Resource-Efficient Housing: An Annotated Bibliography and Directory of Helpful Organizations 1991 Edition by Robert Sardinsky and the Rocky Mountain Institute Reviewed by Karen Perez Have you ever wished for an easy way to find elusive information? Robert Sardinsky's bibliography is a wish come true. Robert Sardinsky's well written guide directs you to over a hundred resource-efficient reference books, periodicals, organizations, and source books. The list includes titles covering resource-efficient housing design, construction, and retrofit, energy-efficient house plans, landscape and site design, appliances, renewable energy, household environmental quality, shopping for and building resource-efficient housing, the owner-built experience, and more. The descriptions in this 161 page, spiral bound book gives you a real feel for what the material covers before plunking down your hard- earned money. An added bonus is a sprinkling of informative line art and thought provoking quotes. To give you a feel for Mr. Sardinsky's concise style here is an excerpt from the introduction. "Our homes can make a powerful statement about our values, goals, and lifestyles. They tangible show, among other things, how we can, or cannot, live in harmony with nature. Though most "modern" American homes provide us with unprecedented comforts, supplying these often wastes precious, non-renewable resources and wreaks havoc on the environment. Fortunately, we now have the knowledge and technology to rectify this. By building or renovating our homes to be resource-efficient, responsive to their surroundings and sensitive to this planet's finite resource base, we can not only live comfortably while honoring the other lives that share our world, but can also instill in our homes a sense of beauty, richness, and spirit. Bringing this to fruition, however, requires that we, in architect Tom Bender's words...put heart into our homes..." If you are planning on building or remodeling your dream home, using renewable energy, or just want to get in touch with like minded organizations and schools, this book's for you. We have found this book a very useful addition to Home Power's library and you will too. Access Resource-Efficient Housing: An Annotated Bibliography and Directory of Helpful Organizations by Robert Sardinsky and the Rocky Mountain Institute is available from Rising Sun Enterprises, POB 1728, Basalt, CO 81621, 303-927-8051 for $14.95 + shipping or from Rocky Mountain Institute, 1739 Snowmass Creek Rd, Snowmass, CO 81645-9199, 303-927-3851.