1.0 Island
Quarterly Archive
1970's alternative community founded by
Robert Bornn on an island in Maine
http://www.buildingcircles.org/IslandQuarterly.htm
2.0 United
Nations - Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat)
"UN-Habitat
is the United Nations agency for human settlements. It is mandated
by the General Assembly to "promote socially and environmentally sustainable
towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all."
www.unhabitat.org
3.0 Alternative
Housing - Background
3.1 Nature
Integration and Living Dwellings
The
New Alchemy Institute (1971-1991)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Alchemy_Institute
"New Alchemy
Institute Bio-Shelters"
(by New Alchemy Institute
(naibiosh.pdf
- download a 65 MB .pdf)
Ocean
Arks International - (1981-2009) founded by
Dr.
John Todd, a visionary in ecological water purification
(http://www.oceanarks.org)
About
Ocean Arks International
(http://www.oceanarks.org/About_Us.php)
Malcolm
Wells -
underground
buildings, earth sheltered architecture,
energy
efficient houses, passive solar
(http://www.malcolmwells.com)
Earth
Houses by Peter Vetsch
http://www.erdhaus.ch/web/index.php?lang=en
Rocky
Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org
Hockerton
Housing Project, United Kingdom
http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/
"Living
Buildings," The World and I magazine, October 1999
LivingBuilding-World_and_I.pdf
(1.1 MB)
or
http://cascadiagbc.org/resources/living-buildings/LivingBuilding-World_and_I.pdf
Pattern
Language
http://patternlanguage.com
Building
Living Neighborhoods
http://www.livingneighborhoods.org
3.2 Community
Building and Independent Living
The
Center for Universal Design
(http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/)
Age-in-Place
Initiative
is an initiative of Partners for
Livable Communities and the
National Association of Area Agencies
on Aging (n4a)
http://www.aginginplaceinitiative.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=78
A
Grass Roots Effort to Grow Old at Home by Jane Gross
The New York Times describes NORCs
(Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/health/14aging.html?ex=1187841600&en=88f4c9cec8c43181&ei=5070&emc=eta1
Age-in-Place
Planning
(described in an interview with Ms.
Taylor, a specialist in aging and long-term care)
"A
Final Nesting Place" by Rebecca TeaGarden, Seattle Times, Pacific NorthWest
Magazine
(http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw09032006/2003238041_pacificpnwl03.html)
3.3 The Small
House Movement
The
Small House Movement
http://www.lime.com/planet/story/4091/small_house_movement_takes_on_mcmansion?utm_source
=adwords&utm_medium=plm&utm_campaign=additions&utm_term=sustainable+housing
On
Architecture: Living in a Dream World
They're billed as eco-friendly, but
Street of Dreams homes are really about lavish luxury
By Lawrence Cheek, Special to the
Seattle Post Intelligencer
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/325650_architecture31.html
3.4 High-Temperature,
Underground, Thermal Energy Storage
(HT-UTES) at High Latitudes
International
Energy Agency- Energy Conservation through Energy Storage (IEA-ECES)
Drake's
Landing Solar Community (Canada)
Alternative
Energy Information
Index
to Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Newsletters (Archive 1978-1993)
ASME:
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Trends
in Japan: Novel Energy Storage Systems
Solar
Engineering Savings Calculations
University
of Wisconsin, Madison, College of Engineering, Information re Concentrating
Solar Collector
University
of Ontario, Engineering and Applied Sciences, "Thermal Energy Background"
Solar
District Heating with a Combined Pit and Duct Storage in the Underground
3.5 Water Purification
John
Todd Ecological Design
(http://toddecological.com)
Eco-Machines
http://www.toddecological.com/eco-machines
The
New Alchemy Institute (1971-1991)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Alchemy_Institute
"New Alchemy
Institute Bio-Shelters"
(by New Alchemy Institute
(naibiosh.pdf
- download a 65 MB .pdf)
Ocean
Arks International - (1981-2009) founded by
Dr.
John Todd, a visionary in ecological water purification
(http://www.oceanarks.org)
About
Ocean Arks International
(http://www.oceanarks.org/About_Us.php)
3.6 Alternative
Lighting - LED lighting - AC adapted
The
LED Light, Inc.
http://www.TheLedLight.com
Select #1 on
their catalog for information about the technology.
