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Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit, and Fusion 360 FREE for students for one year)
Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology. With expertise across architecture, engineering, construction, design, manufacturing, and entertainment, we help innovators everywhere solve today’s pressing challenges.
Building Codes
*Find building codes for your area
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Construction Budget Templates
Free Construction Budget Templates in Google Sheets, Excel & PDF
Construction Instruction
Construction Instruction provides leading building professionals with the tools needed to apply building science principles while integrating cost-effective, practical solutions to build better, longer lasting, healthier homes.
MyFloridaLicense.com
Apply for a License · Verify a Licensee · View Food & Lodging Inspections · File a Complaint · Continuing Education Course Search.
Pensacola Codes
PVWatts Calculator
Calculate solar performance of a structure.
Strong Tie Product Installer's Guide
The Product Installer's Guide allows you to view installation instructions for our most common products.

Important Sites

EEBA Free Courses
The EEBA Academy provides a flexible and convenient way for the world’s best high performance builders and their partners to come together to learn about building science and advances in sustainably constructing better homes.
I BUILT THIS! Contest
Our annual I BUILT THIS! video contest is a nationwide competition inviting construction craft students and trainees to showcase their building projects.
Made in Florida
Every day, you enjoy things you may not realize were made in Florida. Behind every product and technology you use, there is a world of manufacturing.
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity
Since 1981, we’ve built over 1,400 homes in the Escambia and Santa Rosa County areas. But our impact goes beyond building houses. We reach wide across the community, with various programs and services aimed at transforming communities, one homeowner at a time.
Pensacola Housing Department
The City of Pensacola Housing Department is committed to supporting the development of a diverse viable community that provides decent, safe housing and a suitable living environment for area residents.
Pensacola State College Carpentry Program
The Vocational Certificate in Carpentry prepares students for a career in carpentry as a residential or small commercial carpenter, remodeler, trade foreman, project superintendent, or residential contractor. The program emphasizes both hands-on training and theory to acquire carpentry skills, and building knowledge that can lead to being your own boss. This 1200 clock hour program leads to certifications from the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), and the Pensacola State College Vocational Certificate in Carpentry.
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
Tumbleweed’s Quality System has been independently evaluated by TRA Certification, Inc. and found capable of producing Green Recreational Vehicles. The evaluation of Tumbleweed’s quality system, production process, material usage, recycling and environmental practices have earned the highest level distinction.

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Building America Solution Center
The Building America Solution Center provides access to expert information on hundreds of high-performance construction topics, including air sealing and insulation, HVAC components, windows, indoor air quality, and much more.
Building Science Corporation
A building science consulting and full service architecture firm specializing in building technology for all types of buildings including commercial, institutional, and residential.
Construction Instruction
Construction Instruction provides leading building professionals with the tools needed to apply building science principles while integrating cost-effective, practical solutions to build better, longer lasting, healthier homes.
EEBA: Energy & Environmental Building Alliance
Our mission is to advance the leading edge of building science knowledge and sustainable business practices in the residential construction community through education, sharing and collaboration.
Fine Homebuilding
Expert Home Construction Tips, Tool Reviews, Remodel Design & Layout Ideas.
Fine Woodworking
Expert advice on woodworking and furniture making, with thousands of how-to videos, step-by-step articles, project plans, photo galleries, tool reviews, ...
Green Builder Media
Green Builder® Media, LLC is the leading media company in the North American building industry focused exclusively on green building and responsible growth.
Green Building Advisor
A collection of one thousand construction details organized by climate and house part (roofs, walls, foundations, etc.). Each detail can be downloaded as a PDF for printing or as a DWG to incorporate into your CAD software.
Southface Institute
We promote sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance

High Performance Building

DOE Zero Energy Ready Home Program
The DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) is a compelling way to recognize builders for their leadership in increasing energy efficiency, improving indoor air quality, and making homes zero energy ready.
Energy Star
ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and businesses rely on to make well-informed decisions.
Environments for Living
The Environments For Living® program is an initiative of TopBuild Home Services., a TopBuild company. The program was launched in 2001, in response to a growing need for professional services to support regional and national home builders in applying building science and energy-efficient construction practices in the field.
HERS Index Rating
The Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index is the industry standard by which a home’s energy efficiency is measured. It’s also the nationally recognized system for inspecting and calculating a home’s energy performance.
Indoor airPLUS (IAP)
Indoor airPLUS is a voluntary partnership and labeling program that helps new home builders improve the quality of indoor air by requiring construction practices and product specifications that minimize exposure to airborne pollutants and contaminants.
International Green Construction Code
The International Green Construction Code (IgCC) provides the design and construction industry with the single, most effective way to deliver sustainable, resilient, high-performance buildings.
LEED Certification
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. Available for virtually all building types, LEED provides a framework for healthy, highly efficient, and cost-saving green buildings. LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement and leadership.
Living Building Challenge
The LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE is an ever-evolving program shaped by the incredible experiences of our project teams as they continually break new ground. Over time, feedback from a diverse array of stakeholders actively using the challenge helps us understand how to refine and improve the program to have the greatest impacts.
NGBS Green Certification
NGBS Green certification goes well beyond saying a home is energy efficient; it provides independent, third-party verification that a home, building, or land development is designed and built to achieve high performance in six key areas: Site Design, Resource Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Building Operation & Maintenance.
PHIUS+ Certification
The PHIUS+ Certification Program is the leading passive building certification program in North America. It is the only passive building certification that combines a thorough passive house design verification protocol with a stringent Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) program performed onsite by highly skilled and specialized PHIUS+ Raters and Verifiers.
U.S. Green Building Council
Our mission is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated through LEED—enabling an environmentally and socially responsible environment that improves the quality of life.