Green/efficiency
Composting and Composting Toilets
Humanure Handbook
- online book, good treatment of subject, leans towards sawdust toilets
Composting Toilet systems
- excerpt of Oikos book
Phoenix
system - central bin connected to various inputs
Clivus Multrum -
City Farmer
- test and experiences
Constructed wetlands
Toolbase.org article.
Green building
energybuilder.com
- green building info and resources
earth-house.com - green building
with links, eg HVAC/geothermal.
NAHB articles.
Toolbase.org resource
directory.
GreenProfessionals.org
- kentucky page and KY Sun
page. with link to 'words for the wise'
Designbasics.com
- page on various alternative materials
HVAC and Geothermal
b4ubuild.com HVAClinks,
also lots of other links
for general building and pet peeves
Geothermal Energy Association - GEA.
Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium - GHPC.
- unexplored
Geo Heat Center - vendor
directory, unexplored
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
- ARI.
Alliant Energy Geothermal - Minnesota company: fact
sheet page, links.
American Geothermal
- DX geothermal manufacturer (10-20% more efficient, and $1-2k cheaper)
Toolbase.org
HVAC sizing for concrete homes software, other green issues/articles
Florheat - snap-together thermal
mass / tubing modules, avoids concrete/reinforcement
Climatec
- article on benefits of radiant floor
Concrete-home.com
- forum thread on radiant flooring, says concrete best cost/benefit is with
4" slab
Wirsbo
(tubing manufacturer) archived article on experience of radiant floors
Radiant floor company
- has various info incl sample price estimates, paragraph on cooling uses
open system
ECRTech - geothermal (DX?),
in combo with radiant
Oikos waterheater/radiant
floor combo
Renewable energy
EERE government site with lots
of info, solar page
Toolbase.org resource
list.
Solar primer pdf
Ntl Renewable Energy Lab solar page
El
Paso Solar Energy Association - EPSEA has comprehensive solar info
Ky Solar partnership - will have
links to incentives and various information, will move here.
ICF's
Concrete-home.com - ICF industry
site w/ limited info, and forum w/ thread on radiant flooring.
ICFweb.com - has forum,
articles, house vs boulder, manufacturers (though
most reviews from 2001)
Installation
manual for Nadura ICF's.
Perform wall panel system - manufacturer,
green specs
mentioned, concrete grid rather than sheet
SIP's
Thermapan -
page claiming superiority over ICF (half price vs icf, thinner for same stated
R, no problem hanging heavy, entire envelope)
Sipsproducts.com -
notes ICF lacks roof provision or gables, can use ICF walls and SIP gables/roof
AAC
Taunton
press article
Safecrete company, stated R=11.5,
performance R=30 (vs ICF 22/50)
Flooring
Air
floor thread on SIPweb forum - not good for multi-story
Lures
EVHA award - category
for custom home