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		Green Building/ Renewable Energy/ Sustainable Design Website Resources  Click on the link below for a downloadable 14kb PDF version of selected Website Resources shown at left. You need Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.  Click here for downloadable PDF of Website Resources
		Midwest Renewable Energy Association  Hosts Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Fair in June every year. Hosts numerous Workshops year-round.
		Wisconsin Focus On Energy Program   Provides incentives for renewable energy and energy-conservation  measures.  Link to Renewable Energy Yellow Pages - directory of Wisconsin designers, suppliers & installers
		Wisconsin Green Building Alliance  Alliance of Wisconsin Builders, Architects & Suppliers. Green Directory - directory of products, consultants, and other Wisconsin resources.
		US Green Building Council Alliance of national builders, architects & suppliers. LEED Green Building Rating System
		Wisconsin Green Built Home Program Resource checklists and self-rating tools for builders and homeowners.
		Gimme Shelter Construction  High-performance custom builder. Fabricator and installer of Masonry Heaters.
		Building Green  Objective information source and database of green products. Environmental Building News - monthly newsletter on sustainable design. Building Green Suite - subscription service with access to searcheable green products.
		Oikos - Green Building Resources Database of products and resources for sustainable design and construction. Oikos is a greek word meaning house. Oikos serves as the root for two english words: ecology and economy.
		Wisconsin Building Green Resource Guide Downloadable PDf directory of Wisconsin based products & resources for green building.
		Energy Center of Wisconsin  Resource organization for high-performance buildings.
		Advanced Buildings Program  Resource organization for high-performance buildings.
		Daylighting Collaborative  Resource organization for Cool Daylighting of buildings.
		Wisconsin Energy Star Homes Program  Voluntary builder program for high-performance homes.
		Citizens Energy Cooperative of Wisconsin Advocacy organization, cooperatively-organized, promoting renewable energy and providing financing for solar thermal and other residential and commercial-sized systems.
		WisconSUN - Solar Use Network  Renewable Energy advocacy group, promoting successful solar energy systems, Wisconsin's Solar Energy Community, and identifying co-funding opportunities.
		Renew Wisconsin A network of clean energy businesses, educators, utility mangers, builders, farmers, state agency officials, environmental advocates, and concerned citizens promoting clean energy strategies--conservation and energy effciency, renewable energy, and low-emission distributed generation--for powering the state's economy in an environmentally sound manner.
		Energy & Environmental Building Association  Resource organization for high-performance buildings. Link to climate-specific Builders Guides - construction details for high-performance buildings.
		Sustainable Buildings Industry Council Originally the POassive Solar Industries Council, SBIC promotes low-energy high-perfmance buildings. Tools include Energy10 Software for Energy Modeling and the Whole Building Design Guide.
		Architecture 2030 - Climate Change Challenge Organization founded by Architect Ed Mazria, author of the groundbreaking 1979 Passive Solar Energy Book, to dramatically reduce emissions and the impact of buildings on the environment.
		The Green House Network  Comprehensive resource portal for Global Climate Change, with links to many diverse information sources, governmental agencies, and other groups.
		U.S. EPA - Energy Star Program Government resources, programs and tools for energy-efficient buildings, appliances, lighting and other products.
		Affordable Comfort Incorporated    Resource organization for affordable energy conservation for existing homes.
		Shelter Supply Supplier of products & systems for high-performance construction.
		Fine Homebuilding Magazine Construction resources magazine.
		Journal of Light Construction Construction resources magazine.