Green Building BasicsWelcome to Green Building Basics. This is a fun and dynamic part of Rate It Green where we will post articles from a variety of sources about green building and related topics. For our site launch, we have asked leading green building industry experts and organizations to share articles they believe will be great resources for those just starting out in green building. In the future, we hope to make this an evolving section with current industry news as well as resources for many different groups and specialties. Please also check out our Green Links
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Green Building Basics is also a great place on the site for us to cement our commitment to hosting newcomers as well as industry experts. We look forward to hearing
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High-Performance Buildings Through Integrated Design; Strategies Toward Sustainable Development
Greg Franta, FAIA, Team Leader, Rocky Mountain Institute/ENSAR Built Environment Team (www.rmi.org)
Summer, 2006, RMI Solutions
Home Energy Briefs: #9, Whole System Design
Rocky Mountain Institute (www.rmi.org)
2004 Edition
Building Materials: What Makes a Product Green?
Alex Wilson, President, Building Green (www.buildinggreen.com)
January. 2006 (A Special Reprint)