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Ice Stone Surfaces IceStone durable surfaces are made from 100% recycled glass and concrete to make a highly durable concrete surface. IceStone surfaces were developed over a five year period and there is a patent-pending. Due to the VOC-free, high recycled content and Cradle to Cradle™ certification, IceStone durable surfaces are ideal for projects seeking LEED certification.
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HOK HOK is the largest U.S.-based architecture, interior design, engineering, planning and consulting firm that works on globally.
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HOK is a leader in sustainable design. They are doing their best to be very careful about the sustainable information they are providing to the industry, to the communities and to the planet to share. These are some of the resources and tools that HOK's people use to explore green ideas and design sustainable projects. The Green Workplace Blog: TheGreenWorkplace.com is a leading blog for those who design, manage or occupy green workplaces Product Evaluation Form: Assess a product's environmental impact by sending this worksheet to manufacturers Sustainable Process by Phase: This concise resource identifies key sustainable design actions and deliverables organized by project phase Ten Steps: From The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design (2nd edition), here are 10 steps for an integrated approach to sustainable design Evaluation: HOK "ideas" is a great resource for designers. The information is reliable and very useful.
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Ecoholic, Adria Vasil The book has many great products that are good for the environment. It is organized in chapters such as 'Home Improvement', 'Getting Around', and 'Beauty Spots'
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"This book is for people who want to do something to lighten their impact on the plant. The small steps cost us little in the way of effort, money or time, but the cumulative effects can be enormous." David Suzuki
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Green Builder magazine US based "Green Builder" magazine, the flagship publication of Green Builder Media, is the only publication in the market today that is focused exclusively on residential sustainable development.
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Links that might be helpful: Green Building Pyramid Building professionals across the country look to Green Builder for recommendations on products and practices, guidance on green design and news, updates on legal and legislative issues, profiles of other green builders, reviews of recent and classic construction practices books, and business and marketing advice on how to sell themselves as green builders. The web source has links to all issues of the "Green Builder magazine" in pdf version. There is section for Featured Articles from Green Builder Magazine. Book reviews. Product reviews. Green Industry Trends & Data. Provides links to: Government Offices, Industry Associations, Information & Resources, Local Building Programs & Resources, Product Information. Green glossary and Blog. Evaluation: Easy to navigate. Lots of very useful articles and general info about Green Building, Green product and even business, but only specifies US based companies and organizations.
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Ecohaus Ecohaus is a retail store that has grown from a tiny storefront to become a national distributor of green building supplies and household products.
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Has a great "Learn" section that explains how to install particular Green materials and product, needed tools and considerations, articles about particular products. The web-site is the process of developing, navigation is a little confusing.

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We have taken the potential opportunities of this project in a direction we feel can be of use to you, our fellow design peers. We have compiled a collection of useful books, websites, and specification tools and have evaluated their value based on ease of navigation, application of content and consideration of whether or not it originates within Canada.

It is our hope that you will make the most of this resource, sharing the link with others and using it as tool, when making initial material decisions. Within each resource, you will be able to find link after link of legitimately responsible building and finishing material resources.

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