95US
The
HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design,
edited by Mendler & Odell, 2000, John Wiley and Sons.
How
Buildings Learn: What Happens After They’re Built,
by Stewart Brand, 1995, Viking.
Integrated
Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture,
by Leonard R. Bachman, 2002, John Wiley & Sons.
LEED
Reference Guide, Version 2.1,
US
Green
Building
Council, 2003.
The
Lemonade Stand: Exploring the Unfamiliar by Building Large Scale Models,
by Maurice Mitchell, 1998, Centre for Alternative Technology.
The
Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient,
Environmental Homes,
by Daniel Chiras, 2000, Chelsea Green Publishers.
The
New Natural House Book: Creating a Healthy, Harmonious and Ecologically
Sound Home, by David
Pearson, 1998, Chelsea Green Publishers.
A
Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction,
by Christoper Alexander et al, 1977, Oxford University Press.
Permaculture:
A Designer’s Manual, by
Bill Mollison, 1997, Tagari Publications.
The
Practice of Sustainable Development,
by Douglas Porter, 2000, Urban Land Institute.
Prescriptions
for a Healthy House: Choosing
Nontoxic
Building
Materials, by Baker-Laporte,
Elliot & Banta, 2001, New Society Publishers.
A
Primer on Sustainable Building, 2nd Edition,
by Dianna Lopez Barnett and William Browning, 1999, Rocky Mountain
Institute.
Reshaping
the Built Environment: Ecology, Ethics and Economics,
edited by Charles J. Kibert, 1999, Island Press.
Rural
Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency,
by Dean & Hursley, 2002,
Princeton
Architectural Press.
Solving
Sprawl: Models of Smart Growth in Communities Across
America
,
by Benfield, Terris &
Vorsanger, 2001, Natural Resources Defense Council.
Sustainable
Design: Professional Development Program,
by Kulman & Schurke, 2001, National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards.
Sustainable
Ecosytems and the Built Environment,
by Battle & McCarthy, 2001, John Wiley & Sons.
The
Whole House Book: Ecological Building Design & Materials,
by Borer & Harris, 1998, Centre for Alternative Technology.
building
materials & methods books
Alternative
Construction:
Contemporary
Natural
Building
Methods, edited by Elizabeth &
Adams, 2000, John Wiley & Sons.
The Best
of Fine Homebuilding:
Energy-Efficient
Building
, edited by Kevin Ireton, 1999, The
Taunton Press.
Biodiesel:
Growing a New Energy Economy, by Greg Pahl, 2004, Chelsea Green
Publishers.
The Book
of Masonry Stoves: Rediscovering an
Old Way
of Warming, by David Lyle, 1998,
Chelsea Green Publishers.
Builder’s
Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction
and Remodeling, by Art Ludwig, 1999, Oasis Design.
Building
Materials Energy and the Environment: Towards Ecologically Sustainable
Development, by Bill Lawson, 1996, Royal Australian Institute of
Architects.
Buildings
of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw-Bale
Architecture, by Bruce King, 1996, Ecological Design Press.
Building
with Lime, by Holmes & Wingate, 1997.
Cordwood
Building
: The State of the Art, by Rob Roy,
2003, New Society Publishers.
Building
Without Borders: Sustainable Construction for the Global Village, edited
by Joseph Kennedy, 2004, New Society Publishers.
Constructed
Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape, by Campbell & Ogden, 1999,
John Wiley & Sons.
The
Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning
and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems, by Del Porto & Steinfeld,
2000, Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention.
Daylighting
for Sustainable Design, by Mary Guzowski, 1999, McGraw-Hill.
Earth
Bag
Building
: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques, by
Hunter & Kiffmeyer, 2004, New Society Publishers.
Earth
Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth in Modern
Architecture, by Gernot Minke, 2000, WIT Press.
Efficient
Wood Use in Residential Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood,
Money and Forests, by Edminster & Yassa, 1998, Natural Resources
Defense Council, $15US
Ecology
of Building Materials, by Bjorn Berge, 2001, Architectural Press.
GreenSpec
Directory: Product Directory with Guideline Specifications, 3rd
Edition, edited by Wilson, Wiechers & Strain, 2005, Building Green
Inc.
Handbook
of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Businesses,
Industries, Farms, by Amy Vickers, 2001, WaterPlow Press.
The
Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a
Cob Cottage, by Evans, Smith & Smiley, 2003, Chelsea Green
Publishers, $39.95
The
Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, 2nd
Edition, by J.C. Jenkins, 1999, Jenkins Publishing.
More
Straw
Bale
Building
, by Magwood, Mack & Therrien,
2005, New Society Publishers.
The
Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes,
by Guelberth & Chiras, 2003, New Society Publishers.
The New
Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to
Green
Building
Options, by Danial Chiras, 2004,
Chelsea Green Publishers.
The
Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook, by Steven Winter, 1998,
John Wiley & Sons.
The
Passive Solar House: Using Solar Design to Heat & Cool Your Home, by
James Kachadorian, 1997, Chelsea Green Publishers.
Photovoltaics
Design and Installation Manual, by Solar Energy International, 2004, New
Society Publishers.
The
Rammed Earth House, by David Easton, 1996, Chelsea Green Publishers.
Residential
Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance, 2nd
Edition, edited by Carmody, Selkowitz & Heschong, 2000, WW Norton
& Co.
The
Resourceful Renovator: A Gallery of Ideas for Reusing Building
Materials, by Jennifer Corson, 2000,
Chelsea
Green Publishing.
Serious
Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates, by Lacinski
& Bergeron, 2000, Chelsea Green Publishing.
Straw Bale Details: A Manual for Designers and Builders, by Magwood
& Walker, 2001, New Society Publishers.
Sun,
Wind and Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition,
by Brown & DeKay, 2000, John Wiley & Sons.
Wind
Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems, by Paul Gipe,
1999, Chelsea Green Publishers.
Understanding
Ventilation: How to design, select and install residential ventilation
systems, by John Bower, 1995, The Healthy House Institute.
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