Why Build a green rental?
There have been a few stories lately about the rental market and the financial advantages of building housing for rent. Compared to investing in the stock market or the lottery […]
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From Tiny to Tremendous- Sizing it up
The Tiny House article featured in last weeks Mountain Xpress ( https://bit.ly/1rDB1Q6) had some great examples of people choosing to downsize in a big way. The reasons are mostly obvious
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Watering on Dry Ridge
This year we are living up to our name on Dry Ridge. While some in the area have been getting some occasional rain we have had less than a half
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Act Locally, Build Green
The news on climate change has been coming fast and furious lately. The UN report (https://www.ipcc.ch/ ) and the US report ( https://nca2014.globalchange.gov/ ) both explained the increasing threat and present day effects
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Time and Place
An interesting part of infill building is relating to the site in terms of its history. In this last Asheville lot we were in the Chicken Hill neighborhood bordering the
Finishing Up
We are within days of making it to the final finish details of our Green Built NC home in Asheville. We still lack a second radon test and some of
Net Metering the Sequel
There has been a lot about our electric utility lately mostly in regards to the coal ash spills. I imagine that is enough of an issue that Duke is
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Net Metering fair pay
We are finishing up a GreenBuilt NC home in Asheville and got our permits and started the process to add a 4kw Photovoltaic (PV) system. At the same time this
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Air sealing the ceiling
Air infiltration can account for a lot of energy costs by devaluing the insulation as it moves through as well as allowing frequent air changes per hour (ACH) in a
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Hominids, Vent Fans and Embodied information
We have made it through the rough-in phase and are onto finishing out our latest house. It struck me as I looked around that this house is full of embodied
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