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“This house smells … different than the rest. Actually, it doesn’t really have a smell?!” Mrs. Lee said as she walked into the Parade of Homes entry I was manning […]
This House Smells: The Dangers and Opportunities IAQ Presents in Homebuilding Read More
When building or buying a home, what is the value of third-party green-building certification programs? Should you bother? It’s a good question, with a variety of answers. Why to do
Why Certify? The Many Motivations for Building and Certifying Green Read More
Green Built Alliance’s Appalachian Offsets local carbon-offsetting program has begun work on its first community improvement projects since its relaunch last fall, including fundraising for a solar system for the
Momentum Builds on Appalachian Offsets Fundraising for Isaac Dickson School Solar System Read More
In the year since our last directory reported on the formation and goals of the Energy Innovation Task Force (EITF), this energized group of local leaders has been making progress
Empowering a Clean-Energy Future with the Energy Innovation Task Force Read More
As design professionals, our focus is on providing clients the highest level of sustainable design and construction. The true test of practicing what we preach, however, comes from the internal
Walk the Environmental Talk: Creating A Sustainable Action Plan For Your Office Read More
My wife Cat and I had five requirements for the first (and last: we ain’t young) house we’d ever own, let alone build. The house needed to be: In short,
Kermit Builds a Home: Crafting the First and Last House We’ll Ever Own Read More
Small Minds, Big Ideas: Isaac Dickson Elementary Goes Green By Garret K. Woodward It’s taken the better part of five years, but Isaac Dickson Elementary School Principal Brad Johnson is
Garret K. Woodward: Young Minds, Big Ideas Read More
In more than a decade as a green builder, I’ve built two homes for myself. The first one was easy. The house was built on a fairly normal mountain lot
Home for Life: The Complexity and Compromise of Building My Second and Last Personal Home Read More
Deltec’s Innovation Center: Modeling sustainability Garret K. Woodward When Leigha Dickens wanders around the Innovation Center, she can’t help feel like she’s in her own laboratory. “The data we’re collecting
Coming Down the Mountain Garret K. Woodward Turning onto Audubon Drive in Woodfin, the road winds up the steep hillside, with nearby Interstate 40 fading below, the cityscape of Asheville
Garret K. Woodward: Coming Down the Mountain Read More
