Building a Greener Minnesota: Tuesday Link Roundup
Diminishing natural resources, pollution, and the ever increasing price of gasoline are just a few motivating reasons to recycle and protect our fragile environment. One way responsible corporations have taken the green initiative is through environmentally sustainable building practices and materials.
The “What’s Greener Than Our Guacamole” promotion sponsored by Taco Bell (parent company of Cravings to Go) was developed to recycle out of commission cell phones and is part of our sustainable efforts in the Twin Cities and surrounding suburbia.
Today’s Tuesday link roundup, “Building a Greener Minnesota” is a compilation of great sites intended to inform the public about the options and advantages of building sustainably in Minnesota.
Community activists founded the Green Institute as a solution based response to an anticipated garbage transfer in South Minneapolis. They have grown to become a leading Minnesota non-profit environmental innovator.
Minnesota Building Materials Database
The Minnesota Building Materials Database (MBMD) Project is a major component in satisfying the need for resources to complement the growth of sustainable design in the region.
Minnesota Monthly is a lifestyle magazine with a strong focus on pressing issues in Minnesota. They support the green movement to the point of printing their publication on paper certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) works with Minnesota residents to preserve and improve the environment and improve the quality of life.
Minnesota Green Communities is a joint effort between the Family Housing Fund, Enterprise, and the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund. Minnesota Green Communities supports Minnesota housing that is affordable, energy efficient, and composed of materials that leave little environmental footprint on Minnesota’s natural beauty.
Minnesota GreenStar looks at green building practices both environmentally and socio-economically. GreenStar strives to educate the public on environmentally conscious building that’s also affordable and aethestically pleasing.
Minnesota Green Roofs Council
The Green Roofs Council’s purpose is to inform architects, engineers, professional roofers, and public policy makers about the benefits to green rooftop technology within a strategy for sustainable building. The Council has an active community involvement where they host workshops, events, and even green rooftop tours!
Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide
This web resource provides information specifically regarding sustainable building and design in cold climates. The Minnesota Green Affordable Housing Guide has several comprehensive comparisons of different housing/building material configurations with associated energy performance and cost figures.
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