BUILDING FOR A FUTURE
Association for Environment-Conscious Building
Windlake House, The Pump Field
Coaley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5DX
UK
011-44-453-890757
Non-technical magazine on environmentally friendly building in the U.K. Includes case studies, news and reviews. 100605.1523@compuserve.com 

BUILDING WITH NATURE
P.O. Box 369
Gualala, CA 95445
Bi-monthly newsletter; essays, directories of resources & organization, calendar of events.

BUILDING WITH NATURE NEWSLETTER
P.O. Box 4417
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
(707) 579-2201
Appropriate for both building professionals and non-professionals, with lots of information about low-toxic construction and other health and environmental issues. Bi-monthly newsletter $35. Carol Venolia, Editor.

COHOUSING
The CoHousing Network
P.O. Box 2584
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 549-9980 fax: (510) 526-6124
Contemporary Approaches to Housing Ourselves. Quarterly magazine, $25/year. Don Lindemann, Editor.

DESIGN HEALTHY BUILDINGS
(800) 365-ARCH
A compilation of key papers presented from the 1992 COTE symposium on indoor air quality, materials, and systems for building ecology. 1993,173 pages. $19.95/$13.95 AIA (order #J344)

ECO DESIGN
Ecological Design Association
Slad Road, Stroud
Glos, GL5 1QW
UK
011-44-453-765575 fax: 011-44-453-759211
British periodical edity by the author of The Natural House. David Pearson, Editor. Quarterly magazine.

ECO DESIGN
EcoDesign Resource Society
P.O. Box 3981, Main Post Office
Vancouver, V6B 3Z4
CANADA
(604) 738-9334 fax: (604) 738-9334
A Design Journal for Health and the Environment. Subscription with membership in society. Bryan Harrison, Editor, Quarterly magazine. Membership cost is CAN$25, add CAN$10 for memberships outside Canada.

ENERGY TOOLS: NEW PRODUCTS FOR ARCHITECTS FROM THE NATIONAL ENERGY LABORATORIES
(800) 365-ARCH
18 research "products" presented ranging from daylighting, passive solar design, thermal bridging, moisture control - provides practicing architects with valuable new means to improve energy performance in their buildings. 1992,36 pages. $14/$9.80 AIA (order #W134)

ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND ARCHITECTURE
(800) 365-ARCH
Featuring papers from the 1991 Atlanta symposium discussing energy, application-oriented programs about existing and future energy conscious technology for the built environment. 1992, 190 pages. $19.95/$13.95 AIA (order #J345)

ENVIRONMENTAL BUILDING NEWS
Editorial and Subscription Office
RR 1 Box 161
Brattleboro, VT 5301
(802) 257-7300 fax: (802) 257-7304
email: info@buildinggreen.com 
web site: www.buildinggreen.com
A Bi-monthly Newsletter on Environmentally Sustainable Design and Construction. $67/yr, $127/yr for companies of 25 or more. Alex Wilson, Editor.

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE GUIDE
Available through AIA Denver
1526 15th Street
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 446-2266 fax: (303) 446-0066
AIA National: (800) 365-ARCH

GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS
ACTs Inc.
(314) 394-0611
Chronicle of the New York symposium on sustainable development based on environmentally advanced building technologies, including presentations on Greening the Home, Greening the City, Greening the Building Industry, and Greening the Future.

GUIDE TO RESOURCE EFFICIENT BUILDING ELEMENTS
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
P.O. Box 3413
Missoula, MT 59806

HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE, BUILDINGS: A GUIDE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
(800) 365-ARCH
Brochure provides architectural clients with information to evaluate the benefits of environmental design services. There is space to include your name and firms address inside.

IN CONTEXT: A QUARTERLY OF HUMANE SUSTAINABLE CULTURE
Context Institute
P.O. Box 11470
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
No. 9 "Strategies for Cultural Change"
No. 28 "Making it Happen: Effective Strategies for Changing the World"
No. 25 "Sustainability: the State of the Movement"
No. 33 "We Can Do It! Tools for Community Transformation"
No. 36 "Toward a Sustainable World Order"

ON THE GROUND
1000 Words
P.O. Box 9034
Berkeley, CA 94709-0034
(510) 883-0433
The Multimedia Journal on Community, Design & Environment. Explores the linkages between social, economic, and environmental aspects of urban form. Ann B. Thorpe, Editor. Quarterly magazine $85.

PASSIVE SOLAR INDUSTRIES COUNCIL
1090 Vermont Ave., NW Ste. 1200
Washington, DC 20005

SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITIES AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(800) 365-ARCH
A compilation of papers from the COTE Seattle symposium focusing on the application of sustainable design approaches to community development and building materials. 1993,21 reports, electronic format. Available only on AIA Online in the Environment PIA Forum.

THE RESOURCE EFFICIENT HOUSE GUIDE
Rocky Mountain Institute
1739 Snowmass Creek Road
Snowmass, CO 81654-9199
(303) 927-3851

THE URBAN ECOLOGIST
Urban Ecology
P.O. Box 10144
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 549-1724
urbanecology@igc.apc.org 
The Journal of Urban Ecology. Coverage of environmental movements in the urban context. Includes national and international developments, but focuses on San Francisco Bay area. Stephen Wheeler, Editor. Quarterly newsletter $30.

