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Green Building Resources To Get You Off To A Great Start in 2009

January 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Happy New Year!

Here we are officially at the start of what promises to be a year of taking steps towards the sustainable lifestyle that will positively impact us over the long term. What better time than now to think about how you can plan your green building efforts over the course of this year.

As always, the writers of Green Building Elements are here to guide you with all of the wonderful green resources that we here about everyday.

If you have not already read 2009 Green Home Resolutions, I suggest that you do with further ado. Joel offers some great tips for simple, inexpensive (or free) ways to green your life starting today. And Dawn’s post about Tax Credits available in 2009 provides a guideline of the energy efficiency tax credits included in last year’s economic bailout.

Beyond this, here are my favorite Green Building resources that our writers have written about in the last year:

1. New Green Building 101 E-book

Keith wrote a great post about Green Building 101: A Basic Guide to Building and Remodeling Sustainably. Green Building 101 makes for an easy intro for anyone not familiar with the green building process. Authored by our very own Dawn Killough, the book is broken down into categories such as energy efficiency, building materials, and construction procedures. Anyone familiar with the LEED system or Green Point Rated certification programs will be knowledgeable with these topics.

Click here for the full story.

2. AIA Launches “GreenStep” Video Series

Dawn also told us about a wonderful online video series launched by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The series presents short episodes on several green building topics.  It is meant for those planning new buildings or the renovation of existing buildings, and shows how architects can help clients address their green concerns.

Click here for the full story.

3. Off the Grid Homes – Case Studies for Sustainable Living

Philip reviewed a wonderful book entitled Off the Grid Homes written by architect Lori Ryker. The book is less of a manual for systems to be used in off the grid homes (though it does include good information about the systems and strategies that are used in sustainable off the grid living) and more of a showcase of state of the art homes at the intersection of appealing architecture and high sustainability.

Click here for the full story.

4. Green Building Resource Guide

Finally, for the architects and designers out there, don’t miss the Green Building Resource Guide, a database of over 600 green building materials and products selected specifically for their usefulness to the design and building professions.  The Green Building Resource Guide is designed around four user interfaces familiar to architects: Site Plan, Elevation, Floor Plan, and Section.

Dulle’s life in volleyball now at Eureka College

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL July 7, 2011 | Randy Sharer EUREKA – Bethany Dulle, who attended her first volleyball practice at three weeks of age, has been named head coach at Eureka College.

Dulle (pronounced DOO-lee) learned from her mother, Mount Pulaski High School coach Donna Dulle, to love volleyball and focus on its fundamentals.

The younger Dulle hopes to help the Red Devils do the same.

“With me working as hard as I can and them working as hard as they can, we can definitely have some success,” said Dulle, who spent the past two years as assistant coach at Millikin. pulaskihighschool.net pulaski high school

“I’m really excited about the opportunity Eureka gave me. I’m definitely ready to get started.” Dulle helped the Big Blue varsity go 47-27 (.635) under head coach Debbie Kiick. Dulle guided Millikin to the 2009 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin junior varsity title and the 2010 CCIW JV Tournament crown.

“I learned so much under Debbie – the strategies, scouting opponents, recruiting…,” Dulle said.

“Debbie really pushes leadership within the team. I want to see my captains and everyone on the team finding their roles and developing their leadership and just becoming ready to take on the world outside of sport and after college.” Dulle has discovered the fun of volleyball is different as a coach than it was as a player.

“As a coach, I’m not as enthusiastic and wild as I was as a player,” she said. “You have to keep that calm. here pulaski high school

“In playing, you can really affect the game because you are doing things. In coaching, you have to step back and look on the other side of the court and find ways for your team to win.” Dulle has found coaching more challenging than playing because one must get different personalities to jell.

“You can still beat anyone if you are smarter than them and find a way to outwork them,” she said.

Dulle was the Pantagraph Area High School Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 while leading Mount Pulaski to back-to-back Class A state runner-up finishes. The Lady Toppers won 113 matches her final three years.

Dulle played at Bradley in 2004 before playing two seasons at Marian University, an NAIA school in Indianapolis. She helped Marian to 39 victories. Her 4.0 kills per set in 2006 ranked 21st nationally in the NAIA.

“Coach Dulle has experienced tremendous collegiate volleyball success both as a student-athlete and assistant coach,” said Eureka College Athletic Director Paul Bryant. “I am confident that trend will continue as she begins her career as a head coach at Eureka College.” Dulle, who has a degree in sport management, has also helped coach at Mount Pulaski High School and Mount Pulaski Junior High as well as with a Mount Pulaski-based club.

She replaces Sandi Kelley, who resigned last spring after four seasons. Dulle inherits 15 players from a 9-23 squad.

Randy Sharer

 

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