Learn about planning and designing small-scale renewable energy systems from the following resources:

• Building America (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Top Web Sites for Consumers. www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/building_america/for_consumers_top_sites.html

• Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies (CREST).
  http://www.crest.org

• Chelsea Green Publishing Company.
  http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore, for books about Green Building, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living, and more.

• Energy Efficient Building Association (EEBA).
  http://www.eeba.org

• Environmental Building News.
  http://www.buildinggreen.com

• Home Energy Saver, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  http://hes.lbl.gov/hes/

• Island Press.
  http://www.islandpress.com, for books about Architecture and Sustainable Design, Green Living, and more.

• Michigan Community Colleges, Colleges, and Universities. Many area institutions of higher education offer courses and seminars about building design. Check with your own local schools or continuing education programs, or start with the list of schools that are participating in NextEnergy's curriculum development program.
  http://www.nextenergy.org/education/

• Michigan Libraries. Your local library may have a wealth of resources to help you with your energy efficiency and renewable energy plans and designs. You can use the Michigan e-Library to search library card catalogs all over the state, and more. Your librarian can assist you in learning how to use the MEL system.
  http://www.mel.org

• Michigan Energy Demonstration Centers. There are already centers in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Dimondale, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Oxford, and Traverse City.
  http://www.warmtraining.org/medc/

• Michigan Energy Office "Related Links" Web page.
  http://www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-25676_25770---,00.html

• New Society Publishers.
  http://www.newsociety.com, for books about Ecological Design, Natural and Green Building, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Living, and more.

• Pierce Cedar Creek Institute ecological education center, located south of Hastings, approximately one hour from Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Lansing.
  http://www.cedarcreekinstitute.org

• Michigan Renewable Energy Program Calendar of Events. For upcoming conferences, workshops, seminars, and classes see the MREP Calendar of Events.
  http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16393_31855---,00.html

• Rocky Mountain Institute.
  http://www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid385.php

• U.S. Department of Energy, Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network.
  http://www.eere.energy.gov

• U.S. Green Building Council.
  http://www.usgbc.org