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Puget Sound Green Pages Sustainable
Building, Design and Lifestyles Last updated: June 24, 2003 |
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PUGET SOUND AREA
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Teaches young people in the Rainier Valley how to fix
bikes, rewards them with their own set of wheels, and provides affordable
bicycle services in the community. Our programs invest in young people, the
future of our community, and encourage bicycling as a clean and healthy
transportation alternative. |
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A nonprofit research organization, that has been exploring
and clarifying just what is involved in a humane sustainable culture - and
how we can get there. |
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Information on "green" home design. |
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A convenient new way for contractors and home remodelers
to easily exchange small or large quantities of reusable or surplus building
materials. The Exchange is a free, on-line service for reusable or scrap
building materials. |
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"Neighbornets" are affinity groups of people who
live in the same general neighborhood who choose to form closer bonds with
one another. In some cases, these people will already be acquaintances who
wish to deepen their friendship. In other cases, they may come together
initially around one common area of interest (for example, gardening), and
then decide to broaden their scope of activities (for example, to include
service projects, a monthly potluck etc.), and thereby increase their sense
of community. |
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The Guild is an educational forum. It encourages building
practices that protect human health, encourage sustainable resource usage,
and foster long term economic vitality. |
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Formed in 1992 by intentional communities around the Puget
Sound area to create a means for sharing information and resources. Links to
books, websites, articles and papers on all aspects of creating, forming and
living in community. |
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The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource
Center's new guide to resources that help individuals reduce those impacts
and still live comfortably. Practicing pollution prevention, or
"P2" around the house can save you money on utility bills, make
your home healthier, improve your yard, and give you another reason to be
proud of your home. Plus, you'll help keep the air and water clean, protect
fish. Information on: 1) Green building, 2) Heating, cooling and insulation,
3) Appliances and plumbing fixtures, 4) Indoor air quality, 5) Painting,
staining and sealing, 6) Housecleaning, 7) Landscaping, 8) Car care, and 9)
Household chemical disposal. |
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A non-profit organization with a special interest in
promoting activities related to community-building and voluntary simplicity. |
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Come to a meeting to learn more about this mapmaking
initiative . . . share your ideas and get involved! Meet Wendy Brawer,
Founder and Director, Green Map System (GMS), and the team of activists,
designers, and cartographers who are cultivating our city's green map! |
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An organization of Bellingham/Whatcom County business
people who have become sensitized to our environmental plight and have chosen
to modify their business practices to secure a sustainable future. |
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social. Our mission is to advocate for sustainability in
Seattle/King County. |
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Information and fact sheets on home energy conservation,
weatherization and solar energy. |
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Useful information on gardening techniques and problems in
Western Washington. |
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
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Arcosanti is a prototype arcology for 5,000 people,
combining compact urban structure with large-scale, solar greenhouses on 20
acres. |
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Dedicated to research and learning that fosters a
sustainable, compassionate, and creative future. This site provides reports,
books and resources in four major areas: indicators of global consciousness
change, voluntary simplicity, media activism, and the evolution of human
culture and consciousness. |
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Our articles, reviews, and news stories are a prime
resource on energy-efficient, resource-efficient, and healthy building
practices. We address material selection, siting, indoor air quality,
daylighting, and much more! |
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Technology manufacturers and developers define their
performance claims and submit supporting data to Cal/EPA. CalCert reviews the
information, and, where necessary, may require additional testing to verify
claims. The technologies, equipment, and products that are proven receive State
certification. |
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Helps local governments and community leaders be proactive
in their land use and transportation planning, and adopt programs and
policies that lead to more livable and resource-efficient land use patterns. |
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Center for
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) |
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Sustainable energy and development information. |
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Promotes ideas and information on technologies that
support rather than damage the environment. |
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A center for the study, development and demonstration of
an ecologically sound lifestyle in an urban setting, expressed in right human
relations and right action, in harmony with the earth and all its
inhabitants. It is a community network for the furtherance of appropriate
technology and appropriate lifestyles for the 1990's and beyond. |
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Environmental
Energy Technologies (Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory) |
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An international leader in developing and commercializing
energy-efficient technologies and analytical techniques and in documenting
ways of improving the energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality of
