Hudson River Design
Zero Energy Homes That Don't Look It

USEFUL LINKS

  • The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) is the nation's leading regional membership organization promoting energy solutions:

    http://www.nesea.org

  • Building Green is the best resource for understanding and specifying green building products. They publish an excellent newsletter and a Green-Spec Directory:

    http://www.buildinggreen.com

  • The Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) is a comprehensive source for state, utility, and federal incentives for renewables and energy efficiency:

    http://www.dsireusa.org

  • The US Green Building Council (USGBC) is a trade organization that promotes sustainability in building design and construction. They developed and administer the LEED rating program:

    http://www.usgbc.org

  • The US Department of Energy (USDOE) has lots of information on energy-efficient building and renewables, including research from the Building America program:

    http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/residential

  • The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is the source for energy conservation and renewables incentive programs in NYS:

    http://www.nyserda.org

  • Building Science Corporation is a US Dept. of Energy contractor in the Building America program a source for high quality building science information:

    http://www.buildingscience.com

  • The Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) is the US organization, promoting the european Passivhaus concept, a system for achieving a 90% reduction in heating & cooling energy:

    http://www.passivehouse.us/passiveHouse/PHIUSHome.html

  • Green Building Advisor is a joint effort from Environmental Building News and Fine Homebuilding providing a wealth of information on sustainable design & construction:

    http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com

  • Architecture 2030 substantiates the role of buildings in climate change and provides targets for reducing global greenhouse gases to avoiding environmental calamity:

    http://www.architecture2030.org/2030_challenge/index.html

  • The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) produces excellent research reports on cold climate construction issues or new buildings and renovations:

    http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/corp/li/horetore

  • The Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading organization promoting walkable communities as an alternative to automobile-based sprawl:

    http://www.cnu.org