Sustainability

=** Sustainability **=

Montana Wilderness Association http://www.wildmontana.org/
 * WILDERNESS PRESERVATION **

====**﻿** **WEB RESOURCES ON SUSTAINABILITY **&**﻿****﻿****﻿**** "GREEN" PROJECTS **==== Writings on the Cradle to Cradle pholosophy by architect Bill McDonough (the designer of Greenbridge) [] Transforming Industry - Cradle to Cradle Design []

Cradle to Cradle - Glossary of Key Concepts []

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING SOURCEBOOK []

American Institute of Architects Top Ten Green Projects of 2007 Podcast: Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture and Planning []

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) []

Sustainable "Green" Building - Green Project Specifications []

Green Source Web Page []

Green Building and Sustainability []

UNC Sustainability []

UNC Institute for the Environment []

THE ENERGY STORY - TABLE OF CONTENTS []

North Carolina Solar Center []

American Wind Energy Association []

Wind Energy Basics []

Geothermal Education Office []

Geothermal Energy Association []

Geothermal Energy Real Basics []

Green Building Materials []

A SOURCEBOOK FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING []

Green Building Expo []

Earthbag Building []

If you work or have an interest in the creation, management and use of any type of public spaces then Green Places is an essential read. It brings together a great diversity of expertise and opinion on how a quality public realm can be created and accessed by all. []
 * Green Places Magazine**

Mother Earth News - "The original guide to living wisely." articles on "green" transportation []

Energy Planet - Renewable Energy Directory []

General City Carbon Emissions []

2030 Initiative []

Subway (food chain) builds LEED certified building []

Inconvience of Mass transit []

Escalators and energy []

__**ARCHITECTURE**__

GREENBRIDGE - CHAPEL HILL http://www.greenbridgedevelopments.com

Architecture Week - Green Architecture www.architctureweek.com/topics/green-01.html

How to landscape a slope for erosion prevention http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/howto/slope.html
 * LANDSCAPING**

**__ STORMWATER MANAGEMENT __****__ AND __****__ WATERSHED WEBSITES __**
THE EFFECTS OF DAMMING A RIVER - THE COLORADO http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/esu401/esu401page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation

THE POWERFUL EFFECT OF STORMWATER []

REDUCE RUNOFF: SLOW IT DOWN, SPREAD IT OUT, SOAK IT IN (9 min. video) []

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: SANTA MONICA BAY, CA []

THINK ABOUT WATER: CARRIBBEAN []

CLEAN WATER FOR AFRICA []

ONLINE TRANING FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT []

EPA WATERSHED WEBCASTS [|http://www.epa.gov.watershedwebcasts]

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA CONSTRUCTION BMPs []

VIRTUAL RIVER []

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, INC (WETLANDS) [|http://www.wetland.org]

THE CENTER FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION [|http://www.cwp.org]

LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CENTER a new, comprehensive land planning and engineering design approach with a goal of maintaining and enhancing the pre-development hydrologic regime of urban and developing watersheds. []

Water-related topics glossary []

GreenBiz.com - Water Conservation [] [|http://www.greenhomesforsale.com/greenhomeresources.php]

Potable Water Treatment (open course - technical) []


 * __ PLACES SETTING GOOD EXAMPLES FOR SUSTAINABILITY __**

Zion National Park []

Burlington, Vermont - a great example of a sustainability-conscious small city []

Photos taken in Burlington, VT  []

Burlington, VT - Legacy Project []

Boulder, CO Area Sustainability Information Network - Watershed; water and the community []

TOURISM IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Islands sign up for experiment to be waste-free []

ELEVEN NORTH SEA ISLANDS HAVE SIGNED UP TO BECOME LIVING LABORATORIES FOR A WASTE-FREE ENVIRONMENT []


 * __ TRANSPORTATION __**

MONORAILS [|w][|ww.monorails.org]

TAKING STEPS: A Community Action Guide to People-Centered Equitable and Sustainable Urban Transport []

Urban Environmental Management - Sustainable Transportation [][|PRT] [|- Morgantown, WV] [|http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/Morgantown/]

Missoula Institute for Sustainable Transportation [|http://www.strans.org/home.]

NORTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN - NEW EDUCATION CENTER http://ncbg.unc.edu/pages/4/

Research Triangle Park - E.P.A. campus http://www.epa.gov/rtp/facilities/virtualtour/index.htm

Building Green - From Principle to Practice NGBC (National Green Building Council) http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/leed.asp

Introduction to LEED Certification http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQ8v4j4h9c

How LEED Certification works http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/energy-efficiency/leed-certification.htm

TREEHUGGER.COM WEB SITE http://www.treehugger.com/

U.S. GOVT - EPA - Basic information about sustainability http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm

National Geographic's THE GREEN GUIDE http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm