Re: [GBlist] Registered Green Buildings/Homes

[billc_lists@greenbuilder.com]

>Hello All,
>I was wondering if there was a resource somewhere that
>had a list of registered "green" buildings and/or homes.
>I don't suppose they have to be registered, but a list of
>them would be great, should one wish to go on a "green"
>building tour.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>Peace,
>Valle


We're in the process of building an International Straw Bale Registry 
(with The Last Straw Journal, the Straw Bale Assn of Tx, the Global 
Straw Building Network, and others chipping in financially and 
otherwise), as "where can I see one" seems to be one of our most 
frequently asked questions.

We should be ready to start taking data within a few weeks.  It may 
be a number of  months before there are enough homes listed to make 
it really useful for planning a tour...

We also hope to be able to get a good picture of how many straw bale 
buildings there are in the world, where they are, how they were 
built, and who mortgaged and/or insured them.

Because privacy is an issue for many, there are several options from 
"drop-ins welcome" to "not open to visitors/don't publish my contact 
info or location".

You're invited to take a spin through the site-in-progress at 
http://sbregistry.greenbuilder.com and let me know if there's 
anything broken or ommitted.  You're also welcome to enter actual 
structures at this time, though the search mechanism isn't yet in 
place.
-- 
Bill Christensen
billc@greenbuilder.com

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