Green fun for kids
Green fun for kids By on 03/22/2010 Download larger version (PDF)
Feature: Top performer
Feature: Top performer By Larry Schwake on 03/22/2010 Back in 2005, Ronald Wilcox, superintendent of the Madison County School System, requested an energy-efficiency assessment from Waste Reduction Partners, an advisory team of
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Feature: Smaller, smarter, greener
Feature: Smaller, smarter, greener By Scott Huebner, AIA on 03/22/2010 In response to a slower economy, many homeowners are finding ways to stretch dollars, trim excess spending and be resourceful with
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Feature: AmeriCorps Recovery Project Energize in WNC
Feature: AmeriCorps Recovery Project Energize in WNC By Elizabeth Koenig on 03/22/2010 What is AmeriCorps? A federal program, AmeriCorps is intended to improve the country though dedicated volunteer service. It formally
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Case Study: Davenport Park
Case Study: Davenport Park By Jonathan Poston on 03/22/2010 In the last decade, West Asheville has made great strides in its revitalization, and that includes green building. Haywood Road, one of
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Feature: Large rainwater catchment systems explained
Feature: Large rainwater catchment systems explained By on 03/22/2010 Size: 6,000-gallon underground system capturing rain water and HVAC condensation off 9,000 sq. ft. office Use of water: Used for landscape irrigation Where: Asheville Eye,
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Feature: Efficient hot-water heating
Feature: Efficient hot-water heating By Amy Musser and Matthew Vande on 03/22/2010 Domestic hot water — used by showers, faucets, clothes washers and dishwashers — is the second largest energy-using system
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Choosing the “greenest” wood
Choosing the “greenest” wood By Boone Guyton on 03/16/2009 A woody dilemma I was looking out at the view from our Candler home at a ridge that had been partially clear-cut,
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Smart selections: Wood
Smart selections: Wood By on 03/16/2009 When choosing wood products, look for the FSC-certified label. Products carrying this label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that
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Smart selections: Buy local
Smart selections: Buy local By on 03/16/2009 Product transportation has major environmental impacts. Before buying a product, find out where it is produced. LEED gives credit for products extracted and manufactured
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