Canadian Sustainable Building Resources

Envelope design, Fenestration design & Daylighting

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Late Updated: 2006

Building Evelope Design

ASHRAE Standard 55-2004:
Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
  http://www.constructionbook.com/xq/ASP/ProductID.3695/id.402/subID.636/qx/default2.htm
Everdale:
Straw Bale Construction and Natural Building
  http://www.everdale.org/index.php?module=Everdale&func=displayMenuItem&menuItemId=19
Rammed Earth Industrial Hemp Construction   http://www.humboldt.edu/~tmc29/hemp_homes
Cement Association of Canada:
Sustainable Benefits of Concrete
  http://www.cement.ca/cement.nsf/e/6ABDCDE126A87A6C85256D2E005CC53B?OpenDocument
     
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities:
Green Roofs
  http://www.greenroofs.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=40
Greenroofs.com:
Greenroofs 101
  http://www.greenroofs.com/Greenroofs101/index.html
ENERGY STAR:
Reflective Roof Products
  http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=roof_prods.pr_roof_products
     

Fenestration Design

Efficient Windows Collaborative:
How to Choose Energy Efficient Windows
  http://www.efficientwindows.org/
Whole Building Design Guide:
Windows and Glazing
  http://www.wbdg.org/design/windows.php
     

Daylighting

Whole Building Design Guide:
Daylighting
  http://www.wbdg.org/design/daylighting.php
     

 

 

 

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