Any good story has to have either an epic journey, a juicy romance, and/or at least the threat of violence to qualify as worthy. These requirements pose somewhat of a […]
Notes on a Design Journey: The Romance and Intrigue of Green Building Read More
On paper, Jorge and I wouldn’t be candidates for great friends. In practice, Jorge and I became great good friends through a shared passion for early-era-east-coast mountain biking (EEECMB) and
Green Building: A Love Story Read More
It’s on, people; it is so on. The Asheville Collaborative of the Living Building Challenge is hosting an architectural competition to design a mixed-use building based on the incredibly demanding
It’s Alive! The Living Building Challenge Design Competition Read More
This flagrant plagiarization and adaptation of a signboard on a rural South Carolina church neatly sums up the need to understand the concept of Net Zero Water (NZW). Those of
Towards Net Zero Water Read More
Building a green home is serious business. It’s complicated, it’s expensive, and the implications for getting it wrong are tremendous. It may be a good idea to get some help
Why you shouldn’t hire an experienced residential architect or designer Read More
BY WNC GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 A tourist out west once asked the some times Park Ranger and full-time author Edward Abbey what a particular plant was. Abbey
Wordy Words and the Wordy Nerds Who Use Them Read More
“Imagine a world that is ecologically sustainable, culturally rich, socially just and beautiful” This is the vision of the Living Building Challenge founder Jason McLennan. Folks familiar with the evolving
Good News, Bad News and the Living Building Challenge Read More
Last post was about what I’d do differently after building my soon to be net zero house in Asheville; faithful readers will recall a fairly long list. Fortunately, the things
Lessons Learned (part 2) Read More
Some years ago I had a house with a septic system. While I would have preferred either a city sewer and/or a composting toilet a septic system was the only
The Sage of Septic Systems Read More
As I write this it is bitter cold out with the by now customary 1/4″ of stingy snow on the roads. Not bad enough to stay home but bad enough
Green Building and Beer Read More
