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Bennington/Conover Case Studies


Guidelines


Construction Techniques

Strawbale

Insulated Concrete Forms

Earthen Walls

  • Rammed Earth Works - leading company in the R&D of modern earth construction technologies

Lime Finishes

  • Transmineral USA - exclusive importers of St. Astier natural hydraulic lime and districutors of the Le Décor Selection of limestone products

Materials

  • Building For Health Materials Center - a supplier of healthy, environmentally sound building materials and appliances
  • Pacific Energy Company - sellers of clean burning fireplaces, freestanding stoves and inserts for gas and wood, solar electric, thermal and hybrid power systems
  • Real Goods - supplier of alternative and sustainable supplies and information; also presents workshops
  • Solarponics - applications of solar electricity, solar water and pool heating, solar space heating, high efficiency boilers and geothermal heat pumps
  • Haywood Lumber - leading supplier of FSC certified wood
  • Eco-Timber - supplier of ecologically sound flooring materials

Organizations


Certifying Organizations

  • Greenguard - independent certifier of low-emitting interior products and building materials
  • Forest Stewardship Council - promotes responsible forest management globally by certifying forest products that meet the most rigorous standards in the world.
  • Green Seal - certifies products that have less impact on the environment and work well
  • Cool Roof Rating Council - provides radiative and emissive data on roofing products
  • Scientific Certification Systems - certifies a wide variety of claims related to environmental achievement in specific product attributes such as recycled content and biodegradability
  • EnergyStar - government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency.

Online Databases


Publications

  • Environmental Building News - monthly newsletter on environmentally responsible design and construction
  • Natural Home Magazine - monthly magazine concerning interior design and earth friendly issues
  • The Last Straw Journal - quarterly publication on straw building
  • eco-structure - quarterly magazine featuring green design, construction and materials
  • green@work - bi-monthly magazine on green issues, eco-design case studies, products
  • GreenSpec Directory - information on more than 1,650 green building products in CSI format
  • Chelsea Green Publishers - leading publisher of sustainable building books
  • Solar Today - monthly publication of American Solar Energy Society (ASWS) on passive solar issues, some alternative building materials

Green Building Council Member
3302 NW Rademacher Place, Bend, OR 97701 - Phone (541) 317-8917 - Fax (541) 317-8911 - Email info@benningtonconover.com