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Educate Yourself Before You Buy

Getting the proper information on the energy efficiency of various products
can be a time-consuming task. These links will help you quickly determine which
appliance or automobile will be the lowest cost to operate and the easiest on the
environment. Additional links are to other interesting sites on sustainable building design.

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Adobe

Appliances (Efficiency Ratings)

Automobiles (Efficiency Ratings)

Construction & Home Improvement

Electronics (Efficiency Ratings)

Passive Solar Design

Solar Energy

Straw Bale and Green Building
Organizations

Publishers and Books

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Adobe	Return to top

Adobe Builder	Adobe Homes, Rammed Earth, Green Building, Pressed Block, Adobe Houses, and Passive Solar Homes



Passive Solar Design	Return to top

Earthship	Homes made of rammed-earth tires, rain water cisterns, photovoltaics, and other sustainable systems for homes



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New Mexico Solar Energy Association

PVportal	Initiative of the Dutch solar energy energy consultancy firm Ekomation with information on photovoltaics around the world.


Straw Bale and Green Building Return to top

The Last Straw	The international journal of straw bale and natural building.

Green Building Pages	Green Building Pages web database is a free and easily accessible design tool providing current, comprehensive, completely transparent product information for the environmentally and socially responsible designer, builder and client.

EcoHouse Designs	Ecohousedesigns is a collection of energy efficient, passive solar, house designs that minimize the ecological footprint and environmental impacts while creating healthy, non-toxic, spiritually enriching spaces you will want to call home.

	Straw bale house plans for small homes

GreenHomeBuilding.com	Information on green building

Organizations
U.S. Green Building Council	The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.

Greener Buildings	A free, Web-based resource to help companies of all sizes and sectors understand and address building design, construction, and operation in a way that aligns environmental responsibility with business success.

Development Center For Appropriate Technology	Works to enhance the health of the planet and our communities by promoting a shift to sustainable construction and development through leadership, strategic relationships, and education.

Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building	Promoting natural building and sustainable design and development through research, training, education and consulting services.


Publishers and Books	Return to top
Chelsea Green Publishing	Founded in 1984, Chelsea Green Publishing is regarded as the preeminent publisher of books on sustainable living. They have well over 200 titles in print.

A House of Straw	A book, written by Carolyn Roberts, that recounts her experiences of building her own straw bale home in Arizona

The New Straw Bale Home	A beautiful coffee table book, by Catherine Wanek, on straw bale homes...both inspiring and practical

Appliances
Clothes Washers	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled clothes washers can help save money on utility bills through superior designs that require less money and less energy to get clothes thoroughly clean.
Refrigerators	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled refrigerators can help save money on utility bills through superior designs that require less money and less energy to keep your food cold.
Dishwashers	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled dishwashers can help save money on utility bills through superior designs that require less money and less energy to get your dishes clean.
Air Conditioners	ENERGY STAR labeled air conditioners can help save money on utility bills through superior designs that require less money and less energy to keep your home cool and comfortable.
Automobiles	Return to top
Fuel Economy Guide For 2004	Find the miles-per-gallon of current model year cars and trucks. Compare the models of your choice side by side.
EPA Emissions Web Site	This guide will help you choose the cleanest and most fuel efficient vehicle that meets your needs.
2004 Hybrid Vehicle Guide	Specifications, annual emissions, miles-per-gallon, and annual fuel cost savings. See what hybrids are available today.
GreenerCars.com	The top-rated vehicles by class, plus the overall best and worst vehicles for the environment.
Construction and Home ImprovementReturn to top
Windows	The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) energy performance label can help you determine how well a product will perform the functions of helping to cool your building in the summer, warm your building in the winter, keep out wind, and resist condensation. By using the information contained on the label, builders and consumers can reliably compare one product with another, and make informed decisions about the windows, doors, and skylights they buy. .
Programable Thermostats	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled programmable thermostats are designed to help save money on your utility bill and reduce energy waste. A programmable thermostat is a temperature-sensitive device that lets you choose the temperature to be maintained in one or several rooms of your home during different times of the day.
Central Air Conditioners	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled central air conditioners are designed to help save money on your utility bill and reduce energy waste.
Room Air Conditioners	ENERGY STAR labeled air conditioners can help save money on utility bills through superior designs that require less money and less energy to keep your home cool and comfortable.
Boilers	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled boilers are designed to help save money on your utility bill and reduce energy waste. A boiler is a heating system that operates by burning gas or fuel oil to heat water or steam that is circulated through radiators, baseboards, or radiant floor systems.
Furnaces	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled furnaces are designed to help save money on your utility bill and reduce energy waste. Furnaces are the most commonly used residential heating system in the United States.
Geothermal Heat Pumps	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled geothermal heat pumps are designed to help save money on your utility bill and reduce energy waste. Geothermal heat pumps are similar to ordinary air conditioners and heat pumps, but use the ground instead of outside air to provide heating, air conditioning, and, in most cases, hot water.
Dehumidifiers	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled dehumidifiers are more efficient than conventional dehumidifiers and can help save money on utility bills. Often found in residential basements, dehumidifiers remove moisture from the air to maintain comfort and to limit the growth of mold and mildew.
Electronics	Return to top
Televisions and VCR's	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled TVs, VCRs, and combination units are designed to help save money on your utility bills and reduce energy waste.
Home Audio and DVD	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled home audio and DVD products are designed to help save money on your utility bills and reduce energy waste.
Computers	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled computers are designed to use less energy and save you money on utility bills.
Computer Monitors	ENERGY STAR¨ labeled monitors are designed to help save money on your utility bills and reduce energy waste.