Forest Certification Resource Center -
The FCRC certified forest product search tool
allows you to find products certified under the
Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry
Initiative (SFI) programs.
Rainforest Alliance- A resource
for finding FSC certified products and companies.
Embodied Energy chart for common
building materials.
Get With Green - The green product
resource for your home remodel.
Green Building Concepts - Supplies
information exchange on a more resource and energy
efficient lifestyle
Green Building Pages - A sustainable
building materials database and design tool for the
environmentally and socially responsible designer,
builder and client.
Green Seal - A nonprofit dedicated to
safeguarding the environment and transforming the
marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purhcase,
and use of environmentally responsible products and
services.
Greenerbuilding - A nonprofit website
with building products (with ratings), local
dealers, and programs
USGBC GreenHomeGuide - Community-based
resource of tips, case studies, expert Q&A
articles, and regional directories of green
products and services
GreenSpec Menu -
BuildingGreen's product information service with
over 2,000 environmentally preferable building
products. BuildingGreen are the publishers of
Environmental Building News, GreenSpec, EBN
Archives, and Green Building Advisor.
Green Building Advisor-
A very
comprehensive resource for building, designing and
remodeling green homes including Q&A, details,
blogs and videos from the publishers of
Environmental Building News and Fine Home
Building.
inhabitat website - Inhabitat.com is a
weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking
the innovations in technology, practices and
materials that are pushing architecture and home
design towards a smarter and more sustainable
future.
MTS Website- The institute for
market transformation to sustainability.
The Green Building Resource Guide -
Database of over 600 green building materials and
products selected specifically for their usefulness
to the design and building professions, rather than
merely their green material content
WNC Green Building Directory -
Published bi-annually by the WNCGBC, information on
local and regional green businesses and suppliers
as well as articles written by green building
professionals
National Geographic The Green Guide -
Green living tips, products reviews and
environmental health news.
Selecting Green Products - Three Basic
Steps to High Performance Product Selection
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Recycling, Re-Use &
Disposal of Materials
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NC C&D Material Trader - The website, which focuses on diverting used, surplus or salvaged building materials from the waste stream is free to use.
American Builder Surplus - This
on-line trading website based in Georgia has been
designed for today's construction worker to buy or
sell excess or salvaged materials and equipment,
and for consumers who want to save money on
construction supplies and hard to find salvaged
materials.
Asheville Habitat for Humanity Home
Store - Since 1990 this non-profit run retail
store has been selling donated items to the general
public. Donate anything from building materials,
appliances, tools, or flooring and keep thousands
of pounds of materials out of the landills. Free
pick-up within Buncombe County!
Asheville-Freecycle (TM) -
Provides individuals and non-profits in the
Asheville, NC area an electronic forum to "recycle"
unwanted items. EVERYTHING posted must be for FREE
TANGIBLE ITEMS.
Recycling and Hazardous Waste
Disposal in Buncombe County - Buncombe County's
guide to recycling and disposing of household
hazardous waste (HHW)
Recycling in Asheville
US EPA Wastes HHW - Steps to safe
management of HHW
