USEFUL GREEN LINKS
In Situ Rammed Earth Co
www.rammed-earth.info
A new UK company specialising in this most pleasing form of earth
friendly building.
AECB
http://www.aecb.net
The Association of Environmentally Conscious Builders-UK
Econstruct
http://www.econstruct.com
UK suppliers of green building materials
Big Green
http://www.biggreen.org/
The Big Green Discussion Group
Bill MacDonough And Partners
http://www.mcdonough.com
One of the US's leading Green Thinkers
BP Solarex
http://www.bpsolarex.com/
Suppliers of PV Technology
BRE Building Research Establishment
http://www.bre.co.uk/
UKs leading research organisation on sustainable building and
building generally.
Breeam
http://products.bre.co.uk/breeam/default.html
BRE's assessment method.
Buro Happold
http://www.burohappold.com
Home of Buro Happold, the progressive engineering firm, well known
for their innovative and environmentally aware approach to structures
and building services
Centre For Alternative Technology.
http://www.cat.org.uk
The legendary CAT in Wales, 25 years of inspiration and on the
job learning in green building.
Chartered Institution Of Building Services Engineers.
UK CIBSE
http://www.cibse.org/
Useful source of many types of information on the technology of
green (and other) buildings
City of Dublin Energy Management Agency.
http://www.codema.ie/
CODEMA provide invaluable information on energy efficiency and
water saving appliances
Clivus Multrum.
http://clivus.com/
Home of the famous eco toilet
Davis Energy Group.
http://www.davisenergy.com/
Website of the Davis Energy Consultancy in California detailing
their extensive services and projects
Construction Resources Int
http://www.craterre.archi.fr/
Frances innovative earth building centre.
Earth Centre
http://www.earthcentre.org.uk/
The UK's millennium demonstration project on sustainable landscape
habitat and building design.
EC2001
http://erg.ucd.ie/ec2000_hp.html
European Union's EC2000 demonstration projects on energy efficient
technologies.
Ecotimber Ltd
http://www.ecotimber.co.uk
Director: Hurbert Kwisthout
Email: info@ecotimber.co.uk
(0044) 029 20 707444
EDI
http:/www.edi.org
Sim van Der Ryns education network based in California.
Sim Van Der Ryn is the founder of the discipline of ecological
design.
Energy Research Group: University College Dublin
Assistant Director: John R Goulding
http://erg.ucd.ie/
00 353 1 269 2750
EGBF
http://www.egbf.org
Links to 300 carefully selected sites on green development and
design
Energy Performance Of Buildings Group
http://www-epb.lbl.gov
Website of EPB looking at on challenges of servicing advanced
buildings.
Enfo
http://www.enfo.ie/
Irish focussed Information on environmental issues.
EBN
Environmental Building News.
http://www.buildinggreen.com/
Site of the US publication Environmental Building News.
European Housing Ecology Network EHEN
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg17/thermie/ehen.htm
Website describing the EU's 1993 THERMIE project European Housing
Ecology Network
Filcrete Building Solution
Email: fillcrete@compuserve.com
Tel: (0044) 1482 223405 The company that knows about breathing
walls.
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects
http://www.feildenclegg.com
Website of Feilden Clegg Bradley, prominent UK design architects
for large scale energy efficient and ecologically designed buildings
Forestry Stewardship Council FSC
http://www.fsc.org/en/
Website of The Forestry Stewardship Council, the worlds leading
network for sustainable forestry accreditation group
GAIA Group
http://www.gaiagroup.org/
The Gaia Group of ecological Architects across Europe
Green Builder Programme
Austin, Texas. USA
http://www.greenbuilder.com/general/BuildingSources.html
The City of Austin Texas's innovative Green Builder Programme.
Greenmaps
http://www.greenmap.org
Home of the worlds green maps for cities
Green Roofs
http://www.greenroofs.com/
The homepage of Linda S. Velazquez with comprehensive studies
of green and grass
Greywater And Rainwater Use
http://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/arroyo/071rain.html
Useful tips on grey water use and rainwater harvesting.