PERIODICALS-ENERGY

CONCRETE MASONRY PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN-RULES OF THUMB, NCMA TEK 116A
National Concrete Masonry Association
P.O. Box 781
Herndon, VA 22070

CONSUMER GUIDE TO HOME ENERGY SAVINGS
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
2140 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 202
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 549-9914 fax: (510) 549-9984
The American Council for Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is a non-profit organization that gathers, evaluates and disseminates information to stimulate greater energy efficiency. They conduct studies, publish books and reports, provide expert testimony, and organize conferences to facilitate information exchange between individuals developing new techniques in energy efficiency and those who can put them to work. $ 7.95.

ENERGY DESIGN UPDATE
Cutter Information Corp
37 Broadway
Arlington, MA 02174-5552
(800) 888-8939 fax: (617) 648-1950
Leading resource for news and developments relating to energy-efficient residential design and construction. Emphasis on products. Ned Nisson, Editor. Monthly newsletter $157.

HOME ENERGY
Energy Auditor & Retrofitter, Inc.
2124 Kittredge St, No. 95
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 524-5405
homeenergy@envirolink.org 
Magazine covering weatherization, energy inspection, and residential energy efficiency. Targeted primarily toward energy inspectors and weatherization professionals. Alan Meier, Editor. Bi-monthly magazine $49.

HOME POWER
Home Power Inc.
P.O. Box 520
Ashland, OR 97520
(916) 475-3179 fax: (916) 475-3179
The Hands-On Journal of Home-Made Power. Hands-on and technical info about small-scale PV and hydro systems.

NORTHEAST SUN
Northeast Solar Energy Assoc.
50 Miles Street
Greenfield, MA 1301
(413) 774-6051 fax: (413) 774-6053
Quarterly magazine of responsible energy use

PASSIVE SOLAR CONSTRUCTION, NCMA TEK 133
National Concrete Masonry Association
P.O. Box 781
Herndon, VA 22070

PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING WITH BRICK MASONRY, Technical Notes on Brick Construction 43
Brick Institute of America
11490 Commerce Park Dr.
Reston, VA 22091

REAL GOODS CATALOG - EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN
Products for Solar Living
555 Leslie Street
Ukiah, CA 95482-3471
(800) 762-7325 fax: (707) 468-9486

SOLAR TODAY
American Solar Energy Society
2400 Central Ave., G-1
Boulder, CO 80301-2843
(303) 443-3130
ases@ases.org 
Official publication of ASES, includes news from the various solar industries and building design. Maureen McIntyre, Editor. Bi-monthly magazine, $29.

SOLPLAN REVIEW
The Drawing-Room Graphic Services, Ltd.
Box 86627
North Vancouver, V7L 4L2
CANADA
(604) 689-1841 fax: (604) 689-1841
Journal of Energy Conservation, Building Science, and Construction Practice. Detailed articles and news about R-2000 and other Canadian programs. Covers indoor air quality as well. Richard Kadulski, Editor. Bi-monthly newsletter $46.

PERIODICALS - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

BUILDING CONNECTIONS RESOURCE SUPPLEMENT FOR PROGRAM 11, HEALTHY BUILDINGS AND MATERIALS
American Institute of Architects
1735 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 365-ARCH

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
Leader Publications
New York City, NY
(800) 888-8300
Monthly

HEALTHY MATERIALS
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
P.O. Box 3077
Markham, L3R 6G4
CANADA
(416) 282-2950 fax: (416) 282-1897
Highly useful publication on indoor air quality research, news, and developments. Emphasis on building and household products. Jim White, Terry Robinson. Semi-annual newsletter $35.

INDOOR AIR BULLETIN
Indoor Air Information Service, Inc.
P.O. Box 8446
Santa Cruz, CA 95061-8446
(408) 426-6624
Technical newsletter on IAQ in commercial buildings helps architects keep up with the science behind IAQ issues. Publication is supposed to be monthly, but has been sporadic since 1993. Hal Levin, Editor. Monthly newsletter $195.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY UPDATE
Cutter Information Corp.
37 Broadway
Arlington, MA
(800) 888-8939 fax: (617) 648-1950
Packed with news and information relating to indoor air quality. Carlton Vogt, Editor. Monthly newsletter $167.

INDOOR AIR REVIEW
IAQ Publications, Inc.
4520 East-West Highway, Ste. 610
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 913-0115 fax: (301) 913-0119
Newspaper-format periodical includes sections on lead, asbestos, radon. Good source on political and business news relating to IAQ. Limited in-depth technical coverage. Dennis Melamed. Monthly newsletter $72.

INTERIOR CONCERNS RESOURCE GUIDE
Interior Concerns Publications
P.O. Box 2386
Mill Valley, CA 94942
(415) 389-8049 fax: (415) 388-8322
vschomer@interiorconcerns.org 
Environmentally Sensitive and Low-Toxic Alternative Products. Product listings for low-toxic carpets, interior finishes, and furnishings. Each company described in one sentence. Updated periodically. Victoria Schomer, Editor. 1995 product directory $40.

