Bibliography Items Related to Resources and Materials

Items of general interest

Websites

• Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling California Integrated Waste Management Board, publisher

   

Software

• BEES 4.0: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), publisher (2007)

   

Books

• Materials for Sustainable Sites: A Complete Guide to the Evaluation, Selection, and Use of Sustainable Construction Materials by Meg Calkins (2009)

   
• Green Building Handbook, Volume 2: A Companion Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment Tom Woolley et al., editor (2000)

   
• The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes by Daniel D. Chiras (2000)

   
• Green Building Handbook, Volume 1: A guide to building products and their impact on the environment Tom Woolley et al., editor (1999)

   
• Handbook of Sustainable Building: An Environmental Preference Method for Selection of Materials for Use in Construction and Refurbishment by David Anink et al. (1996)

   

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Other items

Websites

• GreenSpec Directory: Product Directory with Guideline Specifications, 6th Edition BuildingGreen, LLC, publisher (2006)

   
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, publisher

   
• Forest Stewardship Council

   
• GreenPro Green Building Press, publisher

   
• King County Construction Recycling and Green Building Program

   
• PRe Consultants

   
• Rainforest Alliance

   
• Smart Wood

   
• Sustainable Sources

   
• WasteSpec: Model Specifications for Construction Waste Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling Triangle J Council of Governments, publisher

   

Videos

• Building With Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home Syncronos Design, Inc., publisher (2005)

   
• Blue Vinyl: A Toxic Comedy Picture (2002)

   

Software

• ATHENA Environmental Impact Estimator, Version 3.0.3 ATHENA‘ Sustainable Materials Institute, publisher

   

Periodicals

• Choose Green Reports Green Seal, publisher

   
• The Last Straw: The Grassroots Journal of Straw-Bale and Natural Building The Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability, publisher

   

Books

• 2007-2008 Guide to Architectural Salvage and Antique Lumber Companies by Rich Ellis, Jr. (2007)

   
• The Rammed Earth House by David Easton (2007)

   
• Building with Cob: A Step-by-step Guide by Adam Weismann et al. (2006)

   
• Building with Reclaimed Components and Materials: A Design Handbook for Reuse and Recycling by Bill Addis (2006)

   
• Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home by Rob Roy (2006)

   
• Environmental Impacts of Treated Wood Timothy Townsend et al., editor (2006)

   
• Green Building Materials, Second Edition: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification by Ross Spiegel et al. (2006)

   
• Natural Building: A Guide to Materials and Techniques by Tom Woolley (2006)

   
• Building Green: A complete how-to guide to alternative building methods; earth, plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs by Clarke Snell et al. (2005)

   
• Green Dollhouse: Creating a Doll's Eye View of a Healthier World Fred McLennan et al., editor (2005)

   
• Home Enlightenment: Practical, Earth-Friendly Advice for Creating a Nurturing, Healthy, and Toxic-Free Home and Lifestyle by Annie B. Bond (2005)

   
• In Search of Natural Architecture by David Pearson (2005)

   
• Making Better Concrete: Guidelines to Using Fly Ash for Higher Quality, Eco-Friendly Structures by Bruce King (2005)

   
• More Straw Bale Building: How to plan, design & build with straw by Chris Magwood et al. (2005)

   
• Small Strawbale: Natural Homes, Projects, and Designs by Bill Steen et al. (2005)

   
• Building Without Borders: Sustainable Construction for the Global Village Joseph F. Kennedy, editor (2004)

   
• Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks, and Techniques by Kaki Hunter et al. (2004)

   
• Wonderful Houses Around the World by Yoshio Komatsu et al. (2004)

   
• Cordwood Building: The State of the Art Rob Roy, editor (2003)

   
• Creating a New Old House by Russell Versaci (2003)

   
• Straw Bale Details: A Manual for Designers and Builders by Chris Magwood et al. (2003)

   
• The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes by Cedar Rose Guelberth et al. (2003)

   
• A House of Straw: A Natural Building Odyssey by Carolyn Roberts (2002)

   
• The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources Joseph F. Kennedy et al., editor (2002)

   
• The Green Guide to Specification, 3rd Edition: An Environmental Profiling System for Building Materials by Jane Anderson et al. (2002)

   
• The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage by Ianto Evans et al. (2002)

   
• Building with Earth: A Guide to Flexible-Form Earthbag Construction by Paulina Wojciechowska (2001)

   
• Building with Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood by Dan Imhoff (2001)

   
• Ecology of Building Materials by Bjørn Berge et al. (2001)

   
• Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics by E. S. Stevens (2001)

   
• Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods Lynne Elizabeth et al., editor (2000)

   
• Earth Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth in Modern Architecture by Gernot Minke (2000)

   
• Grow Your Own House: Simon Velez and Bamboo Architecture by Simon Velez et al. (2000)

   
• Old to New Design Guide: Salvaged Building Materials in New Construction by Paul Kernan et al. (2000)

   
• Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul Lacinski et al. (2000)

   
• The Resourceful Renovator: A Gallery of Ideas for Reusing Building Materials by Jennifer Corson (2000)

   
• Efficient Wood Use in Residential Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests Ann Edminster et al., editor (1998)

   
• Build It with Bales: A Step-by-Step Guide to Straw-bale Construction, Version 2 by S. O. MacDonald et al. (1997)

   
• Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw-Bale Architecture by Bruce King (1997)

   
• Ecoforestry: The Art and Science of Sustainable Forest Use Alan Drengson et al., editor (1997)

   
• Residential Construction Waste Management: A Builder’s Field Guide by Peter Yost et al. (1997)

   
• The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home by Becky Bee (1997)

   
• Environmental Resource Guide Joseph Demkin, editor (1996)

   
• The Straw Bale House: A Real Goods Independent Living Book by Bill Steen et al. (1994)

   
• Building with Junk and Other Good Stuff: A Guide to Home Building and Remodeling Using Recycled Materials by Jim Broadstreet (1990)

   

Articles and Reports

• Recycling Construction and Demolition Wastes: A guide for architects and contractors by Mark Lennon (2005)

   
• Directory of Wood-Framed Building Deconstruction and Reused Building Materials Companies, 2004 by USDA (2004)

   

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