Eco-Blok - Erosion control product made from recycled rubber tires, that replaces sand bags. Product specifications and dealer contacts.
International Bioengineering Group - Germany. Developers of fiber modules, and plant pallets and carpets for the prevention of soil erosion and lakeside restoration applications. English and German.
Rubbersidewalks - Offers a modular paving system that are made with ground up rubber tires which last longer than concrete near tree roots and are easier for people to walk on.
Buildings Technology Center of Excellence - Research and development of technologies to improve the energy efficiency and environmental compatibility of residential and commercial buildings. Facilities are available to manufacturers, universities, and others for proprietary and nonproprietary research and development. At Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
City of Chicago: City Hall's Roof Top Garden - An experiment to cut energy costs and reduce pollution. Site includes information about the design and construction, as well as the method of testing its benefits.
Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings - A team of designers, home builders, and product manufacturers that has joined the Department of Energy's Building America Program on a cost-shared basis. All CARB projects are Energy-Star homes.
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) - Focuses on research activities of the CERL. Research goals are to provide coordination with communities in regard to military operations in adjacent areas. Also includes information on cultural resources research, land management, seismic engineering, endangered species and environmental restoration.
Constructive Technologies Group, Inc. - Publications provide information on green buildings and the growing emphasis on building performance and occupant health. Produce Better Buildings Interactive computer based training products designed to improve building performance.
Cool Roofing Materials Database - Assists with the selection of roofing materials which reflect, or otherwise reject, the sun's radiant energy, before it penetrates into the interior of the building. From the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory .
DOE's Building Technologies Program - Research and dissemination of information about energy-saving appliance technologies (washers, and refrigerators), energy-efficient building construction, and related topics such as indoor air quality.
The Energy Conservatory - Manufacture precision diagnostic equipment used to solve comfort, energy use, durability and air quality problems in buildings.
Energy Efficiency in Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Buildings - Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) information to control operating costs and to preserve profitability and maintain a competitive edge. Information to eliminate inefficient energy use through the implementation of energy efficiency measures.
High Performance HVAC - Offers information concerning energy efficiency of air conditioning, heating and building automation systems. Includes information on indoor air quality, safety and building energy efficiency tips.
Intelligent Energy Optimizers, LLC - IEO evaluates, designs, supplies, installs and services software systems, electronic and electrical devices to achieve optimization of energy usage.
Passive Solar Housing - How to build homes that use less than half the energy of conventional homes yet will fit into a typical suburban neighborhood.
PNL: Building Systems Program (BSP) - Research program of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL) to optimize the combined performance of building systems. Includes mission statement and publication.
Productive Energy Solutions - Interactive site provides information for industrial and commercial facilities to help them understand the cost and savings of operating various pieces of equipment.
Revival - Project supported by the European Commission in which six buildings have been refurbished using sustainable solutions.
Sea Water Cooling System for Downtown Vancouver - Proposes to use a sea water cooling system to replace air conditioners used by office buildings. Site is a result of a UBC Mechanical Engineering undergraduate project.
Stork Energy Efficient Home Technology - Features technologies for energy savings in building a new home in hot and humid Myrtle Beach, SC. Solution to the problems of hurricanes, tornadoes, termites, fire, allergies, and low maintenance. Constructed using Insulated Concrete Forms and steel trusses and steel interior walls.
Usable Buildings - A large and well organised collection of information, guidance and research findings on the "virtual circle" of good procurement, design, construction and management of buildings to make them pleasant to occupy and manage, energy efficiency in use, and productive for occupants.
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