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS COLLECTION
Genium Publishing Corp.
1 Genium Plaza
Schnectady, NY 12304
(518) 377-8854 fax: (518) 377-1891
Subscription service $375, updated annually

THE INDOOR AIR REVIEW
IAQ Publications
Bethesda, MD
Monthly

THE WARY CANARY
Wary Canary Press
Fort Collins, CO
(303) 224-0083
Quarterly

PERIODICALS - RESOURCE CONSERVATION / RECYCLING

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS RECYCLING GUIDEBOOK
Metropolitan Council Data Center
Mears Park Center, 230 E. 5th St
St. Paul, MN 55101

SMALL FLOWS
National Small Flows Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 6064
Morgantown, WV 26506-6064
(800) 624-8301
Somewhat technical but friendly tabloid-format newsletter on water conservation, pollution prevention, and wastewater treatment alternative mostly at the community level. NSFC also publishes the new, peer-reviewed publication The Small Flows Journal.

THE BOTTOM LINE: RESTRUCTURING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Community Environmental Council
930 Miramonte Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(805) 963-0583

THE DENVER POST RECYCLING GUIDE
Colorado Recycles
June Supplement

PERIODICALS - BUILDING MATERIALS

ADOBE AND RAMMED EARTH BUILDINGS
The University of Arizona Press
1230 N. Park Ave., Ste. 102
Tucson, AZ 85719

ADOBE JOURNAL
The Friends of Adobe
P.O. Box 7725
Albuquerque, NM 87194
(505) 243-7801 fax: (505) 243-7801
Oversized format full of good articles on old and new adobe technologies and designs, and adobe community networking. Subscription price gets you four issues, which may take longer than a year. Michael Moquin, Editor. Quarterly magazine $17.50.

ADOBE/SOLAR ASSOCIATES
847 E. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Publishes newsletter "The Mudslinger", offers workshops and information on adobe building.

CORDWOOD MASONRY HOUSEBUILDING
Earthwood
366 Murtagh Hill Rd.
West Chazy, NY 12992
Cordwood Masonry or Stackwood Construction is a building system that creates walls by ricking cordwood and cementing it with mortar.

EARTHEN BUILDING MATERIALS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
8604 FM 969
Austin, TX 78724
(512) 928-4786

GUIDE TO RESOURCE EFFICIENT BUILDING ELEMENTS
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
P.O. Box 100
Missoula, MT 59806
(406) 549-7678 fax: (406) 549-4100
crbt@montana.com 
Listing of resource-efficient building materials. Strong in the area of alternatives to conventional wood products. Updated annually. Tracy Mumma.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DATABASE
National Park Service, Denver Service Center, TIC
12795 W. Alameda Parkway
Denver, CO 80225
(303) 969-2132
Computer database with over 700 product listings, including ratings in 14 different sustainability categories. Also includes discussion of the issues, construction site recycling information, and a listing of resources. Windows format only. Sally Small, Editor.

REDI GUIDE
Iris Communications, Inc
P.O. Box 5920
Eugene, OR 97405-0911
(800) 346-0104 fax: (541) 484-1645
web site: www.oikos.com 
Resources for Environmental Design Index. Energy efficient and sustainable building products database. Database in print or disk form, for MAC or PC.

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING SOURCEBOOK
City of Austin, Environmental & Conservation
206 E. 9th St., Ste 17.102
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 499-3500 fax: (512) 499-2859
Resource directory, some of which is specific to the Austin area. Interesting explanation of material preferences.

THE HARRIS DIRECTORY
BJ Harris
508 Jose St.
Santa Fe, NM 87501-1855
(505) 995-0337 fax: (505) 820-1911
Listing of recycled-content building products and materials. Available for all computer platforms, in database and spreadsheet formats. Semi-annual database $69, shipping/handling $6.50 additional.

THE LAST STRAW
Out On Bale (un) Ltd.
1037 East Linden St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 622-6896
Newsletter, both technical and entertaining. Includes news, examples, advice, and more. Judy Know, Editor. Quarterly newsletter $32.

THE SOURCEBOOK FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Boston Society of Architects
52 Broad Street
Boston, MA 2109
(617) 951-1433 fax: (617) 951-0845
A Guide to Environmentally Responsible Building Materials & Processes. Andrew St. John, AIA Editor. Listings in CSI format make it useful to architects and specifiers.

THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN RESOURCE GUIDE, Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region
AIA, Denver Chapter
1562 15th St.
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 446-2266 fax: (303) 446-0066
Excellent narratives introducing each CSI-organized section. Extensive listings of products and materials, with sources and suppliers listed for the Rocky Mountain Region in particular. $29.95 also available on diskette for $39.95.

WOODS OF THE WORLD
Tree-Talk, Inc.
P.O. Box 426
Burlington, VT 5402
(802) 863-6789 fax: (802) 863-4344
wow@together.net 
A large computer database on CD-ROM with photos and data on 435 species of wood, designed to encourage the use of lesser-known species. "Pro" version, with 910 species, is $99. A version on floppy disks, without the graphics is available for $19.95.

BOOKS - GENERAL

A NEW THEORY OF URBAN DESIGN
Christopher Alexander, Oxford University Press, 1987

A PATTERN LANGUAGE
Oxford University Press
2001 Evans Rd.
Cary, NC 27513
(800) 451-7556 fax: (919) 677-1303
Illustrates patterns that work on all scales, from the reading nook to the whole city. Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein. 1977 hardcover $49.95.