International Dark Sky Association
http://www.darksky.org/
Web page containing the International Dark Sky Association's guidelines
on reducing light pollution.
Living Machines
http://www.worrellwater.com/products_lm.html
Website of Living Machines Inc one of two companies who hold patents
on the Living Machine water treatment systems of Dr John Todd.
John T Lyle Centre For Regenerative Studies
http://www.csupomona.edu/~crs/
The excellent demonstration and education centre in southern California.
Natural Building Technologies
http://www.natural-building.co.uk
UK suppliers of green building materials
Oberlin University
http://www.oberlin.edu/newserv/esc/esc.html
The remarkable Lewis Centre for Environmental Studies, Ohio.
With a new building designed by William MacDonough and Partners
Perma-culture
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/
The Magazine dedicated to the other way of being an ecological
designer.
Real Goods On Line
http://www.realgoods.com/
Real Good’s Solar lving Centre, Brian O Brian's ecological Mecca!
a holistic passive solar landscape and retail building hewn from
a disused rail yard in Northern California, designed by Sim Van
der Ryn Architect.
Renewable Energy Information Office
http://www.sei.ie
General information on various renewable energy resources in Ireland.
Rocky Mountain Institute. RMI
http://www.rmi.org/
Website of the Rocky Mountain Institute, A constant source of
facts and data as well as inspiration by Hunter and Amory Lovins'
group in the US.
Separett
http://www.separett.com/
The website of Separett, composting toilets.
Source guide
http://energy.sourceguides.com/businesses/index.shtml
Database of renewable energy products and professionals across
the world
The Healthy Buildings Consultancy
Email: ecohouse@iol.ie
The Natural Step
http://www.naturalstep.org/com/nyStart
The Natural Step (TNS) offers a sustainability blueprint for society
become more sustainable.
The Village
http://www.thevillage.ie
Irelands Eco Village project on which Solearth works. About to
lodge a planning application get in now! (Spring 2004)
Used Construction Materials
By DETR UK
http://www.connet.org/uk/mie/
Allows the construction industry to buy and sell used, second
hand and un-utilised construction materials over the Internet,
particularly in the UK.
Van Der Ryn Architects
http://www.vanderryn.com/
Website of Van Der Ryn Architects in California. Sim Van Der Ryn's
group practise ecological design and sustainable planning based
on their proprietary 'Eco-Logic' methodology.
Yestermorrow
http://www.yestermorrow.org
Vermont's Yestermorrow, school of green construction and design
5FP EU
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/fp5.html
Website of The EU's Fifth Framework Programme
Waste Management
http://www.wastechange.com/
recycling, waste exchange, waste management
Repak Ireland
http://www.repak.ie/
(Find your local Bring Centre)
Cultivate:
Irelands Sustainable Living Centre.
http://www.sustainable.ie
recycling, waste exchange, waste management
EASCA.
http://www.easca.ie
The new Irish association for ecological Construction Email: jeff@constructireland.ie
Bioregional
The UK based (in BEDZED) environmental consultancy http://www.bioregional.co.uk/
The software that makes BEDzed work!
O2 - International network for sustainable design
http://www.o2.org/
EcobuildNetwork.
The US based ecological building network.
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
The home of Cultivate and The Convergence Festival
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
CIRIA
The UK Construction Industry’s Research and Information Agency
www.ciria.org.uk
Bedzed
http://www.bedzed.org.uk/about.htm
Ecological Business Information (from Dun Laoighaire - Rathdown
Co.Council
http://www.dlrcoco.ie/env/education/eco.htm
The future of economies.
www.conservationeconomy.net
The Low Carbon Network
A UK based not for profit company raising awareness of the links
between buildings, the working and living patterns they support,
and global warming. Big promoters of Earthships in UK
http://www.lowcarbon.co.uk
Bill Dunster Architects Founder of the Zero Emission Developments
approach and designers of Bedzed.
http://www.zedfactory.com
