Home Design Ideas and Plans
Information on Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
Energy Efficiency
Environmentally Responsible and Sustainable Building Practices
Radiant Heating Information
Other Recommended Products or Procedures

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Home Design Ideas and Plans

• The Not So Big House - Site for everything about architect Sarah Susanka, author and leading proponent of better residential design.
• Sarah Susanka  - See and hear Sarah in audio and video clips as well as an interactive presentation.
• Healthy Home Plans: Architects - Susanka Studios  - A cultural visionary, Sarah Susanka has emerged as a leader of a movement that is redefining the American home.
• Fine HomeBuilding 
• Ross Chapin Architects  - Ross Chapin Architects receives the American Instutute of Architects (AIA) 2005 Housing Committee Award for Greenwood Avenue Cottages.
• Princeton Plans Press Plan Books  - An extensive collection of the most popular traditional homes available from Princeton Plans Press. House styles include Victorian, Craftsman, Colonial.

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Information on Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)

• Structural Insulated Panel Association  - Current information regarding the structural insulated panel industry. Site also features a geographic search engine for consumers.
• Tests from Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Showing the energy efficiency of SIPs

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Energy Efficiency

• EEBA - Energy and Environmental Building Association  - Disseminating information and technology for energy efficient, environmentally responsible buildings and communities.
• US Department of Energy (DOE)  - Governmental department whose mission is to advance energy technology and promote related innovation in the United States. 
• Spray Foam Insulation and Roofing Industry Portal – ContractorsSpray Foam Insulation, Roofing, Coatings and Equipment Directory - Find Contractors, Suppliers, Technical Data, News, Events and Training

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Environmentally Responsible and Sustainable Building Practices

• USGBC - US Green Building Council  - The US Green Building Council is working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
• National Association of Home Builders  - National Association of Home Builders ... Energy & Green Building, Environment, Green Building, Housing Issues, Land Development, Smart Growth & Housing
• Built Green  - Built Green is an environmentally-friendly, non-profit, residential building program in the greater Seattle area.
• Built Green Washington - Home Page - Washington is a coalition of Washington’s regional green home building programs. We’re here to help home builders and home buyers.
• Built Green - Olympia Master Builders  - Built Green is a voluntary program that guides builders on how to create a greener home through all phases of construction.
• Built Green TV  - Built Green TV is a half-hour show that brings together leaders, educators, thinkers, designers, architects, engineers, policy makers and investors.
• Yelm Earthworm & Castings Farm - The YELM Earthworm & Castings Farm is one of the largest worm farms in North America. We are dedicated to soil conservation, restoration and improvement.
• FSC: Forest Stewardship Council  - Independent, membership-based organization promoting responsible management of the world's forests through developing standards, a certification system.
• Don't Buy SFI - Sustainable Forestry Initiative  - SFI is a deceptive marketing scheme developed by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) for its member companies, including the largest loggers.
• Northwest EcoBuilding Guild - Home  - Association of building professionals and homeowners interested in ecologically sustainable building. Offers fact sheets and newsletters, and event listing.

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Radiant Heating Information

• Hydronic Heating Association  - Hydronic Heating Association sets standards and quality for hot water heating. 

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Other Recommended Products or Procedures

• Green Building Products: The Green Spec Guide to Residential Green Building Products: The Green Spec Guide to Residential Building Materials New Society. by: Alex Wilson & Mark Piepkorn. Publisher: New Society.
• NSP - Home Page  - Publishes books on ecology, social change and other areas of activism.
• Washington State University Extension Energy Program  - Washington State University · World Class. Face to Face. Washington State University Extension Energy Program.

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