HeatGreen Links and Resources

  1. The Green Hearth Retailer Blog - From Counter culture to Mainstream
  2. Oregon Passes Tax Credits for Wood and Pellet stoves
  3. The Hearth Products that Receive Points For the US Green Building Council LEED Certified Green Homes

Links to Relevant Green Wood, Pellet and Gas Appliance Websites

1.The latest US Green Builder Council LEED specification: http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=147 - 2008

2.Information about biomass energy:http://www.oregon.gov/ENERGY/RENEW/Biomass/forest.shtml

3. Information about heating with wood from a testing laboratory:
http://www.omni-test.com/publications/Efficiency_article.pdf

4.Omni Laboratories publications wood and pellet stove testing and heating:
http://www.omni-test.com/publications/

5. What is a Carbon footprint and how to reduce it:http://www.carbonfootprint.com/

6. Information from the Department of Energy about HVAC duct energy loss:
http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/documents/pdfs/27630.pdf

7. Information from the Energy Star program on HVAC duct energy loss:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_homes_features.hm_f_sealed_ducts

8. Information from the EPA about clean burning wood stoves and fireplaces:
http://www.epa.gov/woodstoves/index.html

9. Information about wood heating:http://www.woodheat.org/

10. Information about wood, pellet and gas stove and fireplace use:http://www.hearth.com