With every decision WMAP makes in architecture and everyday life we think about how it will effect the world we live in and encourage others to do so as well. Therefore, we have gathered a few resources that provide excellent information on our current global situation and products/methods that will help all of us make educated decisions.

Articles:

• "The Energy Challenge: No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in 'Passive Houses',"
  Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times
• "The end of Cheap Oil"
  Colin J. Campbell and Jean H. Laherrere
• Peak Oil Primer
  Energy Bulletin - Peak Oil Primer

Websites:

• www.chrismartenson.com - This web site offers an excellent synthesis of the global challenges in the economy, energy and environment.

Video Clips:

• Crash Course: Peak Oil - This brief video provides an excellent overview of Peak Oil and why Peak Oil is so important now.

WMAP strives to conserve energy and reduce or eliminate the use of fossil fuels in every project we are involved with but we know that sometimes the up front costs are more than our clients can afford. Therefore WMAP has consistently sought out and identified funding sources for our clients. We have assisted clients by contributing design elements for grant applications and have written grants for energy improvements at our own office. There are a lot of organizations and other funding sources that want to help like minded individuals and/or companies. It is just a matter of finding the one that matches your need. Therefore we have assembled the following links which are excellent resources for energy efficient funding, grants and incentives:

• www.dsireusa.org - an excellent resource for both state and federal grants and tax Incentives

WMAP Ecological House Design Bibliography

Making the Case for High Performance Building: NRG Systems
Produced by Efficiency Vermont (Case Study)

Wattstopper/Legrand Helps NRG Systems Realize Big Savings
Produced by Wattstopper (Case Study)