Relevant organizations and references

Green Building Advisor - This is where many of us initially heard the term “Pretty Good House” The original article is HERE

Building Science Corporation provides training, research and can provide a deep dive into building science

Fine Homebuilding The original magazine that we all know and love has a ton of information on high performance building including some great podcasts

Journal of Light Construction has really stepped up to the plate with lots of information

Building America Solution Center - excellent resource for building systems by climate

E3 Podcast - Emily Mottram interviews various people with a focus on Energy and Efficiency

Green Architects’ Lounge - A podcast covering many topics relevant to Green Building, high performance building and Pretty Good House info

NESEA the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association is a resource for builders and homeowners - they put on symposiums in Boston and NYC, builder training, home tours etc.

ProTradeCraft  a collection of best practices for trade contractors, built for a phone

the International Living Future Institute Red List - The Red List contains the worst in class materials prevalent in the building industry.

The commonly-used chemicals on the Red List are:

• Polluting the environment

• Bio-accumulating up the food chain until they reach toxic concentrations

• Harming construction and factory workers

Building Green - Working at first out of a timber-framed barn in Vermont, Alex later brought on Nadav Malin and together they launched Environmental Building News.