General Descriptions of Sustainable Development and Green Building
The Elements of Green Development
EPA Web site for Sustainable Development
This Web site provides information on community oriented ecoplanning projects throughout the United States.
Water
A more detailed introduction to water conservation issues.
Florida Water Issues and Personal Water Consumption
Additional Estimates on Home Water Consumption
Residential Water Use
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's report on residential water use.
How We Use Water in These United States
The EPA's water resource Web site might also be helpful.
How Can I Save Water
Yet more estimates can be found at this site.
Florida Plants Online
Specific water conservation tools used in Florida can be found at this link.
Municipal Cost-Benefit Evaluations of Different Water Conservation Strategies
GDS report on performing a research study quantifying the effectiveness of various water conservation techniques (PDF)
The Aqueous Solutions document (PDF)
General Breakdown of Cistern Ownership, including Collectible Rainfall, System Costs, and Potential Maintenance Issues
The Texas Rain Harvesting Guide to Rainwater Harvesting (PDF)
Pictures of Cisterns Systems in Practice
Rainwater Harvesting (PDF - 1.9 MB)
Available Filter Products
Conservation Achievements made at Tucson’s Civano, which is touted as America’s First Sustainable Community
Civano Neighbors
The news and guiding documents sections.
Particularly instructive is the report "Civano and Tucson Residential Water Use, Revised" (PDF)
Consult the 2002 Johannesburg, South Africa, Summit on Sustainable Development
This is an instructive document concerning indigenous rain harvesting alternatives for sustainable development in India, and demonstrates the institutional frameworks, sustainable goals, and evaluative methods that the conference produced.
Boston Mayor’s Green Building Task Force, which disseminates Case Study Information about Sustainable Building Practices to Boston Firms
Green Building Task Force a Commitment to Boston's Future (PDF)
Solar Distillation Assemblies
Solar Distillation (PDF)
Additional Helpful Sites