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DIRECTORIES
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Architectural Resource Guide.
Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility
NorCal,
PO Box 9126,
Berkeley CA 94709-0126,
510-273-2428
adpsr@aol.com
http://www.adpsr-norcal.org.
You are there.
$35 including S/H in US. Now
available as a book or run-time database on CD-ROM MAC
or PC. Best source for indoor air quality concerns,
agricultural-source materials, resource issues.
Sustainable Design, Building + Development Resource
Directory for Northern California. Building Concerns,
Global Environmental Options, Victoria Schomer, Craig
Hibberd, PO Box 2386, Mill Valley, CA 94942, 415-389-8049,
http://www.greendesign.net.
A searchable database on sustainable designing and building,
with a very comprehensive list of websites. Also, a
directory of building professionals in Northern or Southern
California regions for $10.
Green Building Professionals Directory. Sustainable
Sources, 108 Royal Way, Suite 1004, Austin, TX 78737,
512-288-5223. Searchable online database of green building
professionals. Listings are on a "shareware" basis.
The Harris Directory. B.J. Harris, 1583 Pacheco St.,
No. 125, Santa Fe, NM 87505, http://www.harrisdirectory.com.
Most comprehensive on recycled content with more than 1000
listings.
Environmental Building News. RR1, Box 161,
Brattleboro, VT 05301, 802-257-7300, fax 802-257-7304,
http://www.ebuild.com/.
The most direct and relevant monthly newsletter for builders
and architects. The content is clear and objective.
Subscription-funded instead of manufacturer-funded, ensuring
an unbiased position. Their first five years of articles are
available on CD-ROM for $165. EBN in conjunction with What's
Working has also produced a very useful binder of
manufacturers' literature, along with their analysis,
available for $98.
Guide to Resource Efficient Building Elements, 5th
ed. Center for Resourceful Building Technology, PO Box 100,
Missoula, MT 59806, 406-549-7678, fax 406-549-4100. Contains
contact and product information for resource efficient and
recycled material manufacturers producing everything from
foundations to roofing. The best for resource analysis.
REDI Guide (Resources for Environmental Design
Index). Iris Communications, PO Box 5920, Eugene, OR
97405-0911, 541-484-9353, fax 541-484-1645. Can be searched
slowly for free (http://www.oikos.com/redi/)
or can be purchased in print for $25.
Eco Living Sourcebook. 110 Linden St., Oakland, CA
94607, 510-452-0500. This database contains listings for
more than 500 recycled-content building and construction
products from 80 U.S. companies. Includes, content
percentages, standards, test results, specifications,
distributors, and especially useful pictures.
National Park Service Sustainable Design and Construction
Database. Assembled by Sally Small, PO Box 25287,
Denver, CO. 80225, 303-969-2466, http://www.nps.gov/dsc/dsgncnstr/.
Contains information about an estimated 1300 product
listings from over 550 manufacturers, all rated in 14
environmental factors. There are also listings of over 7000
recyclers of construction debris nationwide and information
on construction site recycling. Products can be searched by
manufacturing plant location, CSI division, or product
type.
Environmental By Design, Professional Edition. By Kim
Leclair and David Rousseau, P.O. Box 95016, South Van
C.S.C., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6P 6V4. This is a
notebook-style publication with symbols representing various
criteria including: recycled content; renewable resource;
in-plant energy efficiency; low emissions in plant; minimum
packaging; minimum transportation; minimum installation
hazards; low toxic emissions; durability; simple non toxic
maintenance; reusable; recyclable; fair business practices;
research and education programs.
City of Austin's Sustainable Building Sourcebook Green
Builder Program. PO Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767. A
technical and logistical guide covering practical issues
associated with various green building choices. $25.
AIA Environmental Resource Guide. AIA Order Dept.,
PO Box 753, Waldorf, MD 20604, 800-365-ARCH, fax
800-678-7102. This comprehensive guide is continually
updated but really only useful for the researcher as it
demonstrates just how "gray" all these decisions are. There
are no clear winners, only the guilt that you may have
forgotten one of the infinite factors. No brand names are
listed.
McRecycle USA Registry Service. McDonald's
Corporation Environmental Affairs, Kroc Drive, Oak Brook,
IL. 800-220-3809. Contains listings for more than 900
products made by 500 manufacturers, sorted by CSI divisions.
