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The Eco-Home™ Network Links
These links will open in a new window. The Los Angeles Alliance for Childhood is an innovative, community-oriented, non-profit organization focused on increasing resources and practical education for parents with young children. LAAC offers practical guidance and holistic workshops for nurturing and safeguarding a natural, healthy childhood and a harmonious family life. 818-968-5005 or LAAC4U@yahoo.com. For in-depth holistic health information and referrals to practitioners, please visit www.lachildhood.org. To download the LAAC Ezine please go to www.lachildhood.org/ezinemar05.pdf
The Green Building Resource Center is a partnership between Global Green USA and the City of Santa Monica. It is located at 2218 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90405. Phone 310.452.7677. Fax 310.581.2702. Visit them on the web at www.globalgreen.org/gbrc. The Green Building Resource Center hours are Wednesday, Friday & Sunday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM and Thursdays 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Principles of Ecological Design: a new booklet from Art Ludwig, Oasis Design. Ianto Evans, of Hand Sculpted House fame, described it as explaining "how to live your life well — the best I've seen of this ilk, and a bargain at $5" Planet Earth Home presents the Ultimate Self-Sufficient Home. A vast reference book of virtually all sustainable/self-reliant technologies and systems. H3 Environmental – "Healthy Products for the Home" by Mary Cordaro, an official site of the 2002 Homes for the Future Tour Harmony Home Construction, LLC based in Traverse City, Michigan. An earth friendly design/build/construction firm specializing in the Light Straw-Clay building technique. At Syndesis, Inc., an official site of the 2002 Homes for the Future Tour, you will find "Ideas with Substance and Substance with Ideas" The League of American Homeowners is a non-profit consumer organization, offering consumer information services to both homeowners as well as homebuyers in need of 'third party' assistance with housing related questions. Office hours: 8 am to 5 pm, (PST), Mon–Fri, 909-931-1653 An official site of the 2002 Homes for the Future Tour, the Los Angeles Eco-Village is an urban intentional community in the heart of Los Angeles. Living Architecture nurtures the complete human being…body, mind and spirit through working with the laws of nature. The Santa Barbara-based Sustainability Project is "Working to Build Livable Communities" The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a national organization dedicated to advancing the use of solar energy for the benefit of U.S. citizens and the global environment www.HealthyHome.com A source for products and information on creating and maintaining a healthy home. TreePeople TreePeople's mission is to inspire the community of Los Angeles to take personal responsibility for the urban forest; educating, training, and supporting them as they plant and care for trees and improve the neighborhoods in which they live, work, and play.
Organic Gardening from Bald Mountain Press, featuring The Garden Spot by Mort Mather , a book store, and Mother Nature's General Store for thousands of natural and organic health and beauty care products now! Ecohomes: pictures, blueprints, and plenty of info on building an ecohome.
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) is the U.S. Department of Energy's comprehensive resource for energy efficiency and renewable energy information. The Rocky Mountain Institute can be found at Solstice . Enviroweb , a huge site with tons of links to everything! World Internet Directory (architecture ), at Tradenet , Italy. GreenBeat! (click on the GreenBeat! icon to get into the magazine). WWF - The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF continues to be known as the World Wildlife Fund in Canada and the United States). Sustainable Sources is a solutions-based environmental site. One of the more effective ways to deal with our society's problems is to come up with demonstrable solutions, and present them in such a way that they are seen by the general public as rational, or even inevitable, alternatives. The Community Eco-Design Network offers access to materials, expertise, and labor to undertake building projects that are affordable, ecological, and which build a sense of community. They have a Planbook of small, easy to build strawbale homes. THE GUARDIAN NEWSLETTER - Serving and Protecting Our Environment for Tomorrow - The Guardian is a bi-monthly newsletter of national and international environmental service trips involving research assistance, repairing hiking trails, wildlife habitat restoration and preservation, rebuilding of international communities, teaching languages to other cultures. Both print and on-line issues promote organizations and individuals dedicated to protecting the environment, and publish environmental articles, news and classifieds. Ozeco (Australia) - We assist people and businesses to buy, sell and live in properties that promote sustainable lifestyles and support work done in design and land restoration. We work in conjunction with local practitioners to assist you to make better informed decisions and for others to have a better appreciation of your work and your assets. The Green Culture is dedicated to advancing the environmental movement through it's mission of promoting environmental awareness, activism and education by promoting environmental products, services and organizations that advocate environmental and social responsibility C and K Landscape design experienced in all garden design styles, including California native and Mediterranean gardens, which are drought tolerant and low maintenance. Featured landscape on this year Homes for the Future Tour — the Rosen residence. Valley Solar Amigos a lively and lighthearted showcase of solar living in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The Solar Amigos are fun and attractive, but with substance |
