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Further reading

Books and resources for more information:

Your Home Design for Lifestyle and the Future by Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts – a technical design manual for renovating and building sustainable homes.

A Green History of the World by Clive Ponting – an ecological history of the world.

Building Materials Energy and the Environment by Bill Lawson – the original guide to embodied energy.

Cool Hunting Green by Dale Evans - recycled, repurposed and renewable objects for a greener world.

Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Braungart – an architect and scientist on environmental sustainable design.

Environment Saving Our Planet by Jessica Perini –an informative children’s book on sustainable living.

Pulse by Robert Frenay – innovative thoughts on industrial ecology.

Heat by George Monbiot – a thought-provoking discussion of carbon emissions reductions.

The Ecology of Commerce by Paul Hawken – a rethinking of traditional economics.

Timber in Context: A Guide to Sustainable Use by Anne-Marie Willis and Cameron Tonkin – sustainable Australian timbers.

Last Updated: Friday 26 August, 2011

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