Free; updated continuously.
The Green Pages: The Contract Interior Designers' Guide
to Environmentally Responsible Products and Materials.
Andrew Fuston, 45 East 25th Street 20th Floor, New York, NY
10010, 212-779-3365. Contains product listings from 536
manufacturers of environmentally responsible building
materials, including recycled products.
The Resource Guide to Sustainable Landscapes and
Gardens. Environmental Resources, Inc., 2041 East
Hollywood Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84108-3148,
801-485-0280.This 368-page paperback book lists more than
1,100 environmentally responsible landscaping materials,
products, and information sources. Sorted by CSI number.
Sustainable Design Resource Guide, Third Edition
(January 1997). Joint AIA / ADPSR project. AIA Denver, SDRG,
1526 15th Street, Denver, CO 80202, 303-446-2266, fax
303-446-0066, aiadenco@aol.com,
http://www.diac.com/~ggray/SDRG/sdrg.htm.
$39.95 for Windows or MAC disk, $29.95 for the printed
version. Very good with local sources for Colorado and the
Rocky Mountain region.
Building Materials for the Environmentally
Hypersensitive. CMHC Publications, PO Box 3077, Markham,
ON, Canada L3R 6G4, 800-668-CMHC. 238-page assessment of
materials suitable for occupants with chemical
sensitivities.
Environmental Choice M Program Certified Products and
Services. Lynne Patenaude, TerraChoice Environmental
Services, 613-952-0264. Lists manufacturers and products
complying with Environment Canada's EcologoTM
requirements.
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DESIGN & SPECIFICATION
TOOLS
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ReSourceful Spec. Larry Strain, Siegel
& Strain Architects, 1295 59th St., Emeryville, CA
94608, 510-547-8092. Prepared with assistance from the
Alameda County Recycling Board, currently the most
comprehensive spec available. Probably the most useful tool
that procurement agencies can provide their design
professionals. $35.
GreenSpec. Kalin Associates, 154 Wells Ave, Newton
Centre, MA 02159, 617-964-5477. Database of green products
and practices expressed in technical language so that they
can be included in architectural specifications.
Comprehensive in addressing waste avoidance. Approximately
$135.
Waste Spec. Triangle J Council of Governments, PO Box
12276, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919-549-0551. Model
language to insert into specifications to address waste
reduction techniques, salvage, reuse of materials, and
recycling of construction waste. Free.
Environmental Knowledge Base (EnvKB). Funded by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering
Laboratories and the U.S. EPA. Available from Design
Harmony, 16N Boylan Ave., Raleigh, NC 27603, 919-755-0300.
This ambitious and very extensive database/design tool
offers environmental considerations at every phase of
design, gives material suggestions, and offers case studies.
The program interfaces with MCASES cost estimating
spreadsheets, DOE 2.1, EXPOSURE, and includes the CERL
Design Process Map and an alternative materials
database.
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CATALOGS
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Environmental Construction Outfitters™. Customized
lists of low-toxicity products carried by this firm. Mail
order, showroom. 800-238-5008.
IAQ Product Service Guide. This comprehensive
directory includes a section on "Interior Construction
Products," plus air filters, cleaners, detection equipment,
mitigation products and consultants. Cutter Information
Corp. 800-888-8939. $75.
Healthier Indoor Environments: Canadian Sources of
Residential Products and Services. This directory
includes a section on "Low Polluting Building Products,
Materials, and Technologies," also lists consultants who
provide screening evaluations of materials and cleaning and
maintenance products. Available from Canadian Housing
Information Centre, CMHC, 613-748-2367, fax
613-748-2098.
R-2000 Procurement List. This list assists builders
in selecting products that will meet R-2000 IAQ
requirements. Includes carpet and padding, resilient
flooring, paints and finishes, adhesives, and composite wood
products. Available from John Broniek, Canadian Home
Builder's Association, 613-230-3060.
Guide to Energy Efficient Office Equipment. American
Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, 2140 Shattuck
Avenue, Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94704, 510-549-9914, fax
510-549-9984.
EPA's Energy Star Hotline. 202-233-9114, fax-back
line 202-233-9659.
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