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Alliance to Save Energy
www.ase.org
1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 857-0666
An abundance of energy info for consumers and professionals.

American Solar Energy Society
www.ases.org
2400 Central Avenue, Ste. G-1
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 443-3130
Email: ases@ases.org
Their Solar Today publication is informative, and ASES sponsors an annual solar homes tour throughout the United States.

Arizona Solar Center
www.azsolarcenter.com
A great source of information on solar energy for Arizona and beyond.

Boots on the roof
http://www.bootsontheroof.com/index.php
Solar Training. Boot Camps cover the most common design & installation topics for residential and small-scale commercial projects.

Building Green
http://www.buildinggreen.com/
A unbiased source of information on green building that does not accept advertising. A large database of information.

Building Science
www.buildingscience.com
A passive solar home should first have a tight, energy-efficient envelope and a well-designed mechanical system. Building Science can assist you with the basics that you need to know before you add passive solar.

Build It Solar
www.builditsolar.com
Do-It-Yourself Solar Projects Information, tools, and plans to help you build solar projects that save money and reduce pollution.

Energy Efficient Building Association
www.eeba.org
10740 Lyndale Avenue South, Suite 10W ,
Bloomington, MN 55420-5615
(952) 881-1098
Email: info@eeba.org
Great publications on energy efficient construction. One available for each major climate zone in the U.S.

Energy Star Program
www.energystar.gov
1-888-STAR-YES (1-888-782-7937)
A good place to look for energy-efficient builders.

Engineered for Life
www.greenstone.com
GreenFiber
809 West Hill Street Ste A
Charlotte, NC 28208-9924
(888) 592-7684
A program sponsored by Greenstone Cellulose. They can even guarantee your energy bills.

Florida Solar Energy Center
www.fsec.ucf.edu
1679 Clearlake Road
Cocoa, Florida 32922
(321) 638-1000
Email: info@fsec.ucf.edu
Excellent information, especially for the south.

Green Building Pages
www.greenbuildingpages.com
A sustainable building materials database and design tool for the environmentally and socially responsible designer, builder and client.

Green Building Sherpa
www.greenbuildingsherpa.com
An online source for environmentally friendly products, services and information as they pertain to building design, construction, management + operation

Green Home Building
www.greenhomebuilding.com and www.dreamgreenhomes.com
A site you have to visit if you are building a small, sustainable home. You'll find a wealth of information about many alternative technologies including passive solar house plans.

Green Fret
http://www.greenfret.com/
A consulting company in the Northeast with good green and energy info with a healthy dose of passive solar.

Home Energy Saver
hes.lbl.gov/hes
Looks at comparative homes energy bills in your zip code.

Home Power
www.homepower.com
Home Power magazine is the Hands-on Journal of Home-Made Power. If you are interested in: making your own electricity from renewable energy, alternative vehicles, or finding out the latest in related technologies and life-styles, then this publication can keep you up to date.
Find a local active solar installer to be able to add photovoltaics or solar hot water on to the passive solar house plans by Sun Plans.

Helica Design
www.helicadesign.com
If you click on this link you will see an extensive listing of other solar information.

Midwest Renewable Energy Association
www.the-mrea.org
P.O. Box 249
Amherst, WI 54406
(715) 824-5166
Actively promotes solar energy and offers valuable workshops.

North East Sustainable Energy Association
www.nesea.org
NESEA, 50 Miles Street, Greenfield, MA 01301.
(413) 774-6051
Email: nesea@nesea.org
An active association for the NE part of the country.

NASA Sun-Earth Connection
sec.gsfc.nasa.gov
Exploring the sun and earth as a single system.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory
www.nrel.gov/buildings/highperformance
1617 Cole Blvd
Golden, CO 80401
(303) 384-7349
Center for Buildings and Thermal Systems
Key players in research and education on energy efficiency and passive solar heating and cooling.

North Carolina Solar Center
www.ncsc.ncsu.edu
Box 7401
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7401
(919) 515-3480
Toll-free in North Carolina: 1-800-33-NC SUN
Email: ncsun@ncsu.edu
National Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy, passive solar house plan books, workshops, and much more.

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
www.nwalliance.org
529 SW Third Ave., Suite 600
Portland, Oregon 97204
(800) 411-0834 or (503) 827-8416

Real Goods
www.realgoodssolar.com
Sales, education and installation of solar and related products.

Residential Energy Services Network and Energy Rated Homes of America
www.natresnet.org and www.erha.com
P.O. Box 4561
Oceanside, CA 92052-4561
(760) 806-3448
Email: info@natresnet.org and info@erha.com
Information on home energy ratings and energy-efficient mortgages.

Sierra Solar Systems
www.sierrasolar.com
563 Idaho Maryland Road
Grass Valley, CA 95959
888-ON SOLAR (888-667-6527)
530-265-8441 (Local and Technical Calls)
Email: solarjon@sierrasolar.com
They have sold our Sun-Inspired Home Plans book for over ten years. They also sell other alternative energy books, products, information, services, and workshops for active solar and photovoltaics.

Solaequis
www.solaequis.com
Email: froberts@glostudio.com
Very user-friendly software for passive solar residential design designed by architect Fred Roberts.

Solar Schoolhouse
www.solarschoolhouse.org
Based in CA, but offers a wide range of educational solar products for use in all locations.

Solar Energy International
www.solarenergy.org
P.O. Box 715
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-8855
Offers a wide range of workshops on solar energy, wind energy, and natural building.

Solar Home Plans
www.thesolarplan.com
Useful articles, products, and other resources.

Solar Real Estate
www.grantpasshomes.net
Local real estate to part of Oregon and a leader in solar real estate marketing.

Southface Energy Institute
www.southface.org
241 Pine Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 872-3549
Email: questions@southface.org
A wealth of information, publications, and workshops, and more.

Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
www.sbicouncil.org
1331 H Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-7400
Email: sbic@sbicouncil.org
Their Builder Guidelines are excellent for general passive solar design. Software is available.

Sustainable By Design
www.susdesign.com
Check out the excellent passive solar design tools. Christopher Gronbeck is also the designer of our web site.

The Last Straw
http://www.thelaststraw.org/
For more information on building with straw bales. Many of our plans can be adapted for this. International information.

After a couple of trips to Canada recently, we can recommend the following organizations where we have met with various energy enthusiasts and shared ideas on passive solar energy:

CanSIA - Canadian Solar Industries Association
www.cansia.ca
Download their free brochure that includes passive and active solar information. The passive solar home they show is one of ours from Sun Plans!

Eco Buildings
www.ecobuildings.net
An architectural firm in Alberta, Canada with extensive experience in very low impact design including straw bales.

GPEKS
www.gpeks.com
Frederic Pouyot, President, and I presented a Passive Solar workshop in Ottawa. He is a solar consultant

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