Please visit some of our favorite links:

A) Building Materials, Methods and Vendors

AAC!- Everything you need to know about Autoclaved Aerated Concrete- Safecrete AAC

Metal Roofing Resource Site 

Eco-Shake recycled content shake roofing 

Bio-based sprayfoam insulation

Durisol Insulated Concrete Forms

Solar hot water and solar electric 

Platinum Panel Wall/Insulation systems

The Geo-Thermal Heat Pump Consortium

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

ECO: Eco-Friendly Flooring

Safe Building Solutions (Waukesha)

Get an Energy Star audit



B) Green Organizations (Wisconsin-regional, few nationals)

Urban Ecology Center (Milwaukee)

Focus on Energy - WI

Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful

Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Wisconsin Green Building Alliance

Wisconsin Green Built Home 

Wisconsin Wastecap

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI)


Pieter 
Godfrey (Reclaimed Materials/Salvage)

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NAHB National Green Building Certification Program

Native Plant Landscaping- Rich Lambert


C) Other 

Read a narrative by Pragmatic principal Steve Servais: A Few Thoughts on the History of Home Construction

Learn about the Urban Ecology Center's Library of Sustainability



D) Literature: a few good books to get you thinking on Green building and design

Your Green Home by Alex Wilson Amazon link  (excellent intro to the spectrum of green considerations)

The Solar House by Dan Chiras Amazon link  (great resource on passive solar design)

The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler Amazon link  (should be required reading for all humans)

Here is a link to a non-exhaustive, but pretty solid .pdf listing of good Green reading

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