These are great places to find information and inspiration:

U.S. Green Building Council
www.usgbc.org

The U.S. Green Building Council promotes buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.

Building Science Corporation
www.buildingscience.com

Building Science Corporation specializes in building technology consulting, promoting energy efficiency and environmental responsibility within the constraints of marketable and affordable building technology ecology.

Environmental Building News
www.buildinggreen.com

EBN is the leading journal of environmental building. This is where we find objective, in-depth articles, new products and services, and news about friends and colleagues. The publishers accept no advertising and the authors do their homework. They also offer environmental building product catalogues, reprints of back issues and "Green Building Advisor" software.

The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
www.nesea.org

NESEA promotes efficient energy use and the use of renewable energy in the Northeastern United States. Among their many activities, NESEA sponsors the Quality Building Council, which promotes environmental building practices.

The Not So Big House
www.notsobighouse.com

Architect Sarah Susanka's popular book, The Not So Big House, has helped convince thousands of people that smaller, well-designed homes are better suited to the way we really live. She provides clear guidelines for designing houses that meet both our material and spiritual needs.

A Pattern Language
www.patternlanguage.com

Architect Christopher Alexander and colleagues wrote the groundbreaking book A Pattern Language, influencing a generation of architects and designers (including us). Alexander continues to develop insights into the nature of order, the creation of profound architecture and the task of making the world more beautiful.

Seed Tree
www.seedtree.org

Seed Tree helps to preserve and renew forest ecosystems by developing a sustainable human ecology.