Natural Building Links

Build Recycle:  a free information exchange for companies and individuals to buy, sell, and trade used building materials

Building for Health Catalog:  a full catalog of natural and healthy building materials and home appliances

Carbohydrate Economy Clearinghouse:  comprehensive information on plant matter-based products and the companies and cooperatives producing them (created by The Institute for Local Self-Reliance)

Cool Roofing Materials Database:  assists in the selection of roofing materials that reflect, or otherwise reject, the sun’s radiant energy (prepared by the Heat Island Project within Berkeley Laboratory’s Environmental Energy Technologies Division)

Eco-House, Inc:  natural chemistry products for healthier homes, farms and gardens, and a safer environment

EcoMall:  "Earth’s Largest Environmental Shopping Center"

EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines:  recycled content product listings and product fact sheets, including recommended recycled content

Forest World:  a portal for several wood product related searchable databases, as well as classified ads for buying and selling wood-related products

Friedman & Sun Catalog of Earth-Friendly Alternatives:  catalog contains ecologically-minded building materials and home products

Green Guide:  gives photos and information on featured green building materials, as well as a salvage building material exchange; order CD-ROM or printed catalog for complete listing

Green Pages:  Publishes "National Green Pages", a listing of products and services that promote environmental and social responsibility

Green Spec:  environmentally preferable building products available online with a paid subscription

Harris Directory:  subscription-based, searchable online directory of pollution prevention products for home, office, and garden

Hudson Valley Materials Exchange:  online exchange of used/surplus materials for art, education, and construction located in Hudson Valley, NY

Natural Building Technologies:  a range of natural products (including plasters, insulation, and paints)

Real Goods:  products dealing primarily with home furnishings, but also stressing renewable energy systems and natural building accessories

Recycled Content Product Database:  Searchable database of recycled-content products, including a used material exchange

REDI Guide:  one of the first searchable online databases of environmentally responsible building products

The Gallery of Environmentally Preferable Goods and Services:  listing of innovative examples of environmental practices and green products found in various industries (sponsored by MIT’s Center for Environmental Initiatives)

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