Internet Resources and places to shop
FLOORING
- Armstrong www.armstrong.com
- Beaulieu of America www.beaulieu-usa.com
- Carpet America Recovery Effort www.carpetrecovery.org
- Campbell and Sons www.colcam.com
- Earth Weave Carpet Mills www.earthweave.com
- FLOR www.florcatalog.com
- Mannington www.mannington.com
- Rivanna Natural Designs www.rivannadesigns.com
- Green Home www.greenhome.com
- Building Green www.buildinggreen.com/products/cork_flooring.cfm
- Environmental Bamboo Foundation www.bamboocentral.org
- Forest Stewardship Council www.fscus.org
WATER FILTRATION
- Water Filter Comparisons www.waterfiltercomparisons.net
- The Consumer Search Web site www.consumersearch.net
- Best Water Filters www.thebestwaterfilters.com
- Best Filters www.bestfilters.com
- H2O Warehouse www.h2owarehouse.com
- The Gaiam catalog www.gaiam.com
LOW OR NO VOC PAINT
- Eco Spec by Benjamin Moore www.benjaminmoore.com
- Safecoat by American
Formulating and Manufacturing www.afmsafecoat.com - Ecological Paint by
Innovative Formulations www.innovativeformulations.com
INSULATION
- Concrete Blond's www.formsquare.com - Customized Insulation Panels.
- Hamilton Manufacturing Incorporated www.hmi-mfg.com/insulation/insulation.htm
- HempFlax insulation www.hempflax.com/ml/hf.asp?ML=2
- Bonded Logic www.bondedlogic.com - Recycled denim insulation.
- Excel Fibre www.excelfibre.com/building/
products3.html#top - Recycled paper insulation.
GREEN ROOFS
- Institute for Research in Construction http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
- GreenGrid www.greengridroofs.com
- Armstrong ceiling materials www.armstrong.com
- Greenroofs.com: The Resource
Portal for Green Roofs www.greenroofs.com - Green Roofs for Healthy Cities www.greenroofs.org
- Green Roofs U.S. EPA www.epa.gov/hiri/strategies/
greenroofs.html - Green roof by Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Green_roof
CFL LIGHTING
- Focus on Energy www.focusonenergy.com/
Residential/Lighting/cfls.aspx - GE www.GElighting.com
- Compact fluorescent lamp by Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Compact_fluorescent_lamp
LED LIGHTING
- The LED Light www.theledlight.com
- LED Light Bulbs www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/index.aspx
- Light-emitting diode by Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED
- Energy-Efficient Lighting www.eartheasy.com/
live_energyeff_lighting.htm
FOOTPRINT CALCULATORS
- Carbon Footprint www.carbonfund.org
- Carbon Calculator www.americanforests.org
- Ecological Footprint www.myfootprint.org
- Energy Calculators www.eere.energy.gov/
consumer/calculators
WATER
- Water-Savings Tips www.h20use.net
- WaterSense www.epa.gov/watersense
- Water Use It Wisely www.wateruseitwisely.com
ENERGY
- Alliance to Save Energy www.ase.org/consumers
- Energy Savers www.energysavers.gov
- Energy Star www.energystar.gov
- Green-e Renewable Energy Certification www.gree-e.org
- The Power is in Your Hands www.powerisinyourhands.org
- U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy www.eere.energy.gov
HOME AND GARDEN
- Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides www.beyondpesticides.org
- Eco-Friendly Paints www.eartheasy.com
- EPA, Indigenous Plants Landscaping www.epa.gov/greenacres
- Gardens Alive! www.gardensalive.com
- Gardener’s Supply www.gardeners.com
- USDA, Home Conservation Advice www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard
NEW HOMES
- Build-e, Eco-Friendly Houses www.build-e.com
- Certified Forests Products Council www.certifiedwood.org
- Environmentally Construction Outfitters www.environproducts.com
- Environmental Home Center www.environmentalhomecenter.com
- No. American Insulation Manuf.’s Assoc. www.naima.org
- U.S. Green Building Council www.usgbc.org
SAFETY
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov
- PVC Dangers www.checnet.org/healthehouse/ education/articles-detail.asp?Main_ID=185
- Information on Phthalates www.mindfully.org/Plastic/
Plasticizers/About-Phthalates.htm - Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org
- Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov
- Teens for Safe Cosmetics www.teens4sc.org
PETS
- Bone to Pick www.bonetopick.com
- Ecoanimal www.ecoanimal.com
- Green Kitty www.greenkitty.com
- Heidi’s Homemade Bakery www.heidishomemadebakery.com
- Holistic Family and Pets www.holisticfamilyandpets.com
- Only Natural Pet www.onlynaturalpet.com
- Poop Bags www.poopbags.com
- Sckoon Organics www.sckoonorganics.com – Dog Clothes.
- Sixwise shop.sixwise.com – Flea ‘n Tick B Gone.
- Skooper Box www.skooperbox.com