Ask the Readers: What web sites do green builders find useful?

May 13, 2008 at 10:16 pm · Filed under Discussion, Green Building, Site News

In our last discussion, several readers have pointed out that many web sites have sprouted up that are not very useful, and are merely trying to capitalize on the current popularity of green building.

What web sites do you use that you actually find useful? Where do you go to find contractors and suppliers? What sites do you use to keep up with green building news? What would you like to see covered in this weblog?

21 Comments »

  1. Christopher Wiegand said,

    May 19, 2008 @ 10:26 pm

    I like blog sites that are regionally based and keep the reader up to date on local green events and news.

  2. Blake Middleton said,

    June 14, 2008 @ 7:43 pm

    http://www.ecohomemagazine.com has a lot of good product reviews and news.

  3. Brad said,

    July 1, 2008 @ 3:33 pm

    The problem is there are hardly any that are useful at all. Even the “tools” they provide are just silly basic math equations that give no real help to being “green”.

  4. NFF123 said,

    July 9, 2008 @ 10:46 pm

    ALL ECO-FRIENDLY PRODCUTS

    http://www.naturalfinefurnishings.com

  5. Cindy said,

    July 23, 2008 @ 12:27 pm

    I have learned a good bit from a green kit home website,
    Noble Home, I like that there are links to customer
    blog sites tracking their Noble-Home building experience.
    The house is very well thought out, custom designed to your
    build site and affordable.

    http://www.noble-home.net

  6. Brian said,

    August 1, 2008 @ 1:27 pm

    If you want to see a Green Building Material that is proven by engineer testing. Check out this site.

    http://aeonianbricks.com/index.htm

  7. Chris said,

    August 12, 2008 @ 10:21 pm

    I like treehugger.com and the Everblue Energy blog

  8. James said,

    August 13, 2008 @ 11:18 am

    This company is a renewable energy technology company that developed and patented a method to extract heat inside attics of structures to heat swimming pools, space and water.

  9. business blog said,

    August 26, 2008 @ 1:35 am

    business blog…

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  10. Phil said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 3:06 pm

    A great green resource for a startup green panelized housing manufacturer is http://www.glopactech.com.

    One of the greenest yet.

  11. Phil said,

    September 10, 2008 @ 3:09 pm

    http://www.Glopactech.com is the best green buildign website i know of. They are an innovator in panelized housing construction and is under way with many government contracts.

  12. Atlanta Maid Service said,

    January 18, 2009 @ 11:33 am

    We are planning on expanding into Solar Power. We went to the 2008 Solar Power convention in San Diego this past October. We learned far more information from the convention then we did on building sites. The reason is it is a competitive field and building sites, naturally, aren’t going to divulge all of their trade secrets, no should they.

  13. Anon said,

    February 10, 2009 @ 4:48 pm

    ghud.org

  14. Anon said,

    February 10, 2009 @ 4:50 pm

    http://www.ghud.org

  15. Mark Trent said,

    February 20, 2009 @ 7:03 am

    You should go to http://www.mdconstructionllc.com to read a continuous blog about using Green when constructing a new home. The author is doing a bi-weekly? entry going through all of the steps to use when building Green. He started with site selection, and is just working through the opportunities one step at a time. It is a site for MD Construction, but in the blog he is NOT trying to sell anything, just telling you the facts to use with your builder when you build. It is pretty interesting, and he’s got a ways to go to be complete. Check it out.

  16. Lorenz Schilling said,

    March 12, 2009 @ 5:01 pm

    Thanks for the opportuntiy to plug – I think our site is very helpful for anyone considering deconstruction on their home. We recommend contractors and manage the process for you. We currently serve California, but we hope our information and blog will help educate everyone about the value of reuse in home building. http://www.decon-network.org

  17. Rebekah said,

    May 12, 2009 @ 3:44 pm

    Oh and one more thought. I found a tremendous amount of solid information on amazing green building products at buildinggreen.com.

  18. Samantha Kaplan said,

    May 18, 2009 @ 2:48 pm

    For those of you looking to learn more about sustainable design and construction, The Go Green Home in Los Angeles offers a Living Laboratory where you can learn how a veteran contractor, Fernando Feldman, designed and built a [pre-rated] LEED Platinum home. http://www.GoGreenHomeLA.com. We also have a video library of the design and construction process, photo archive, and there will be tours and workshops in Fall 2009. For event info you can check out http://www.GoGreenHomeLA.com and click on the events page.

    Fernando is happy to share his green building knowledge so that more and more buildings can be built to the highest standards of sustainabilty. Feel free to contact him via http://www.gogreencalifornia.com if you’d like to pick his brain.

  19. JB Stearns said,

    November 19, 2009 @ 9:56 pm

    I’m a fan of blogs like this one. I try to read through them once a week for new ideas.

  20. Rudy McCormick said,

    January 20, 2010 @ 5:32 pm

    This problem is due to the general structure of the web itself. I like the idea of blogs like this that will actually discuss topics that people rarely understand.

    We enjoy trying to be as sustainable as possible in all of the areas of our lives and I think its in our Southwest Wisconsin culture.

  21. Paul said,

    March 24, 2010 @ 8:43 am

    I like iSips BUILT. http://www.isipsbuilt.com , but I am a little biased. iSips BUILT is bringing affordable green homes to everyone! Check it out.

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