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Green Building Tools for Tribes

Buildings of the Land: Energy Efficiency Design Guide for Indian Housing

This guide was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (DOE-HUD) Initiative and was prepared by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) under contract to DOE.

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Our Home: Buildings of the Land - Energy Efficiency Design Guide for Indian Housing (PDF)(96 pp, 17 MB, 08/2005)
HUD/DOE Design Guide on Energy Efficiency for Indian Housing.