A PRIMER ON SUSTAINABLE BUILDING
Rocky Mountain Institute
1739 Snowmass Creek Rd.
Snowmass, CO 81654-9199
(970) 927-3851 fax: (970) 927-4178
Overview and introduction to the concepts and issues of green building. Dianna Lopez Barnett and William D. Browning. 1995 paperback $16.95.

ALTERNATIVE HOUSEBUILDING
Sterling Publishing
New York, NY
Mike McClintock. 1989. Tattered Cover, Denver.

BIO-LOGIC: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY DESIGN
David Wann. Johnson Books, 1990.

BUILDING GREENER NEIGHBORHOODS
American Forests
P.O. Box 2000
Washington, DC 20013
(202) 667-3300
Concise book on the benefits of trees (ecological and economic), how trees grow, how to protect trees, and effective use of trees in community planning. Co-authored with the NAHB Home Builder Press. 1996 paperback $12.00.

COHOUSING
Habitat Press
Berkeley, CA
McCamant and Durrett, 1988

DESIGN WITH NATURE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10158-0012
(800) 225-5945 fax: (908) 302-2300
Reprint of this timeless classic from 1967. Old, but not dated. Ian L. McHarg. 1995 paperback $39.95

ECOLOGIC ARCHITECTURE
Butterworth Heinemann Publishing
80 Montvale Ave.
Stoneham, MA 2180
Richard L. Crowther, FAIA

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY AMERICAN 1995/96: PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
W.K. Reilly ed. Campden, London UK, 1995.

FLATHEAD GAUGES 1995: A REPORT TO CITIZENS ON LONG-TERM TRENDS IN SUSTAINABILITY
Sunrift Center for Sustainable Communities
15 Depot Park
Kalispell, MT 59901
(406) 756-8548

FOR THE COMMON GOOD: REDIRECTING THE ECONOMY TOWARD COMMUNITY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
W.E. Daly and J.B. Cobb Jr. Beacon Press, 1989.

GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
John Wiley
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10158
(800) 225-5945 fax: (908) 302-2300
Created from a 1991 symposium on the topic at MIT, this book provides an overview of the regulatory and market-related environmental factors affecting the global construction industry. Not limited to building construction. Fred Moavenzadeh. 1994 hardcover $39.95.

GRAY WORLD, GREEN HART
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10158-0012
(800) 225-5945 fax: (908) 302-2300
Thought-provoking, philosophical discourse on the origins of our attitudes about nature and technology, and on how we can incorporate concepts of sustainability into our landscapes. Robert L. Thayer, Jr. 1994 hardcover $39.95.

GREEN ARCHITECTURE
American Institute of Architects Press
1735 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20006
(800) 365-ARCH
Not really a "guide". Rather, this book is a gallery of 43 projects by 14 architects and firms, illustrating the state of green building in North America. Michael J. Crosbie. 1994 hardcover $39.95.

GREEN BUILDING GUIDE - A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH
City of Austin ECSD
206 E. 9th Street, Suite 17.1021
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 499-3504 fax: (512) 499-2859
(512) 499-3500
A Program of the City of Austin. W. Laurence Doxsey - Project Coordinator, Green Builder Program. Austin also has a Sustainable Building Sourcebook supporting the Green Builder Program. It includes information on water, energy, building materials, and solid waste.

GREEN HOME
Camden House Publishing
Box 766
Buffalo, NY 14240-0766
(800) 387-5085 fax: (416) 499-8313
Order from: Firefly Books, 3680 Victoria Park, Willowdale, ON M2H 3K1, Canada. Interesting account of the development of the Waterloo Green Home, arguable the best of Canadas ten "Advanced Houses." Wayne Grady. 1993 paperback $15.95.

GREEN SHIFT TOWARDS A GREEN SENSIBILITY IN ARCHITECTURE
Butterworth-Heinemann Pub.
John Farmer, 1996.

GREENWAYS
Island Press
1718 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 300
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 232-7933 fax: (202) 234-1328
Highly practical book on the development of pathways, bicycle paths, and other greenways. Loring Schwarz, Editor. 1996 paperback $32.50.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
US Government
Northwest Banks Building, 201 W. 8th St.
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 544-3142 fax: (719) 544-6719
Written for National Park facilities, but a great resource for designers of any buildings. 1993 paperback $11.00.

HOMING INSTINCT
Warner Books, Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Comprehensive guide to home design for owner-builders, with information about energy efficiency, passive solar, and regional vernaculars. John Connell. 1993 hardcover $35.00.

HOW BUILDINGS LEARN
Viking
375 Hudson St.
New York, NY 10014
(212) 366-2000
Study of how buildings evolve or disintegrate after theyre "finished", and how to design for their ongoing evolution. Stewart Brand. 1994 hardcover $30.00.

LESSONS FROM NATURE: LEARNING TO LIVE SUSTAINABLY ON THE EARTH
Daniel D. Chiras. Island Press, 1992.

MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR DESIGN
Prentice-Hall
J. Rosemary Riggs, 1989

PERMACULTURE
Permaculture Resources
P.O. Box 65
Califon, NJ 7830
(800) 832-6285 fax: (908) 689-6941
permaresou@aol.com 
Large, comprehensive book with information for use in all landscapes and climates. Formerly published as Permaculture: A Practical Guide for a Sustainable Future. Bill Mollison. 1992 hardcover $55.00.

RECLAIMING OUR CITIES & TOWNS
New Society Publishers
4527 Springfield Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19143
Originally published in Australia, this book explains convincingly how having too many cars makes cities less livable for everyone, especially for the car-less. David Engwicht. 1993 paperback $12.95.

REGENERATIVE DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10158-0012
(800) 225-5945 fax: (908) 302-2300
Practical guide to the theory, design and construction of regenerative systems as the building blocks of a sustainable culture. Many systems have been implemented at the Center for Regenerative Studies at Cal Poly-Pomona. john Tillman Lyle. 1994 hardcover $49.95.

RURAL BY DESIGN
APA Planners Press
122 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60603
Text addressing innovative planning and development strategies for rural sites. Emphasis on open-space protection, clustering of buildings, and the creation of livable communities. Randall Arendt. 1994 hardcover $84.95.

SAVING THE PLANET: HOW TO SHAPE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
L.R. Brown, C. Flavin, and S. Postel., Norton, 1991

SHELTER
Shelter Publications, 1973

SMALL HOUSES
The Tauton Press
Newtown, CT

STATE OF THE WORLD 1996: A WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE REPORT ON PROGRESS TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
L.R. Brown, ed. W.W. Norton, 1996

SUN EARTH - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
American Solar Energy Association
2400 Central Ave. G1
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 443-3130
Richard L. Crowther, FAIA

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Sierra Books
100 Bush St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 291-1600 fax: (415) 291-1602
Order through Random House, (800) 733-3000. Essays by two leading architects and several others provide a good overview of ecologically appropriate land use. Sim Van der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe. 1986 paperback $20.00.

THE BOTTOM LINE: RESTRUCTURING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Community Environmental Council
930 Miramonte Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
A. Domenski, J. Clark, and P. Relis, 1990.

THE GOOD HOUSE
Taunton Press
Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow; 1990

THE GREENING OF INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
National Academy Press
2101 constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20418
(202) 334-3133
A collection of 19 footnoted articles by various contributors provides a useful overview to the subject of industrial ecology. Not much that relates directly to the design or construction of buildings. Braden R. Allenby, Editor. 19954 hardcover $39.95.

THE HEALTHY BUILDING RESOURCE GUIDE
Lloyd Publishing
(203) 227-1276

THE INDEPENDENT HOME
Chelsea Green Publishing Co
Post Mills, VT
Michael Potts, 1993.

THE INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGICAL REBUILDING PROGRAM, ECOCITY PAPER NUMBER TWO
Ecocity Builders
Richard Register, 1993.

THE NATURAL HOUSE BOOK
Simon & Schuster/Fireside
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 698-7000
Creating a Healthy, Harmonious, and Ecologically-Sound Home Environment. David Pearson, 1989.

THE NATURAL HOUSE CATALOG
Fireside Books
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 698-4665
Well-illustrated, attractive book full of ideas and product information on healthy, environmentally friendly houses. David Pearson. 1996 hardcover $23.

THE NATURALLY ELEGANT HOME
Little, Brown & Co.
200 West St.
Waltham, MA 2254
(800) 759-0190
Reference and source of ideas for environmentally concerned home designers and landscapers. Janet Marinelli and Rovert Kourik. 1992 hardcover $45.00.

THE NEW URBANISM
McGraw Hill
11 W 19th St, 4th floor
New York, NY 10011
(800) 262-4729 fax: (614) 755-5645
Illustrated book on what is emerging as a new paradigm of land-use planning and community design. Provides several thoughtful essays on New Urbanism, then offers a tour of 24 communities (some unbuilt) designed by such leaders as Peter Calthorpe and Andres Duany. Peter Katz. 1994 hardcover $49.95.

THE NEXT AMERICAN METROPOLIS
Princeton Architectural Press
37 East Seventh Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 995-9620
A pattern-book for designing pedestrian-friendly communities based on Calthorpes "transit-oriented development" model. Peter Calthorpe.

THE PEDESTRIAN POCKET BOOK
Princeton Architectural Press
37 East Seventh St.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 995-9620
A short collection of essays on pedestrian pocket planning. A pedestrian pocket is a cluster of housing, retail, and office space within an easy walking radius of a transit stop.

THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSES
Oxford University Press
Christopher Alexander, 1985

THE RESOURCE GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES AND GARDENS
Environmental Resources, Inc.
2041 East Hollywood Ave.
Salt Lake City, UT 84108-3148
(801) 485-0280 fax: (801) 485-0280
Directory with good background information on selecting environmentally sound landscape products. Wesley A. Groesbeck and Jan Striefel. 1995 paperback $37.50.

THE ROAD FROM RIO: AN AGENDA FOR U.S. FOLLOW-UP TO THE EARTH SUMMIT
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
G. Porter and I. Islan, 1992.

VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: TOWARD A WAY OF LIFE THAT IS OUTWARDLY SIMPLE, INWARDLY RICH
Quill, Morrow & Co
Duane Elgin, 1993

YOUR NATURAL HOME
Little, Brown & Co.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(800) 759-0190
Useful book on low-impact, healthy home design. Includes excellent discussion of building materials and directory of about 2,000 specific products. Janet Maninelli and Paul Bierman-Lytle. 1995 paperback $21.95.

BOOKS - ENERGY

BUILDINGS THAT WORK: COMMISSIONING FOR PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY
Outlines a case for the necessity of building commissioning. MaryAnn Piette, 1996.

CANADIAN HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
Builders Manual
Canadian Home Builders Association. 1995 paperback $55.00.

CLIMATIC BUILDING DESIGN
Energy-Efficient Building Principles and Practices
McGraw-Hill. Donald Watson, FAIA and Kenneth Labs. 1992 paperback $34.95.

CONCEPTS AND PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURAL DAYLIGHTING
Fuller Moore. 1991 paperback $34.95.

CONSUMER GUIDE TO HOME ENERGY SAVINGS
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Alex Wilson and Joh Morrill. 1995 paperback $7.95.

COOLING OUR COMMUNITIES
A Guidebook on Tree Planting and Light-Colored Surfacing. Hashem Akbari. 1992 paperback $13.00.

DESIGN WITH CLIMATE
A Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism
Van Nostrand Reinhold. Victor Olgyay. 1992 paperback $29.95.

ENERGY CONSERVING SITE DESIGN
American Society of Landscape Architects
P.O. Box 753
Waldorf, MD 20604-0753
(800) 787-2665 fax: (301) 843-0159
Thirteen articles by various authors on landscape and land-use design. E. Grefory McPherson, Editor. 1984 paperback $18.95.

ENERGY-EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPING
Appropriate Solutions Press
Dover Rd. Box 39
South Newfane, VT 5351
(802) 348-7441 fax: (802) 348-7441
Revised and expanded version of the classic Landscape Design that Saves Energy. Geared primarily toward homeowners. Anne Simon Moffat and Marc Schiler. 1993 paperback $17.95.

IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS
Reviews energy use and barriers to conservation in existing five-or-more unit multifamily housing. Rick Diamond, 1995.

MOISTURE CONTROL HANDBOOK
Van Nostrand Reinhold. Joe Lstiburek and John Carmody. 1993 hardcover $49.95.

NY-STAR BUILDERS FIELD GUIDE
NY-Star, Inc.
41 State St., Ste 1011
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 465-3115 fax: (518) 465-0635
1994 paperback $12.00.

PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY COOLING OF BUILDINGS
Primary focus ventilative, radiant, evaporative, and earth-coupled cooling. Baruch Givoni. 1994 hardcover $49.95.

PASSIVE SOLAR COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS
A Sourcebook of Examples and Design Insights. S.R. Hastings, Editor, International Energy Agency. 1994 hardcover $69.95.

PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN STRATEGIES
Passive Solar Industries Council
1511 K St. NW, Ste. 600
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-7400 fax: (202) 393-5043
Guidelines for Builders. Loose-leaf $50.00

PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY
Brickhouse Publishing Co.
Amherts, NH
Bruce Anderson and Malcolm Wells. 2nd ed. 1994

RENEWABLES ARE READY
People Creating Renewable Energy Solutions. The Union of Concerned Scientists. Nancy Cole and P.J. Skerrett.

RESIDENTIAL ENERGY
Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings. Review of residential energy savings, covering energy principles, air leakage, insulation, windows, heating, cooling, water heating, lighting, and appliances. John Krigger. 1994 paperback $30.00.

SOLAR LIVING SOURCEBOOK
John Shaeffer & The Real Goods Staff. 9th ed.

THE BOOK OF MASONRY STOVES
Brick House Publishing
Rediscovering an Old Way of Warming. David Lyle. 1983 paperback $24.95.

THE SOLAR ELECTRIC HOUSE
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
P.O. Box 428
White River Junction, VT 5001
Steven J. Strong. 1993 paperback $21.95.

YOUR HOME COOLING ENERGY GUIDE
Saturn Resources Management
John T. Krigger. 1992 paperback $12.50.

BOOKS - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALLY HYPERSENSITIVE
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
700 Montreal Rd.
Ottawa, K1A 0P7
CANADA
(613) 748-2000
1995 paperback $29.99.

CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS
Useful resource usually in a medical library or library associated with the public health department of a college or university. Lists ingredients with toxic potential and an index of manufacturers. 5th ed. Gosselin RE, et al. Baltimore, MD. William and Wilkings, 1984

COMMON-SENSE PEST CONTROL
The Taunton Press
63 South Main Street
Newtown, CT 06740-5506
Least-toxic solutions for your home, garden, pets, and community. William Olkowski, Sheila Daar, and Helga Olkowski. 1991 hardcover $39.95.

FABRICS FOR INTERIORS
Jack Lenor Larsen, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975

HANDBOOK OF TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
Sittig M. Park Ridge
New Jersey,
Noyes Data Corp., 1985. Presents chemical, health and safety information on nearly 800 chemicals

HEALING ENVIRONMENTS
Celestial Arts News
P.O. Box 7123
Berkeley, CA 94707
(510) 559-1600 fax: (510) 524-4588
(800) 841-2665
Your Guide to Indoor Well-Being. Carol Venolia. 1993 paperback $12.95.

