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BuildItSolar.com
Find free plans, tools and information to help you
build solar projects that save money and reduce pollution.
Engineer and author Gary Reysa presents hundreds of
do-it-yourself projects, experiments, downloadable books,
articles and guides, passive solar home designs, and
enjoyable, educational projects that you can do with your
kids. |
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FreeGreen.com
You can download free, energy efficient, healthy home
plans at FreeGreen.com because the architects, engineers and
builders who created that web site believe that green design
should be accessible to everyone. |
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SolarHomes101.com
These free downloadable guidebooks and building plans
can show you how to create an efficient home that saves
energy and takes advantage of free energy from the sun, the
wind and the earth. |
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Energy Efficient Home Plans from
North Dakota State University Agricultural Extension Service Download free design plans and building details for
energy saving solar, earth sheltered and super-insulated home
designs. |
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Saltbox House Designs
from the Historic American Building Survey
The Library of Congress list of Saltbox home designs, shown
in photos and measured drawings, includes seventy houses
homes built in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Virginia. Traditional
Saltbox homes with south-facing fronts are prototypes for
today's passive solar homes. |
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MotherEarthNews.com
Mother Earth News has provided solid information on many
topics related to sustainable living for several decades, and
now many of these articles are available on-line. |
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Passive Solar Heating and Cooling
Design Manual This free online booklet
from the Arizona Solar Center contains an introduction to
solar energy, primers on passive solar design for heating
and cooling, and a glossary of terms used in solar design. |
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Energy Saving Home Designs from
Louisiana State University's AgCenter Free,
instant download design plans and building details for six
energy-saving southern homes.. |
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Okios Green Home Building
Library
Oikos.com is
devoted to serving professionals whose work promotes
sustainable design and construction. They offer carefully
selected books, videos and software for sustainable
construction. Their website features the latest green
building news and a free library of articles on all aspects
of sustainable energy and green building, remodeling and
retrofitting. |
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Affordable Passive Solar Home Plans
The Construction Technology Department of Appalachian State
University offers these free passive solar house plans. They
are all designed to be affordable in terms of construction
costs and energy bills. Some of the plans are converted from
other sources, such as Habitat for Humanity and the
Northwest North Carolina Housing Development Corporation;
the remainder are original designs. |
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Free Plans for Country Outbuildings
Do you need a new barn, garage or workshop to go with your
solar home? Do you
need a wood shed or a shelter your lawn tractor? Here are good quality
plans, design ideas and great building advice that you can
use for free. |
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Free Newsletter for Green and Solar
Home Builders The Back Home newsletter
reviews free cottage and cabin plans, small home plans,
barns, garages, sheds and country furniture projects from a
variety of sources. It also covers inexpensive blueprints,
do-it-yourself kits and easy-to-use design/build software.
Most importantly, it focuses on buildings and projects that
are energy efficient and simple and inexpensive to build and
to maintain. |
