Green Building / Housing

Affiliated Organizations

  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na
  • Canelo Project
    "A small non-profit dedicated to the exploration and education of natural, local and artistic building techniques Workshops in straw bale, earthen and lime plasters...
  • Center for Sustainable Environments
    "CSE is a national leader in university-based sustainability science" (Northern Arizona University)
  • DAWN SouthWest: Natural Building Workshops
    "DAWN SouthWest offers Workshops and other Resources for Sustainable Building and Permaculture enthusiasts."
  • Development Center for Appropriate Technology
    "...promoting a shift to sustainable construction and development through leadership, strategic relationships and education."
  • Learn to fix a house
  • Milagro Co-Housing
  • Originate Natural Building Materials
    "A natural building materials showroom that specializes in interior finishes that are environmentally friendly, non-toxic, durable, and made from natural and renewable resources."
  • Rammed Earth Development, Inc
    Tucson region green builder
  • re-HOME
    re-HOME provides various green building services including webinars, workshops, in-home energy assessments, decision support, etc. Patricia Ewanski
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.
  • US Green Building Council - Arizona Chapter, Southern Branch
    Green building certification, professional training & accreditation, educational resources...

Other Local Organizations

  • Ecosa Institute
    "Unique sustainable design programs for architecture and design undergraduates, graduates, AND sustainable career explorers" (Prescott, AZ)
  • Rammed Earth Development, Inc
    Tucson region green builder
  • Solar Grants for Nonprofits
    Technicians For Sustainability is glad to be able to offer a grant program for non-profits who are interested in adding solar systems to their buildings. We offer both matching solar grants and full solar grants. Due dates for applications are March 21 an

Local Businesses

  • Desert Green Builders
    "With a focus on custom homebuilding, light commercial projects and tenant improvements, Desert Green offers a range of sustainable construction and management solutions to meet any budget."
  • Double space bed systems
    "The 'space creating bed' for convenient everyday use"
  • GeoInnovation
    "We offer businesses and homeowners in Southeast Arizona a sustainable energy alternative giving you control of your own electricity production."
  • Lanning Architecture
    practicle design for modern southwest living
  • Originate Natural Building Materials
    "A natural building materials showroom that specializes in interior finishes that are environmentally friendly, non-toxic, durable, and made from natural and renewable resources."
  • Progressive Solar
    "...an Arizona based alternative energy company. We design, sell and install complete systems for various applications. We pride ourselves in our ability to take complex, intricate challenges and bring them to reality in the form of working systems."
  • Rammed Earth Development, Inc
    Tucson region green builder
  • re-HOME
    re-HOME provides various green building services including webinars, workshops, in-home energy assessments, decision support, etc. Patricia Ewanski
  • Solar Store
    "dedicated to providing renewable energy resources, products, and services while addressing the needs of our customers with the highest level of technical and professional competence."
  • Technicians For Sustainability
    "a locally owned, mission-driven company specializing in renewable energy and sustainable technologies for residential and commercial settings."

Other Resources

  • Beantree Farm
    consulting/design services, education, workshops, tours, permaculture, green building, earth/cob/straw/recycled materials building, integrated passive/active low energy/water community design, local/native foods, food security, educational staycations, na
  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.
  • Learn to fix a house
  • Solar Grants for Nonprofits
    Technicians For Sustainability is glad to be able to offer a grant program for non-profits who are interested in adding solar systems to their buildings. We offer both matching solar grants and full solar grants. Due dates for applications are March 21 an
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.

Global Organizations

  • Builders Without Borders
  • City Repair.org
    "helping people reclaim their urban spaces to create community-oriented places."
  • Community Solution
    Community Service, Inc. (CSI), founded in 1940, is a non-profit organization that educates on the benefits and values of small local community living. We envision a world where people live sustainably and cooperatively in local communities which are diver
  • Inhabitat.com
    A weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
  • U.S. Green Building Council - National

Local Discussion Groups

  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.
  • Tucson Permaculture discussion group
    Getting started with projects like growing food, harvesting rainwater, harnessing solar energy? This email discussion group is a good place to post questions, share knowledge, and make connections.

Publications/Media Resources

  • Inhabitat.com
    A weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Government Relations

Articles

  • Save energy and money too!
    The Teaching & Helping Program of Empowering Local Communities, Inc. is organizing a project to reduce the energy use of as many Tucson homes as possible on the Day of Climate Action, October 10, 2010 (10-10-10). We are looking for Tucson homeowners who want to participate in doing energy conservation...
  • Beantree Farm Workshops and Feasts Begin!
    Barbara Rose, a teaching team member of the Sonoran Permaculture Guild has announced a series of intensive workshops about native foods, herbs, and earth crafts on the first and third Saturdays of each month. More details are available at www.beantreefarm.com.
  • Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program
    ENERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS FOR HOMEOWNERS Are you interested in improving the energy efficiency of your home? Approximately 300 homes located within the City of Tucson will be selected to receive energy efficiency upgrades to reduce the home's energy use by 15-20%. Residential energy efficiency retrofit...
  • Greater Tucson Indicators Report
    The Pima Association of Governments just approved the Second Tucson Region Indicators Report. It provides a snapshot of the region with data on key measures that characterize its current health from an environmental and community perspective. Five theme areas are: Natural Resources, Air Quality, Water,...
  • Green Business Workshops
    Where: YWCA, 525 N. Bonita Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85745 FREE WORKSHOP This FREE workshop is your guide to straight forward sustainable business practices. Obtain Tucson Electric Power's available incentives which can pay as much as 90% of the installed cost on select efficiency measures Become a Certified...
  • Toilet Replacement Project
    Find out about an exciting opportunity to work with your neighbors and save both money and water! Download the flyer here .
  • Transitioning to a Sustainable Economy: Tucson’s Future?
    Sustainable Tucson is republishing the following call to the community which we originally presented in February 2008. The message is not only more relevant today but portends some of the events which have already happened since then. As we prepare to participate in the upcoming Imagine Greater Tucson...
  • Bill McKibben on "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough Planet" (video)
    Bill McKibben on "Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough Planet" (video) by Michael Brownlee Description: As part of his current book tour, author and climate activist Bill McKibben spoke at the First United Methodist Church in Boulder, CO on April 27, co-sponsored by Boulder Book Store and Transition Colorado...
  • Shedding Light on Solar Development
  • What Works: Community
    By Guy R. McPherson Published at Energy Bulletin and Guy's blog: Nature Bats Last (Guy, a former UA professor, has inspired Sustainable Tucson with his writings and appearances at ST General Meetings during the past four years) As we continue into the decades-old, but only recently acknowledged era...