Better resources for better design and building on the way!
Worldchanging is expanding its resources section to better serve designers, builders and trades-people around the world. We are working hard to collect high quality information on building materials and techniques that will be presented in an easy to use and interesting way, all tied to real world projects.
This section will soon have topic summary pages, user forums, helpful tutorials, examples of related projects from Worldchanging, and more. If you have resources on building materials or building techniques you would like to contribute, please contact us.
In the meantime, explore the useful external links below, continue to upload projects onto the OAN, and check back regularly!
- Worldchanging Development Team
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 AIArchitect
The blog of AIA's weekly publication for architects
Architecture For Humanity
Bringing professional design services to those who need it most
Archinect
News and updates from archinect.com
Architectural Record
The resource for architecture and architects
Arcspace
Architectural news, reviews, photos and articles
Cameron Sinclair
Eternal Optimist and Co-Founder of Architecture For Humanity
Death by Architecture
Architecture Competitions and Articles
Inhabitat
Future-forward design for the world you inhabit
Metropolis Magazine
Architecture, interior design, product design, graphic design, crafts, planning, and preservation
TreeHugger: Design & Architecture
Dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible
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Green Building Elements
Projects, Materials and Design
Greenedia: Green Building Experts Blog
Living green and the quest for a sustainable eco-system
Greenversations: Green Building
The official blog of US EPA
Grist: Green Building
Stories about: green building
Jetson Green
Sustainable architecture, good design, green prefab, and eco-friendly development
KnowledgePlex: Land Use & Housing Planning
Issues and activities related to determining the amount, type, and rate of growth of a community
Materialicious
Just another shelter blog
Materials In Harmony
Exploring issues in the practice of architecture
Real Life LEED
A commonsense guide to getting LEED done
 U.S. Green Building Council
Committed to expanding sustainable building practices
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Energy Efficiency |
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Accumen Fund
Entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty
Green Inc.
Energy, the Environment and the Bottom Line
GreenBiz
Business. The Environment. The Bottom Line.
NRDC: Switchboard
The environment is now open. Plug in.
SustainAbility
The latest news, reports, issue briefs, research, resources and publications from SustainAbility
Triple Pundit
Business, Better. Since 2005
Worldchanging: Bright Green
Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Bright Green Future
WBCSD: Björn Stigson
President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development(WBCSD)
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AMEE
The world's energy meter
Cleanergy.org
Renewable Energy & CleanTech
Green Technology Forum
Exploring new technologies, Imagining new possibilities
WattHead
Energy News and Commentary
MetaEfficiency
The Guide To Highly Efficient Things
WBCSD: Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Christian Kornevall, Director of the WBCSD's Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB)
Your Energy Forum
A conversation about using energy wisely — at home, at work and on the road
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Enterprise Foundation
Capital and Expertise for Affordable Housing and Community Development.
Low Income Investment Fund
LIIF is a steward for capital invested in housing, child care, education and other community-building initiatives.
Knowledge Plex
Online Resource Center for Affordable Housing and Community Development
Shore Bank
Community development and environmental bank holding company
Grameen Bank
GB provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh, without any collateral.
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Local Initiatives Support Center
Helping neighbors build communities
Women's World Banking
Women’s World Banking seeks to alleviate global poverty by expanding the economic assets, participation and power of the poor, especially women.
Accion International
Providing “micro” loans, business training and other financial services to poor men and women who start their own businesses.
Opportunity Finance Network
Finding and financing opportunities that others miss
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is a team of 3700 professionals helping turn crisis into opportunity for millions around the world.
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