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Air-conditioning in a hotel on a coast? Too often this is a tell-tale sign of a poor architect who cannot take advantage of the ocean breezes. Toilets that don't use water, on the other hand, are innovative tools which preserve a valuable resource.

Gaviotas: Reflections on a Dialogue on Innovation and Perseverance - Bill and Jeanine Christensen
Builders without Borders
Greenbuilder Sourcebook
Sustainable Building Sources
Green Builder Conferences

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Green Building
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WIKI

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Architecture
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ARCHITECTURE

Archinect - Making Architecture More Connected
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
The Last Straw
Desert Architecture - Arid Lands Newsletter
Builders without Borders
Sustainable Design and Management - Big Volcano

COMMUNITIES

Community Tourism
Review of Alan Weisman's book Gaviotas
Yahoo - Intentional Communities

GARBAGE... AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

SOLAR ENERGY

Solar Energy in Mexico
Sourcebook - Photovoltaic Systems
Sourcebook - Passive Solar Design
Centro de Estudios de Energia Solar/Solar Energy Training Center

TOILETS

Eco-Friendly Toilets
Sourcebook - Composting Toilets

HOTELS

Greening hotels and restaurants

WATER SAVING

Water Guide
Indoor Water Conservation - Sustainable Sources

ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB

Greenbuilder.com
Environmental Building News
Instituto de Tecnologia Intuitiva Bio-Arquitetura (Brazil)
Green Building Design - Alex Joseph
New Zealand Green Building Council

RECOMMENDED READING

Featured Titles: The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water | Webs of Power: Notes from the Global Uprising | Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender | Greening the Americas
Bibliographies: Central America | Environment | Ecotourism
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