• www.treehugger.com (biggest sustainability site on web)
• www.rmi.org (The Rocky Mountain Institute: go to Home Energy Briefs)
• www.builtgreen.net (see virtual tours)
• www.cascadiagbc.org (Cascadia Green Building Council)
• www.buildingreen.com (site for information)
• www.ecobuilding.org ( Washington State non-profit building guild)
• www.energystar.gov (practical information)
• www.architecture2030 (why green building is important and how to get there)
• www.ecohaus.com (products, formerly Environmental Home Center)
• www.grist.org (news site from the Northwest)
• www.gaiam.com (products from Real Goods company)
• www.greenhomesforsale.com (examples of real world eco homes for sale, many are pricey)
• www.patternlanguage.com ( considerations for your design process)
Methow Valley links:
• www.methownet.com
• www.freecycle.org (Wenatchee group)
• www.methowrecycles.org
• www.sustainablemethow.net (Good local information for living green.)
• www.methowconservancy.org (Authors of: " Restoring Shrub-Steppe in the Methow Valley". "Good Neighbor Handbook-A Guide for Landowners in the Methow Valley"–– we've found the first edition (2000) to have a bit more information about building than the second edition (2005), but both are extraodinary publications—and they're free)
• www.lowermethow.org (lower valley land use advisory group)
• www.okanogancounty.org (permits, county codes etc.)
Books on Green Building
• "Natural Remodeling for the Not - So - Green House", Kelly Lerner & Carol Venolia
•••(Lerner is a celebrated Spokane architect.)
• "Ecohouse 2", Sue Roaf, et al.
• "The Natural House", Dan Chiras
• "Homes That Heal", Athena Thompson (Practical non toxic living within a home.)
• "Prescriptions For A Healthy Home", Paula Baker (An excellent source of real world building info.)
• "The Good House Book", Clarke Snell (A fact filled introduction to green home building.)
Important Books:
• "Ecology of Commerce", Paul Hawkin
• "Cradle to Cradle", William McDonough
• "Natural Capitalism", Amory Lovins, et al.
• "Biomimcry",Janine Benyus
• "A Pattern Language", Christopher Alexander, et al (Now there are many more in the series.)
• "Plan B 3.0", Lester R. Brown (you can download it for free on Treehugger.com)
Magazines and Booklets
• "Home Power" (magazine)
• "Environmental Design and Construction" (free to building professionals)
• “Good Neighbor Handbook-A Guide for Landowners in the Methow Valley” (Booklet)
• “Restoring Shrub-Steppe in the Methow Valley” (Booklet)
•••Both booklets are excellent, and available free from the Methow Conservancy
• "Sustinere", local journal by PSM (Partnership for a Sustainable Methow)
Other Resources
• Tehnical Assistance Group (TAG), Land use planning, construction management, and engineering •••firm. Contact John Hayes or Luke Evans (509)996-0000
• Methow Resource Recovery—A good source for recycled building materials in the Methow Valley. •••mrr@merthownet.com • (509)997-5643
