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Informational Web Sites (All links will open a new browser window)
How much more does it cost to build green? This article from BuildingGreen.com discusses cost issues
Low Impact Living a website helping you to lower the environmental impact of your home and daily life
Smart HomeOwner a magazine offering innovative solutions for creating efficient, healthy, eco-friendly homes
OIKOS.com offers links and information on a huge range of green building products and strategies
Building Science Corporation is an excellent, technical site with lots on mold issues and remediation.
U.S. Green Building Council
Building Green publishes a GreenSpec directory and monthly green building newsletter with lots of materials reviewed.
Healthy Building focus on PVC and other building health concerns.
Clean Production focuses on the steps needed to move toward sustainability in materials production.
Green Building is an interesting summary of cost benefits of green building.
Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability - A Link to life cycle analysis software.
Healthy Home Plans - A website that sells "green" architectural plans
Montana Pollution Prevention Program - The MT P2 Program is dedicated to helping the state's small businesses and local governments use progressive, integrated pollution prevention (P2) strategies to increase productivity, while safeguarding our air, water, land and other natural resources
Homes Across America - opens the "front door" to resource efficient and high performance home building in the U.S.
Sustainability Store - provides links to businesses with a focus on environmental and social sustainability
Product Links
View our colordeck online!- Safecoat and American Pride paints available in the Colortrend Ambiance line of colors.
AFM Safecoat & SafeChoice- Provides low VOC paints, stains, sealers, adhesives.
American Clay - The original earth plaster.
American Pride - Provides zero VOC paints.
Bedrock Industries - Recycled glass tiles.
Bonded Logic- Recycled denim UltraTouch insulation.
Caroma Toilets - High efficiency dual-flush toilets.
EcoTimber - A variety of wood and bamboo flooring options.
Expanko - High quality traditional and click-lock cork flooring in a variety of unique patterns.
Forbo Floor Covering- Manufacturers of Marmoleum flooring.
Quarry Tile - Tile made of post-consumer recycled glass and post-industrial discarded grinding paste.
Paperstone Countertops- Durable kitchen and bath countertops made from recycled, compressed paper.
Re-New Wood- Manufacturers of recycled roofing material.
St. Astiers Natural Hydraulic Lime- high quality interior and exterior plaster.
Sun-Mar- Manufacturers of composting toilets.
We Cork- Manufacturers of cork click-lock flooring.
Friends of Refuge:
EcoTerric - Our neighbors (literally). They sell products for environmentally responsible, healthy interiors. Furniture, bedding, carpets, etc. check them out.
Westscape wholesale nursery - Propagators of native and adapted plants
HomeWORD - A Montana non-profit dedicated to promoting and developing healthy, environmentally responsible, low-income housing
STRONG- A network of businesses that have specifically expressed an interest in assisting with conservation-related issues.
Montana Material Exchange - this free service connects businesses, government agencies and other organizations that have materials they need to get rid of with parties who can use them
Our You Tube Videos
A Melodic Farewell to Dan Center: Refuge Employee, YouTube Devotee, Lover of Pretzels
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