Technology Education Resources
CD-ROM
Building Homes of our Own: An Interactive Teaching Tool – Applying real-life
context to pre-existing math, science, environment, social studies, and language
arts curricula – National Association of Home Builders (www.nahb.com) – Educators can learn more about how
the program can integrate into their classrooms and order a copy of the CD-ROM at
www.HomesOfOurOwn.org. For more information, contact Kym Kilbourne at 800-368-5242 x8447.
Books
A Primer on Sustainable Building by Dianna Lopez Barnett & William D. Browning – Rocky Mountain
Institute - $16.95 (www.rmi.org)
Builder’s Guide to Cold Climates - Energy & Environmental Building Association – Building America (2001 –
Joseph Lstiburek) - $40.00
Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings: All New Listings of the Most Efficient Products You Can Buy by
Alex Wilson, Jennifer Thorne, and John Morrill - $8.85
Energy-Efficient Building: The Best of Fine Homebuilding by various authors (Taunton Press – 1999) - $14.95
Energy-Efficient Houses (Great Houses) - $24.95
Energy Performance of Residential Buildings: A Practice Guide for Energy Rating and Efficiency - $120.00
Energy Saving Home Improvements from A to Z by Guy Cozzi - $19.95
Energy Technology and Society: The Energy Education Teaching Package for Grades 9-12 – An integrated
approach to energy studies with a renewable energy focus – National Energy Foundation - $69.95 (includes
video and posters) (http://www.nef1.org/materials.html)
Green Home: Planning and Building the Environmentally Advanced House by Wayne Grady (1993) - $15.95
Greening the Building and the Bottom Line: Increasing Productivity through Energy-Efficient Design by Joseph
Romm and William D. Browning – Rocky Mountain Institute - $12.00 (www.rmi.org)
Insulate and Weatherize: Expert Advice from Start to Finish (Build Like A Pro) by Bruce Harley (Taunton Press
– 2002) - $19.95
New Home Planning Book – Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) – Contact Jim Jenson, Community Education
Manager, 608-252-7091 or jejenson@mge.com
Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings by John Krigger and Chris Dorsi (2004) $35.00
Understanding Ventilation: How to design, select, and install residential ventilation systems by John Bower $31.95
Magazines
Fine Homebuilding Magazine and Inspired House Magazine – Taunton Press – www.taunton.com/
Energy Design Update
Home Energy Magazine – Offered bimonthly, this magazine has offered 20 years of advanced home
performance information – www.homeenergy.org
Web sites/Electronic Documents
Building America – A service delivered through the US Department of Energy that works with members of the
home-building industry to produce quality homes that use less energy without costing more to build
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/
Building Science Corporation – These experts on building science provide services that promote energy
efficiency and environmental responsibilities in building – www.buildingscience.com
Building Science Primer by Huelman, Pat. http://www.mnpower.com/energyhome (Click on Cold Climate
Construction .pdf)
Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA) – Promotes the awareness, education, and
development of energy efficient, environmentally responsible buildings and communities – www.eeba.org
Energy Center of Wisconsin (ECW) – Informs citizens on energy issues through research, education, and
consulting services – www.ecw.org
Focus on Energy – Provides Wisconsin citizens with information to save money through energy efficiency and
conservation. There are recommended fact sheets that provide information supporting building science –
www.focusonenergy.org
Green Built Homes Program – In partnership with the Madison Area Builders Association, this program
certifies homes that meet sustainable building and energy standards – www.greenbuilthome.org
National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) – http://www.nahb.org/
National ENERGY STAR – http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=bldrs_lenders_raters.pt_homes_newsletter
RESNET – http://www.natresnet.org/
Wisconsin ENERGY STAR Homes Program –
http://www.focusonenergy.com/page.jsp?pageId=348&templateContainerId=449
Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP)
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep/Resources/Technology_Education/tech_ed_index.htm