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Green Building Resource Center

City of Houston Public Works & Engineering

Code Enforcement Building

3300 Main St

Houston, TX 77002

713-535-7508

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 12 NOON & 1 - 5 PM

The City of Houston's Green Building Resource Center is an education center where the public can learn and be advised of green building and green building products. Classes on green building will also be taught at the center. Citizens will be able to see demos of green building concepts like a green roof, rain gardens, and other displays. The purpose of the Center is to raise awareness of green building, and educate the public about what they can do.

Whether you're looking for ways to reduce the carbon footprint of your home or remodeling your house with sustainable materials that will save you energy, time and money, Houston Public Library has the guide for you. The following resources are either available online or at your neighborhood library.
 

Books

• The Green Self-Build Book / Jon Broome (2007)
• Got Sun? Go Solar / Rex A. Ewing (2005)
• Power with Nature: Alternative Energy Solutions for Homeowners / Rex A. Ewing (2006)
• Sustainable Residential Development / Avi Friedman (2007)
• Wind Power: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business / Paul Gipe (2004)
• The Carbon-Free Home / Stephen Hren (2008)
• Green from the Ground Up / David Johnston & Scott Gibson (2008)
• Green Remodeling / David Johnston (2004)
• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things / William McDonough & Michael Braungart (2002)
• Green Building Fundamentals / Michael Montoya (2009)
• Little House on a Small Planet / Shay Salomon  (2006)
• The Home Energy Diet / Paul Scheckel (2005)
• Complete Guide to the Green Home / Philip Schmidt (2008)
• This Cold House / Colin Smith (2007)
• Building Green / Clarke Snell (2005)
• The Good House Book / Clarke Snell (2004)
• Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House / Carol Venolia (2006)
• Green Remodeling / John D. Wagner (2008)
• Eco: An Essential Sourcebook for Environmentally Friendly Design and Decoration / Elizabeth Wilhide (2003)
• Green Building Products / Alex Wilson & Mark Piepkorn (2008)
• Your Green Home / Alex T. Wilson (2006)
• Green Building A to Z / Jerry Yudelson (2007)

DVDs

• Building Green / Tippy Bushkin (2008)
• Building with Awareness / Ted Owens (2008)

Electronic Resources

• Green Property / Catherine Dawson (2008)
• Energy Efficient Homes for Dummies / Rik DeGunther (2008)
• Sustainable Building Technology / Idaho National Laboratory (2005)
• Building for the 21st Century / Donna Sioros (2000)
• Weatherize Your Home / Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (2001)
• Energy Savings from Small Near-Zero Energy Houses / United States Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2007)
• Green Roofs / United States Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2004)
• Passive Solar Design / United States Department of Energy: Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2000)
• Whole-House Energy Checklist / United States Department of Energy: Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2003)
• Window Selection / United States Department of Energy: Building Technologies Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (2003)
• Promoting Energy Efficiency and Conservation / United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (2008)
• Green Affordable Housing / United States Government Accountability Office (2008)

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