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Sustainable Design at Kinoo
KINOO Sustainable Design: Building
 Archive
of current sustainable design links related to architecture & building.
Comprises collated documents, web links to research and literature, &
a directory.
Articles and reports
Directory
Articles and Reports
Appropriate
Architecture, Auroville
Guidelines for appropriate building from an experimental town in South
India
Construction
& Environment (PDF)
Document on appropriate building from the University of Lund, Sweden
Energy efficiency, remodeling
and lighting tips, SDIC
Suggestions for reducing energy use in the average house in the USA
Multistory
Detached Houses for Hot Humid Climates
Case study for passive homes, Lund University, Sweden
Room by room solutions,
SDIC
Suggestions for reducing the adverse ecological impact of the average
house in the USA
Straw Bale
Home: Multistory, Hillside, Post & Beam Frame
An ecologically low impact home to be constructed in Portland, Oregon
Directory
Links
to relevant institutions, agencies, personnel, and resources.
Builders Without Borders,
USA
An international network of ecological builders working together for a
sustainable future
Ecocomposites, USA
Information on using natural materials, including straw bale construction,
sustainable agriculture and environmental restoration
Ecosustainable
Hub, Australia
Connection to resources and tools concerning eco-sustainable architecture,
finance and marketing.
Earthquake Engineering,
New Zealand
Business network of professionals providing earthquake design strategies
at many levels.
Green Center &
New Alchemy, USA
Non-profit institute involved with sustainable farming, energy, building
& sewage.
Green Homebuilding, USA
Provides wide range of information about sustainable architecture and
natural building, and examples of Vernacular Architecture of other cultures.
Intermediate Technology Group (ITDG), UK
Organization concerned with providing low cost, appropriate solutions
in developing countries.
Passive
Solar Design, DTI, UK
Dept. of Industry & Trade introduction & outlook to passive design,
with links.
Sustainable Architecture, Building
& Culture (Sustainable ABC), California USA
Compendium of resources on sustainability
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