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Make My Own House
This site is by a guy who also built his own house. It does a great job of describing the steps involved. I found it very inspiring.
Owner Builder Online
Loads of good info. Useful jobsite videos.
Owner Builder
Tom Landis provides excellent house building tips, info, and videos. He even does a radio show.
Zero Energy Idea House
This describes an interesting zero energy house being built in the Seattle area.
Pensmore large ICF house
project
This is an absolutely huge ICF house project that shares many of the
same goals that I have.
House
Design Coffee
A website about house design from a guy who loves houses. A good
place to learn about various styles and about the basic principles
of design.
Kanetix
Going Green: Eco-Friendly Property upgrades.
This useful site was recommended to me by Denise Rynders and the
group she runs that studies environmentally friendly building.
Thanks!
EdgewaterHaus
A blog about building an ICF house.
General House Building Information
Green Building Advisor
These guys really know what the are talking about when it comes to building science. Checkout the in-depth articles and the podcasts.
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Builder Tim Carter provides useful answers to home improvement questions.
Bob Vila
Bob Vila provides useful answers to DIY questions.
DIY Homes
General home improvement DIY info.
Home Tips
General DIY tips.
Greg Vandenberge
Wide ranging advice from a long time builder.
ICF
ICF Builder Magazine
This magazine is a good read in you are into ICF.
ICF Builders Network
Useful general info on ICF building.
Insulating Concrete Forms Association
Loads more ICF info.
Design Basics - ICF House Plans
House plans for ICF construction.
Your House and Home - ICF Seattle
Videos showing the construction of an ICF house in Seattle.
Concrete Homes - ICF
General info on the benefits of ICF.
Building Green
Green Building Advisor - Green Basics
Everything you need to know on all aspects of building green.
Building Green TV
Web site to accompany the TV show. The TV show is about him building his eco house.
Washington Green Building Incentives
Incentives and assistance for building green in Washington State.
How to go green in the bathroom
This useful site was recommended to me by Jamie who is doing a science
fair project.
Building Science
Green Building Advisor - Foundations
Useful info on designing the drainage for foundations
Building Science Corp
Joe and John are the masters when it comes to building science
Building Forums
GreenBuilding ICF forum
Very
knowledgeable people hang out here and can answer your ICF related questions.
Construction Resource forum
Has some useful threads on a wide range of building subjects.
Building Science archived documents
Great set of archived documents on all aspects of building science, eg vapor barriers.
Building Science reports
Great set of reports on all aspects of building science.
Building with Concrete
Concrete Network
Concrete ideas and contractors.
Portland Cement Association
Lots of info on concrete homes.
Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association
Lots of info on concrete homes.
Books
Owner Builder Book
I brought this book and found it useful in my planning. There are also forums on this site.
Construction partners
C&S
Construction Inc
Cal and Steph Ginter run an excellent local house construction company and their experience of over 30 years of house building is helping me avoid mistakes.
They rightly take great pride in their work.
Home Automation
Cocoon Tech
General info on home automation.
Other building sites
Custom Home Key - Floor Plan Trends
Worth reading when trying to decide on a floor plan.
Blue Book Building and Construction Network
Contractor listings in your area.
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Discount codes etc for HomeDepot.
Building Industry Association of Washington
Relates to some of the regulations that builders need to conform to in Washington State.
Dean Bennett Supply Company
A good supplier of Well pumps.
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A useful Siding Calculator that explains the 7 Different Types of
Siding for Homes.