Subject: Sustainable Sources: Articles

From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 1997 11:53:18 -0400

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Lawrence F. London, Jr.
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Sustainablity to Spirituality

a series of articles exploring issues of sustainablity, community, spirituality, and the broader fields which bring them together into life and living.

NEW!
We've begun two new series of articles: The first is a series which is written by the City of Austin's Green Builder Program staff:

The Green Home: Sensible Home Buying in Central Texas by Jill Mayfield and Mary McLeod.
Xeriscape by City of Austin Xeriscape Program Coordinator, Dick Peterson
Drought Protection on a Budget by John Gleason, president of the Xeriscape Garden Club.
Service Your Air Conditioner for Summer Comfort by Doug Garrett
Site Selection and Analysis for a Greener Central Texas
Parade of Homes to Feature Green Building by Jill Mayfield
Deter Pests and Use Less Pesticide With Good Home Maintenance by Erik Bliss
Plant a Tree This Winter For a Green Spring by City of Austin Xeriscape Program Coordinator, Dick Peterson
Making Smart (And Green) Choices When You Paint by Jill Mayfield
Understanding Sthapatya Ved Knowledge.
Sthapatya Vedic Site Selection
Bill Christensen adds to the subject with Sthapatya Ved: Silence in Architecture
You can also read an article by Finnish architect Wojtek Skalski on Maharishi Sthapatya Ved.

The March 97 issue of Green Builder News, from the City of Austin's Green Builder Program, is now online.
See also:
January 97 issue
August 96 issue
April 96 issue

From the Archives:

Freelance writer Jeanine Sih penned these articles on Austin's Green Builder Program and the Sustainable Building Coalition for the April 1994 "Green" issue of the Austin Chronicle.

From Elsewhere on the Net

Read a review from CSF's Permaculture site of Robert LaPorte's book on several alternative building techniques, "Mooseprints".
Fruit trees are one of the more rewarding long-term investments you can make on your property. Read up, and plan to plant some this winter!
Are You Sustainble? from the Center for Sustainable Communities at the University of Washington in Seattle.
There is an excellent collection of Articles on Sustainablity available from The Department of Energy's Center for Excellence for Sustainable Development.

Interested in submitting an article? Send a query letter with a general overview of the proposed topic (or the article or URL, if it's already written) to Bill Christensen There are no guarantees that all articles will be added here, but if it fits into the general philosophy of this website it will be considered. Thanks!

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