HEALTHY HOUSE BUILDING
The Healthy House Institute
430 N. Sewell Rd.
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 332-5073
A Design and Construction Guide. John Bower. 1993 paperback $21.95.

INDOOR AIR - RISKS AND REMEDIES
Directions Publishing
401 Madison Street, Unit A
Denver, CO 80206
Richard L. Crowther, FAIA. Avail. only through Tattered Cover Book Store, 2955 East First Avenue, Denver, CO 80206, (303) 322-1965

INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND HVAC SYSTEMS
Lewis Publishing/CRC Press, Inc.
200 Corporate Blvd. NW
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(407) 994-0555
(800) 272-7737
Comprehensive discussion of the relationship between HVAC equipment and indoor air quality. Primary focus is on commercial buildings. David Bearg, 1993.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY, BUILDING MATERIALS AND SOLUTIONS
Ecotech
10111 Nelson St.
Westminster, CO 80021
(303) 465-1537
G.Z. Gerganoff.

RESIDENTIAL VENTILATION: ACHIEVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY
Drawing Room Graphic Services, Ltd.
Box 86627
North Vancouver, V71 4L2
CANADA
R. Kadulski, 1191. $54.00.

THE HEALTHY HOUSE
Carol Publishing Group
120 Enterprise Ave.
Secaucus, NJ 7094
(201) 866-8159
How to buy one, how to cure a "sick" one, how to build one. John Bower. Carol Publishing, 1991

THE NATURAL HOUSE BOOK
Simon & Schuster/Fireside
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 698-7000
Creating a Healthy, Harmonious, and Ecologically-Sound Home Environment. David Pearson, 1989.

THE NATURAL HOUSE CATALOG
Fireside Books
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 698-4665
Well-illustrated, attractive book full of ideas and product information on healthy, environmentally friendly houses. David Pearson. 1996 hardcover $23.

THE NONTOXIC HOME: PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY FROM EVERYDAY TOXIC AND HEALTH HAZARDS
Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.
5858 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 200
Los Angeles, CA 90036
D.L. Dadd, 1991. $9.95.

YOUR HOME, YOUR HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Ten Speed Press
Berkeley, CA
Rousseau, Rea and Enwright, 1988

BOOKS - RESOURCE CONSERVATION

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS RECYCLING GUIDEBOOK: A GUIDE TO REDUCING AND RECYCLING CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING WASTE
Innovative Waste Management
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 432-7038

EARTHSHIP (VOL. I, II &III )
Solar Survival Press
Taos, NM
Michael Reynolds, 1990

GENTLE ARCHITECTURE
Malcom Wells
McGraw-Hill, 1987
(800) 338-3987

GRAY WATER USE IN THE LANDSCAPE
Metamorphic Pres.
P.O. Box 1841
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
(707) 874-2606 fax: (707) 874-2606
How to Help Your Landscape Prosper with Recycled Water. Robert Kourik. 1991 paperback $6.00.

L.A. NETWORK - A RESOURCE GUIDE TO RECYCLED CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Integrated Solid Waste Management Office
200 North Main Street, Room 580, CHE
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-1444

L.A. NETWORK - CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE RECYCLING GUIDE
Integrated Solid Waste Management Office
200 North Main Street, Room 580, CHE
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-1444
Free

L.A. NETWORK - RESOURCE LIST
Integrated Solid Waste Management Office
200 North Main Street, Room 580, CHE
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-1444
Free

NATURAL SYSTEMS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
11 West 19th Street
New York, NY 10011
(800) 262-4729 fax: (614) 755-5645
Sherwood C. Reed, Ronald W. Crites, E. Joe Middlebrooks. 1995 hardcover $55.00.

RECYCLED PLASTIC PRODUCTS SOURCE BOOK
American Plastics Council
fax: (202) 452-9370

RECYCLED PRODUCT DIRECTORY - APRIL 1993
Clean Washington Center, Dept. of Trade & Economic Development
2001 Sixth Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 464-7040
BBS: (206) 441-5472 Free

REDUCING CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
P.O. Box 100
Missoula, MT 59806
(406) 549-7678 fax: (406) 549-4100
Through Planning, Job Site Reuse, and Recycling.

RESOURCE EFFICIENT BUILDING
Metro Solid Waste Department
600 NE Grand Ave.
Portland, OR 97232-2736
(503) 797-1650

RESOURCE EFFICIENT BUILDING: REDUCING MATERIALS USE, TOXICITY AND WASTE IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
WRITAR (Waste Reduction Institute for Training and Applications Research)
1313 5th St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-4502

REUSE CENTER AND INFORMATION IN NORTH AMERICA
Architectural Clearinghouse
5920 103rd St.
Edmonton, T6H 2H6
CANADA
(403) 436-1222

STARTING A MATERIALS DONATION PROGRAM, A STEP BY STEP GUIDE
City of New York, Department of Cultural Affairs
2 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019-1891
(212) 841-4100

