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Water Efficiency: Bibliography

Altman, Robert The Complete Book to Home Environmental Hazards. New York: Facts on File, 1990.

Building Green, Inc. “BuildingGreen.com.” 2003. <http://www.buildinggreen.com> (10 March 2004).

California Urban Water Conservation Council. “H2ouse.org.” 2002. < http://www.h2ouse.org > (10 March 2004).

Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems. “Home Page.” <http://www.cmpbs.org> (24 March 2004).

Chiras, Daniel D. The Natural House. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2000

Department of Sustainability and Environment . “Our Water Our Future.” <http://www.ourwater.vic.gov.au/ourwater/rebates.htm>

Energy Star . “Home Page.” <http://www.energystar.gov> (01 April 2004).

Enertia Building Systems, Inc. “Science, Innovation, and Common Sense.” 2002. <http://enertia.com/science.htm> (12 April 2004).

Environmental Protection Agency. “Water efficiency measures for residences.” 2004. (10 March 2004). <http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/resitips.htm >

Environmental Agency. “Home Page.” 2004. (24 March 2004). <http://www.environment -agency.gov.uk>

EPCOR. “EPCOR: Tools for Your Home.” 2004. (24 March 2004). <http://www.epcor.com/residential/efficiency+tools+and+tips/default.htm>

Hendel, Erin and Alyssa Hawkins. “Life in a Watershed.” The Twin Cities Green Guide: Wake up Twin Cities: to the First and Only Comprehensive Guide Book on Sustainability in Minnesota. Minneapolis: The Twin Cities Green Guide, 2001.

Hermannsson, John. Green Building Resource Guide. Newton, CT. Taunton Press, 1997.

McDonough, William and Michael Braungart. Cradle to Cradle. New York. North Point Press, 2002.

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance. “Greener Building: Minnesota Examples.” 2003. (15 February 2004). <http://www.moea.state.mn.us/greenbuilding/examples-mn.cfm>

Oasis Design. “Grey water systems .” 2002. < www.greywater.net > (15 February 2004).

Postel, Sandra. “Dividing the Waters.” MIT’s Technology Review. 100. (1997): 54-63.

Rasmussen, Jenny. “Rainwater Collection and Gray Water.” 2002. <http://www.birdcrossstitch.com/Family_Focus/Rainwater_Collection.html> (30 March 2004).

Simon, Paul. Tapped Out. New York, NY: Welcome Rain Publishers, 1998.

Smith, April A. Campus Ecology: A Guide to Assessing Environmental Quality and Creating Strategies for Change. Los Angeles: Living Planet Press, 1993.

Thompson, William J. and Kim Sorvig. Sustainable Landscape Construction : A Guide to Green Building Outdoors. Washington D.C.: Island Press, 2000.

United States Environmental Protection Agency. Browse EPA Topics: Water. 8 March 2004. Online Source: < http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/water.html>.

United States Green Building Council. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Rating System, Version 2.0. June 2001.

Online Source: < http://www.usgbc.org/leed/leed_main.asp>.

University of Minnesota, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide , Version 2.1.

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University of Minnesota: Extension Service. “Conserving Water.”<http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/components/DD694 6r.html> (01 April 2004).

U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “Energy Efficient Water Heating.” 1995. (10 April 2004). <http://www.eere.energy.gov/erec/factsheets/eewtrhtr.html>

Vickers, Amy. Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Industries, Businesses, Farms. WaterPlow Press, 2000.

Waterless Co. “Waterless – How They Work.” 2004. <http://www.waterless.com/how.php> (18 March 2004).

Wolley, Tom. Green Building Handbook: A Companion Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment . Routledge Press, June 2000.

YourCompleteHome.com. “Water Efficiency Landscaping .” <http://www.yourcompletehome.com/landwater.htm> (18 March 2004).