Introduction
The Austin Green Building Program was recognized at the 1992 Earth Summit by the United Nations Local Government Honours Programme as one of 12 exemplary local government initiatives from around the world, and was the only program recognized from the United States. Their Sustainable Building Sourcebook has become a popular resource for alternative builders around the world.
In early 1994 the Green Building Program and Sustainable Sources agreed to make the Sourcebook available in electronic format through our Sustainable Sources BBS, an Austin based bulletin board service. The Program was looking for a way to get this information out to a wider audience in Austin and to make it available to people outside of the Austin area without spending their time and energy marketing it. Shortly thereafter, we also converted the Sourcebook to the Web. This has been a win-win setup: The Green Building Program wins, as their info is disseminated with little extra effort and no extra expense, and builders and homeowners like you win by getting web access to detailed guidelines and resources on topics that can otherwise be hard to find.
We're always looking for sites that will enhance the information here. If you know of any sites that demonstrate an aspect of sustainable building that is appropriate to include here, let me know. Non-commercial sites will be linked if the content contributes to or extends the information in the chapter, and commercial sites are encouraged to sponsor a chapter or obtain a link to their site or e-mail address.
Bill Christensen,
Founder, Sustainable Sources
Please note: This Sourcebook is for educational purposes. If you reproduce any part of this Sourcebook, please acknowledge the City of Austin's Green Building Program as the source.
Thank you.
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