THE WOOD USERS GUIDE
Rainforest Action Network
Discusses the problems with rainforest woods and gives a comprehensive overview of domestic wood and nonwood alternatives. Lists tree species and descriptions, and suppliers of ecologically sensitive woods. Pamela Wellner and Eugene Dickey, 1991

USED BUILDING MATERIALS ASSOC.
75 Archibald St.
Winnipeg, R2J 0V7
CANADA
(204) 233-5160

WASTESPEC: MODEL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE REDUCTION, REUSE, AND RECYCLING
Triangle J Council of Governments
100 Park Dr., P.O. Box 12276
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
(919) 549-0551

XERISCAPE GARDENING
Macmillan Publishing Co.
201 W. 103rd St.
Indianapolis, IN 46290
(800) 428-5331 fax: (800) 882-8583
Water Conservation for the American Landscape. Connie Ellefson, Tom Stephens, Doug Welsh. 1992 hardcover $30.00.

BOOKS - BUILDING MATERIALS

BUILD IT WITH BALES
Out on Bale
1037 East Linden St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 622-6896
A Step-by-Step Guide to Straw-bale Construction. S.O. MacDonald and Matts Myhrman. 1994 paperback $22.00.

DWELLING ON EARTH
Rammed Earth Works
1350 Elm St.
Napa, CA 94559
(707) 224-2532
Text on building with rammed earth.

ENVIRONMENTAL BY DESIGN
P.O. Box 95016
South Van CSC
Vancouver, V6P 6V4
CANADA
fax: (604) 266-7721
A Sourcebook of Environmentally Aware Material Choices.

INDIGENOUS BUILDING MATERIALS: AN OVERVIEW
Center for Resourceful Building Technology
P.O. Box 100
Missoula, MT 59806
(406) 549-7678

THE RAMMED EARTH HOUSE
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
P.O. Box 428
White River Junction, VT 5001
David Easton. 1996 paperback $30.00.

THE STRAW BALE HOUSE
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
P.O. Box 428
White River Junction, VT 5001
Athena Swentzell Steen and David Bainbridge. 1994 paperback $30.00.

DATABASES - GENERAL

COLORADO SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
Colorado Center for Environmental Management
999 18th St., Ste. 2750
Denver, CO 80202
Foundation for Global Community: www.global_community.org 
Internet Forum on Food Security: http://fao50.fsaa.ulaval.ca/
Water Wiser: The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse: http://www.waterwiser.org 
Findhorn college env. scholarship program: http://www.tiac.net.biz.fcie 
Global Stewardship Network: http://www.iisd.ca/kinkages/gsn/ 
Electronic Green Journal: http://www.lib.uidaho.edu:70/docs/egj.html/ 
Partners for the Environment: http://www.epa.gov/partners/ 

CONSTRUCTION INDEX DATABASE
Published by ArchiText
410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1008
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 939-3202 fax: (312) 939-1020
An extensive database of the latest information available on environmental building issues, available for downloading. Indexed journals archived by: AIA Library, (202) 626-7492
Photocopies available from the AIA Library for a charge.

MCRECYCLE USA DATABASE LISTING
McDonald's Corporation Environmental Affairs
Kroc Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60521
(630) 623-5779 fax: (630) 623-3057

ENERGY SOFTWARE

REM DESIGN
ARCHITECTURAL ENERGY CORPORATION
2540 Frontier Lab, Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 444-4149 fax: (303) 444-4304
Residential passive solar performance, HVAC, skin dominant. Contact Michael Holtz. Easy to medium difficulty. Approximately $400.

SUNCODE
ARCHITECTURAL ENERGY CORPORATION
2540 Frontier Avenue, Suite 201
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 444-4149 fax: (303) 444-4304
Passive solar, hour-by-hour simulation. Skin load dominant. Easy to use. Approximately $700.

CEADS
JOINT CENTER OF ENERGY ASSESSMENT AND DECISION SUPPORT,
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0428
(303) 492-3915
Community energy assessment decision support tool.

LUMEN MICRO 
LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES
5171 Eldorado Springs Drive
Boulder,, CO 80303
(303) 499-1822 fax: (303) 499-1832
Electric lighting studies. Daylighting. Approximately $500.

DOE-2.1E
PARTNERSHIP FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION
140 South 34th Street
Boulder, CO 80303
(303)499-8611
Building energy simulation tool. Better suited to commercial buildings. Cumbersome, but accurate. Available for both PC and MAC.

BUILDER GUIDE 
PASSIVE SOLAR INDUSTRIES COUNCIL
1511 K St., NW, Ste 600
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-7400
Residential passive solar performance tool. Skin dominant. Determines thermal mass and sizes glass. Written by Dr. Douglas Balcomb of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Easy to use. Approximately $150.

WINDOW 4.1 
WINDOWS AND DAYLIGHTING GROUP
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
M.S.: 90-3111
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5711
Calculates thermal and optical properties of windows and glazing systems. Comprehensive libraries of manufacturers' glazing data. Easy to use. Free. Contact Ruth Haynes (510) 486-4040.

RESFEN 1.4 
WINDOWS AND DAYLIGHTING GROUP
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
M.S.: 90-3111
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 486-5711
Calculates energy use attributable to windows in a prototypical house. Easy to use.AND IT'S FREE