residential and commercial buildings. |
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A public policy research, education and networking project
operated by subsistence workers and volunteers. Our focus is the needs of
future generations for a safe and healthy planet to inhabit. |
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Eco-villages are attempts to create complete, working
communities in which people can live sustainably, in harmony with each other
and nature. GEN was founded to support the development of sustainable human
settlements, facilitate the exchange of information amongst the settlements,
and make information available about eco-village concepts and demonstration
sites. |
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The Green Map System is a globally connected, locally
adaptable framework for community sustainability. Green Maps utilize Green
Map Icons to chart the sites of environmental significance in urban places
around the world. Each is created locally in a unique way, and our Mapmakers
are of all ages and backgrounds. |
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The hands-on journal of home made power. |
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Institute
for a Sustainable Environment (University of Oregon) |
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A nonprofit research and educational organization that
provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound
economic development strategies. Since 1974, ILSR has worked with citizen
groups, governments and private businesses in developing policies that
extract the maximum value from local resources. |
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Intentional Community is an inclusive term for
ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops,
urban housing cooperatives and other related projects and dreams... This Web
site serves the growing communities movement. We provide important
information and access to crucial resources for seekers of community,
existing and forming communities, and other friends of community. |
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Delft University Clean Technology Institute. |
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International Environmental Technology Center (UN
Environment Programme) |
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A non profit organization working to build livable
communities |
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NCAT's mission is to champion sustainable technologies and
community based approaches that protect natural resources and assist people,
especially the economically disadvantaged, in becoming self reliant. |
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Provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension
agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag
professionals in all 50 states. Topics addressed by ATTRA can be categorized
into three broad areas: sustainable farming production practices, alternative
crop and livestock enterprises, and innovative marketing. |
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An organic farmers' homepage. |
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The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment closed
on September 29, 1995. During its 23-year history, OTA provided congressional
members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the
complex scientific and technical issues of the late 20th century. It was a
leader in practicing and encouraging delivery of public services in
innovative and inexpensive ways, including distribution of government
documents through electronic publishing. This site honors that legacy by
making available in electronic form the complete collection of OTA
publications along with additional materials that illuminate the history and
impact of the agency. |
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Information on green building products and materials along
with techniques for sustainable design and construction. |
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Through its projects, publications, speakers, and
workshops, Planet Drum helps start new bioregional groups and encourages
local organizations and individuals to find ways to live within the natural
confines of bioregions. |
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Coordinates a network of community and environmental
groups, businesses, government leaders and civic activists to exchange ideas
and expertise for improving the environment. |
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Interact & Discuss your Questions, Concerns, and Ideas
with others interested in Green Architecture. |
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Fosters the efficient and sustainable use of resources as
a path to global security. |
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Tools and living examples for those who are serious about
learning to live a more conscious, simple, healthy and restorative lifestyle.
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Linking citizens to resources and to one another to create
healthy, vital, sustainable communities. |
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A comprehensive list of internet sites dealing with
sustainable development, including organisations, projects and activities,
electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases,
directories or metadatabases |
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Cohousing is the name of a type of collaborative housing
that attempts to overcome the alienation of modern subdivisions in which
no-one knows their neighbors, and there is no sense of community. It is
characterized by private dwellings with their own kitchen, living-dining room
etc, but also extensive common facilities. The common building may include a
large dining room, kitchen, lounges, meeting rooms, recreation facilities,
library, workshops, childcare. |
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United Nations
Environment Program: International Environmental Technology Center |
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IETC's main role is to promote the application of
Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) to address urban environmental
problems, such as sewage, air pollution, solid waste and noise, and the
management of freshwater basins to developing countries and countries with
economies in transition. The Centre serves as a proactive inter-mediator for
cooperation between sources and users of ESTs. |
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A membership organization dedicated to building
ecologically and socially healthy cities. |
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