Special thanks and deepest appreciation go first to Laurence Doxsey. His tireless dedication was behind the creation of Austin Energy Green Building, and his far seeing vision provided inspiration for the birth of the Sourcebook. Thank you, Laurence, for your integrity and the standard of excellence you set in providing the best resources possible to all those interested in furthering the cause of sustainable building.

First Edition

Much gratitude is owed to the many individuals that contributed time and knowledge to the development of our first edition of the Sustainable Building Sourcebook. Special thanks go to Steve Loken of the Center for Resourceful Building Technology, who generously permitted the use of information generated from his excellent publication, Guide to Resource Efficient Building Elements.

Robert Morriss, P.E., Lucia Athens, David Kuhles, Tony Gregg, Beauford Anderson, and John Gleason were invaluable in the development of the Water chapter--thank you for sharing your expertise. We are grateful to Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems for their guidance and assistance at various stages of the project. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of Tim Kisner, Michael Gimbrere, Mary McLeod, Susan Barnett, Alex MacGregor, Ieris and Walter Macedo, and Doug Seiter for their contributions to this project.

A grant from the Urban Consortium Energy Task Force and Public Technology, Incorporated helped create the First Edition.

Second Edition

Thanks to Betty Rogers, technical writer, for assisting us in making the Sourcebook more reader-friendly.

Special kudos to Shellie Reott, Dennis Brown, and Jim Walker for their writing and editing assistance.

Contributors from the City of Austin staff include Dick Peterson, John Gleason, and Patrick Hartigan.

Further rewrites and new contributions were made by our team: Richard Morgan, Mary McLeod, Jill Mayfield, Marc Richmond, Barshia Cohee, Lee Gros, Russell Shaver, Maureen Scanlon, Susan Barnett, and Lisa Nutt.

Very special thanks to Nathan Doxsey, the next generation of brilliance coupled with incredible organization skills. We couldn't have done it without you.

Third Edition

We are very grateful to Betsy Pettit and Stephanie Finegan of the Energy Efficient Building Association, who generously lent us many of the graphics from EEBA's Builder's Guide: Hot-Humid Climates publication for use in this Sourcebook.

Several more Austin Energy Green Building staff contributed to this edition: Toye Goodson, Katie Jensen, Shirley Muns, and Sarah Row.