LED
Lighting Fixtures, Inc.
http://www.ledlightingfixtures.com
EcoBusiness
Links
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/lighting_led_light_solar.htm
4.0 Standards
and Industry
4.1 Standards
The
"Living Building Challenge" from the Cascadia Region Green Building Council
http://www.cascadiagbc.org/lbc
The
U.S. Green Building Council - LEED Certification
http://www.usgbc.org
16
ways to green your home
https://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=2121
Natural
Resources Defense Council (LEED description)
(http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/leed.asp)
4.2 Industry
Nucor
Steel
http://www.nucor.com
Ferrocement
Educational Network
(http://www.ferrocement.net/)
American
Shotcrete Association (ASA)
(http://www.shotcrete.org/)
ASA
FAQs
(http://www.shotcrete.org/ASAfaqs.htm)
Amercian
Concrete Institute (ACI)
(http://www.aci-int.org)
What
is Concrete?
(http://www.aci-int.org/pubs/sp001.htm)
Washington
Aggregates and Concrete Association (WACA)
(http://www.washingtonconcrete.org)
Why
Build with Concrete?
(http://www.washingtonconcrete.org/consumer/concrete_homes.html)
Portland
Cement Association (PCA)
(http://www.cement.org)
Concrete
Thinking for a Sustainable World
(sustainability fact sheet)
http://www.cement.org/concretethinking/sus_facts.asp)
What
is Shotcrete?
http://www.cement.org/homes/ch_bs_shotcrete.asp
Master
Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
http://www.mba-ks.com
5.0 Government
Agencies
5.1 Federal Government
National Renewable
Energy Labs
http://www.nrel.gov
5.2 County and State Standards and Code
King
County, Washington
Department
of Development and Environmental Services (DDES)
(http://www.metrokc.gov/ddes/)
DDES
Green Building Program
(http://www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/greenbuilding)
Built
Green Checklist for a Single Family Project: DDES offers free project management
for single family projects achieving a 5-star rating
(http://www.builtgreen.net/documents/Homebuilder%20Checklist.pdf)
Built
Green Checklist for multifamily structures (apartments, condos) (http://www.builtgreen.net/documents/Multifamily%20Checklist.pdf)
Built
Green Checklist for Community Developments (subdivisions, cluster developments)
(http://www.builtgreen.net/documents/Communities%20Checklist.pdf)
Department
of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP)
(http://dnr.metrokc.gov/)
Revised
Code of Washington (RCW)
Accessory
Dwelling Units, per RCW Title 21A.08.030.7.a, Permitted Uses
(ADUs25-Title
21A08.pdf)
Department
of Health (DOH), Washington
Waste
Water Management Program - List of Registered On-site Treatment and Distribution
Products - DOH, Washington
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/ts/WW/registered-list.pdf
Water
System Design Manual - DOH, Washington
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/publications/design.htm
Chapter
7.0 - Water System Design Manual -DOH - Source of Supply
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/DesignManual/chapter_7.DOC
Includes 7.2.6 Rainwater Collection
Systems (Cisterns)
5.3 Additional
Government Links
Access
Washington - official site of Washington State
(http://access.wa.gov/)
King
County, Environmental Links
(http://www.metrokc.gov/environ.htm)
King
County, Executive Ron Sims
(initiatives
in global warming and the environment)
(http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/environment.htm)
City
of Seattle, Office of Housing
("SeaGreen
Affordable Housing Guide was developed to promote energy conservation,
operational savings and sustainable building practices in affordable multifamily
housing projects.")
(http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/housing/SeaGreen/Default.htm)
6.0 Vashon
Energy Project (Environmental
Education by Lifesense Institute)
6.1
Vashon Island Earthfair
Project
Solar Harvest Goes to Island Earthfair 2006
Island
Earthfair 2006
6.2 Other Alternative
Heating and Cooling Solutions
Green
Home Building
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/keepcool.htm
6.3 High-Temperature,
Underground, Thermal Energy Storage
(HT-UTES) at High Latitudes
International
Energy Agency- Energy Conservation through Energy Storage (IEA-ECES)
Drake's
Landing Solar Community (Canada)
Alternative
Energy Information
Index
to Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Newsletters (Archive 1978-1993)
ASME:
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Trends
in Japan: Novel Energy Storage Systems
Solar
Engineering Savings Calculations
University
of Wisconsin, Madison, College of Engineering, Information re Concentrating
Solar Collector
University
of Ontario, Engineering and Applied Sciences, "Thermal Energy Background"
Solar
District Heating with a Combined Pit and Duct Storage in the Underground
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