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How can a home be regenerative? What is it regenerating? And for whom? These questions are great fodder for coffee conversation, and as green builders, we often take the basics […]
Midwifing Sustainability: Building and Selling Permaculture Incubators Read More
Regenerative Design: Green Built Homes Certification Evolves with Updated Checklist Cari Barcas Green Built Homes is updating its statewide certification program this year to incentivize builders to incorporate elements of
Regenerative Design: Green Built Homes Certification Evolves with Updated Checklist Read More
There are many ways to link in to the green revolution. A person can focus on energy consumption, human rights, individual health, environmental protection or a little bit of everything
A Net-Zero Adventure: Setting New Records Read More
My wife Deb and I moved to Asheville in 2003 with the dream of building green homes around a farm. At the time, green building was a new concept and
Holding the Vision: The Winding Road to Our Dream Green Home Read More
Leigha Dickens The Department of Energy wants builders to up their game. Though it’s worth celebrating the energy savings achieved by the DOE’s ENERGY STAR® Homes program (said to be
Learning New Tricks: Lessons from WNC’s First DOE Zero Energy Ready Homel Read More
Don Nicholson Can we build a zero-carbon-footprint neighborhood? It’s a challenge. We are attempting this at Green Path Commons in West Asheville. The neighborhood will have seven net-zero homes; the
Aspiring to Zero Carbon: First Net-Zero Home Certified in Green Path Commons Read More
Though Appalachian State University has always been at the forefront of sustainability, the academic institution took another step forward with its latest P3 project. A public-private partnership (P3), the project
Garret K. Woodward: Sustainable Academia: Appalachian State University Leads the Way Read More
Bridging Sustainable and Social Gaps: Earth Care, Fair Share and People Care at Echo Hills Cottages Garret K. Woodward When Ron Czecholinski and his wife moved to Asheville in 2010,
Simple Shifts: How Creature Comforts Can Coexist with Sustainability Garret K. Woodward At first glance, the new Green Built Home on Hawberry Court in Asheville appears to be a normal
Garret K. Woodward: Simple Shifts: How Creature Comforts Can Coexist with Sustainability Read More
Brick by Brick: Finding New Ways to Reach Net Zero Garret K. Woodward When reflecting on the recent completion of his first net-zero home, Kevin Hackett still marvels at the
Garret K. Woodward: Brick by Brick: Finding New Ways to Reach Net Zero Read More
