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		Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design LEED is the national standard in objective third-party rating & certification of sustainable design of green buildings  Tom Brown is a LEED-accredited Professional
		The Mead Wildlife Area DNR Headquarters & Education Center  This 6,208 square foot facility was completed in the fall of 2005. It has a number of sustainable design features and 5 different renewable energy systems.  This facility is a Wisconsin LEED-Platinum Certified Project. Click here for a Case Study of the Mead Project Click here for Sustainable Design and more information on the LEED Features
		Sullivan Residence  The Sullivan Residence, pictured at left, is a Wisconsin High-Performance Home. This residence was honored with a first-place National Award by the National Association of Homebuilders Research Center (NAHBRC). It was selected as the best Innovative/Advanced home in a Cold-climate Region. It has many sustainable and passive solar design features. Click here for a Case Study of the performance of the Sullivan Residence
		Typical Interior Strapped-wall Construction Details  Click on the link below for a downloadable 49kb PDF version of the typical details shown at left. You need Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.  Click here for downloadable PDF of Typical Construction Details
		Typical Interior Strapped-wall Elevation & Construction Notes  Click on the link below for a downloadable 23kb PDF version of the typical Elevation & Construction Notes shown at left. You need Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.  Click here for downloadable PDF of Typical Elevation & Notes
		Green Building/ Renewable Energy/ Sustainable Design Website Resources  Click on the link below for a downloadable 14kb PDF version of selected Website Resources shown at left. You need Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.  Click here for downloadable PDF of Website Resources
		Wisconsin Green Building Alliance  Alliance of Wisconsin Builders, Architects & Suppliers Directory of Products, Consultants, etc.
		US Green Building Council LEED Green Building Rating System   Alliance of National Builders, Architects & Suppliers.
		Building Green  Environmental Building News  Objective Information Source about green products.
		Wisconsin Building Green Resource Guide Downloadable PDf directory of Wisconsin based products & resources for green building.
		Wisconsin Green Built Home Program Resource checklists and self-rating tools for builders and homeowners.
		Oikos - Green Building Resources Database of products and resources for sustainable design and construction. Oikos is a greek word meaning house. Oikos serves as the root for two english words: ecology and economy.
		The Green House Network  Comprehensive Resource for Global Climate Change.
		Click here for an expanded list of links to useful websites and resources