BuildingCircles  Organization Creating affordable and sustainable, nature-integrated homes for independent living

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1.   Island Quarterly Archive  1970's alternative community founded by Robert Bornn on an island in Maine http://www.buildingcircles.org/IslandQuarterly.htm 2.   Alternative Housing - Background Examples of Nature Integration Malcolm Wells -  underground buildings, earth sheltered architecture, energy efficient houses, passive solar  (http://www.malcolmwells.com) Hockerton Housing Project, United Kingdom http://www.hockertonhousingproject.org.uk/ Green Home Building http://www.greenhomebuilding.com Earth Houses by Vetsch, a German Architect http://www.erdhaus.ch/web/index.php?lang=en Rocky Mountain Institute http://www.rmi.org Raven Rocks - Underground Building at "Locust Hill" http://ravenrocks.org/What_is_RR/overview.htm   Living Buildings and Living Neighborhoods "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   Water Purification Ocean Arks International - founded by Dr. John Todd (1981), a visionary in ecological water purification (http://www.oceanarks.org)         About Ocean Arks International          (http://www.oceanarks.org/about) Oasis Design  -        "Designs for managing water, wastewater, energy, money and other resources"          http://oasisdesign.net       Misinformation about greywater treatment       (http://oasisdesign.net/greywater/misinfo/index.htm)    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   Alternative Insulation EMEGA Technologies - soy-based spray foam insulation http://www.emegabuild.com/   Community Building and Independent Living The Cohousing Association of the United States -  "Building a Sustainable Society, One Neighborhood at a Time" (http://www.cohousing.org/faq.aspx)      Elder Cohousing       (http://www.cohousing.org/elder-cohousing.aspx) The Center for Universal Design (http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/) 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) 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 The International Council on Active Aging www.icaa.cc   3.   Industry and Standards 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) The "Living Building Challenge" from the  Cascadia Region Green Building Council http://www.cascadiagbc.org/lbc 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 4.   Government      Federal Government       National Renewable Energy Labs       http://www.nrel.gov     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 (ratinghttp://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/) Critcal Aquifer Recharge Areas KC-II-Critcal Aquifer Recharge Areas.pdf Vashon-Maury Island Watershed Plan VMI Watershed Plan.pdf 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) 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)   5.   Vashon Energy Project (Environmental Education by Lifesense Institute) Vashon Island Earthfair Project Solar Harvest Goes to Island Earthfair 2006 Island Earthfair 2006   Other Alternative Heating and Cooling Solutions     Green Home Building       http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/keepcool.htm   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 6.   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