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Centre for Sustainable Development
The Department of Engineering Centre for Sustainable Development at the University of Cambridge is the focal point for research and teaching in engineering for sustainable development, seeking to address the pressing issues that face engineers in responding to the increasing demands being made in this area.
http://www-g.eng.cam.ac.uk/sustdev/|

Earth Pledge Foundation
American organisation that exists to promote the practical benefits of sustainable development - the need to balance our desire for economic growth with the necessity of environmental, cultural and social preservation.
http://www.earthpledge.org/|

Engineering for a Sustainable Future
Engineering for a Sustainable Future is an IEE Professional Network for engineers of all disciples with an interest in environmental and social issues. The site includes an online library, a forum, and details of events and training.
http://www.iee.org/OnComms/PN/sustainability/index.cfm|

European DataBank Sustainable Development
The DataBank lists institutions, associations, societies and experts throughout Europe involved theoretically and/or practically in the achievement of sustainable development on an international, national and regional level. Includes a search engine leading to comprehensive details on the organisations included, plus articles, events and links.
http://www.sd-eudb.net/|

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
IISD promotes the transition toward a sustainable future. They seek to demonstrate how human ingenuity can be applied to improve the well-being of the environment, economy and society. Has a searchable archive of articles.
http://www.iisd.org/default.aspx|

National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
NCAT serves economically disadvantaged people by providing information and access to appropriate technologies that can help improve their lives. The site provides information on programmes on in energy, agriculture and communities.
http://www.ncat.org/|

SUST.
Developed by The Lighthouse in collaboration with the Architecture Policy Unit at the Scottish Executive, SUST. gives free access to a wide variety of information, resources and guidance on sustainability. The site includes, links, downloads, and a My Sust. House game to design your own sustainable house.
http://www.sust.org/index.php|

Sustainability Web Ring
An extensive list of resources on sustainable development and green building.
http://n.webring.com/hub?ring=sustainability&list|

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy is a new peer-reviewed, open access journal that provides a platform for the dissemination of new practices and for dialogue emerging out of the field of sustainability. Includes the full text of articles in both HTML and PDF formats.
http://ejournal.nbii.org/|

Sustainable Development Commission
The Sustainable Development Commission is the UK Government's independent advisory body on sustainable development.
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/|

Sustainable Development Dimensions
Articles and links on all aspects of sustainable development throughout the world.
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/sustdev/welcome_.htm|

Sustainable Development International
Sustainable Development International provides official information on issues related to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002.
http://www.sustdev.org/|

Sustainable Environment
The Encyclopedia is a one-stop source of brief information on sustainable development topics.
http://www.sustainable-environment.org.uk/|

Sustainable Sources
Sustainable Sources provides links to resources that offer practical options to the conventional methods of building, community, travel, and more.
http://www.greenbuilder.com/|

UK carbon map
Provided by the Carbon Trust, the map shows how much carbon dioxide (CO₂) is emitted across the UK, illustrating carbon dioxide density per square kilometre and with detailed information on the tonnes of CO₂ source emissions by various towns and cities throughout the country.
http://www.carbonmap.co.uk/|

Zedstandards
Contains a set of downloadable draft documents describing a sustainable building code, suitable for mixed use developments in most climatic conditions approximating those in the UK. The standards are based on the development and occupation of the BedZED mixed use development in South London.
http://www.zedstandards.com/|

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