links Below are links to some of our most favorite green sites, with information about sustainable design, recyced materials, energy alternatives, native plants and more. If you have a must-see favorite green site that's not on our list, let us know about it.     Sustainable Design North Carolina Green Building Technology Database US Green Building Council (USGBC)- Green Building Links Greenbuilder.com - Sustainable Building Sourcebook Thoreau Center Design Recycled & Reused Materials Earth 911- Recycling centers (throughout NC and in your area) Habitat for Humanity - Environmental Initiative Habitat ReStores Energy Alternatives North Carolina Solar Center EERE Federal Energy Management Program North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association North Carolina State Energy Office About Plants Those to seek... Drought-Tolerant Plants for North Carolina Landscapes Landscaping with Native PlantsNC Native Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines Those to avoid... North Carolina Botanical Gardens - Resource list of Plants to Avoid (aka the Invasives) Those to see... The North Carolina Botanical Garden - Chapel Hill The Sarah P.Duke Gardens - Durham The JC Raulston Arboretum - Raleigh