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We've alphabetized select links that advance sustainable design in
various ways and have made it onto our studio's "totally useful" list.
If you've bookmarked a great green site that isn't listed here, tell us about it.
Alameda County Waste Management Authority - dedicated to achieving the
most environmentally sound solid waste management and resource
conservation program for county residents.
American Institute of Architects Committee on The Environment (AIA COTE) -
works on behalf of the profession, industry, and public to sustain and
improve the environment and advocates best design practices to integrate
built and natural systems.
Architects / Designers / Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) -
professionals working for disarmament, protection of the natural and
built environment, and socially responsible development.
Building Resources - San Francisco's source for reusable and recycled
building materials.
California Research & Planning Report - the nation's only
independent publication covering planning and development issues
in a single state.
Earth Pledge Foundation - nonprofit that identifies and promotes
innovative techniques and technologies that restore the balance
between human and natural systems.
EcoSchool Design
Ecology Center - works for a just and healthy environment through
grassroots organizing, advocacy, education, and demonstration projects.
Energy Design Resources - resource center for information on energy
efficiency design practices for commercial and industrial buildings,
funded by California utility customers.
Environment News Service (ENS) - international daily newswire.
Green Resource Center - non-profit network links San Francisco Bay
Area consumers with the emerging green building industry and channels
market demand into action.
GreenSage - green products, books, and information about green building
and furnishings.
Healthy Building Network - green building professionals, environmental
and health activists, socially responsible investment advocates, and
others who promote healthier building materials as a means of
improving public health and preserving the global environment.
Pacific Energy Center - PG&E services that provide architects and
engineers with education, design tools, advice, and support to create
very energy efficient environments while assuring high levels of
occupant well being and building value.
Planning & Development Network (PLANetizen) - public-interest
information exchange and twice-weekly distribution of news for the
urban planning and development community.
Renewable Energy Access - promotes the use of renewable energy worldwide, with a
weekly online distribution of pertinent news.
Rocky Mountain Institute - entrepreneurial non-profit that fosters
the efficient and restorative use of natural, human, and other capital.
San Francisco Department of the Environment - seeks to improve, enhance,
and preserve the environment and to promote San Francisco's long-term
environmental well being.
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) - public
policy think tank that promotes good planning and good government through
research, analysis, public education, and advocacy.
San Mateo County Recycle Works - resource center dedicated to reducing
waste.
Somay - manufacturer, distributor, and exporter of premium quality
paints and waterproofing coatings for the interior and exterior of
architectural surfaces.
Urban Land Institute - nonprofit, member-supported research and education
organization.
U.S. Green Building Council - coalition of leaders from across the
building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally
responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work.
Woods Hole Research Center - conducts research, identifies policies,
and supports educational activities that advance the well being of
humans and the environment.
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