Tennessee Solid Waste Education Project

Resources on Green Building

Green building is used to describe design and construction practices that reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and building occupants.

GreenBuilding.com - a comprehensive, informative guide to Green Building.

Green Homes - sustainable, earth friendly strategies for making your home green from Children of the Earth United and Building Green TV.

A Sourcebook for Green and Sustainable Building - This Sourcebook was developed to foster the implementation of environmentally responsible practices in homebuilding (by www.greenbuilder.com).

Research on Green Building - from the U.S. Green Building Council

Green Building - the HGTV guide to green building.  Includes information about green building as well as ways to incorporate green remodeling into your home.

Dell Children's Medical Center - about their "green building."

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