LOW-COSTor FREE LOCALLY AVAILABLE
BUILDING MATERIALS
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Basic Principles
Alternative Structural Construction
Resources and Links
Green Roofs
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basic principles
locally available
non-toxic
simple
salvaged
recycled
found
surplus
alternative structural construction
tipi
cob
yurt
straw bale
log houses
earth burm
umbracone
rammed earth
extruded foam
lightweight concrete
surplus items, eg. bottles, tires, car parts, rocks, slab ends, concrete chunks, packing crates

roofs
tile
metal
fabric
concrete
thatching
membranes
polymer paints
EPDM rubber
tempered glass shower doors
shingles made of recycled plastic

Resources at Your Fingertips

This is one of the more extensive resource sites for environmental materials: http://www.indes.net/eco-ref/

Reuseable building materials exchange http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/rbme/index.htm

Ancient Natural Building School on Whidbey Island  http://www.naturalbuildingschool.org

Check the Seattle/King County Construction Recycling Directory
(http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/bizprog/sus_build/construction-recycling-directo

To advertise your reusable building materials online for free - check out the reuseable
building materials exchange http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/rbme/index.htm
Individuals and businesses can list available or wanted materials on this site.

We have listed a number of databases of green building materials at
http://www.greenbuilder.com/general/greendbs.html.

You might also be interested in the Sustainable Building Sourcebook at
http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/contents.html .

Another exellent source is GreenSpec, put out by the good folks of Environmental Building News (http://www.buildinggreen.com)

I invite you to visit the Eco-$mart Homes and Buildings Program: http://ecohouse.com/

Where to Learn More About Green Roofs
Green Roof Project  http://www.hadj.net/green-roofs/index.html
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities http://www.greenroofs.org
Greenroofs.com  http://www.greenroofs.com

Here is a source for non-toxic wood treatment made in B.C.  It has long history and proven track record for
safety and effectiveness:  http://www.valhalco.com

This directory at http://www.listnlook.com/renewable.html includes information on renewable energy resources people can contact for services when buying, building, or remodeling their homes. Listings are offered by state, province, country. Links to this renewable energy directory are prominant on all major pages and on every state/province home listing page, and home listers are encouraged to use these directories.

Green Building Pages is a web-based resource guide for green building materials. We have product database that we have started which includes a company evaluation, based on social criteria, as well as product evaluations, based on the product life-cycles. http://www.greenbuildingpages.com
Katie Duncan, Green Building Pages, Inc.: 805.782.9431; info@greenbuildingpages.com
 
 


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