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Our Nauhaus experience began in a grocery store. Back in April 2011, we were living with Maggie, our 45-pound mutt, in a dark, bunker-like apartment in the Brucemont Circle neighborhood […]
Living in the Nauhaus: An efficiency success story Read More
North Carolina’s utilities are delivering energy that is reliable, increasingly cleaner and relatively cheap in comparison to other states. And in recent years, energy is becoming a larger economic driver
Clean, green energy policy Read More
We’re living in a time when concerns about energy security, climate change and global economic stability occupy our national discourse. We argue about where to drill, how to mine, how
As the owner of a green-cleaning company, it is my responsibility to determine which products actually work. It is not enough for a product to make things look and smell
Recipes for cleanliness Read More
Water management in our urban landscape has typically focused on getting water away from structures and to a pipe or stream as quickly as possible. This leads our urban landscapes
Thanks to a $600 Self-Help loan, a homeowner is weatherizing her home as part of the Neighbor Saves program. What do a 1,500-acre tract of nature, a $600 home-energy-efficiency loan
When I first started building new green homes in Asheville, the idea of milling trees from the site was extremely appealing. I decided to send all of the sawn logs
The economics of urban timber: Why wouldn’t you use trees from your site? Read More
In March 2012, North Carolina introduced a new residential energy code. It includes the usual tougher standards, but also has new requirements for testing and an expanded role for third-party
Benefits you can measure: New energy programs offer paths to efficiency Read More
Anyone who has sat on a sun-warmed rock on a cold night has experienced the effects of passive-heat storage. The effect occurs regularly in nature with anything that collects solar
All passive-heat storage is not created equal: The case for phase-change materials Read More
One of the more interesting aspects of green building is the continual influx of new ideas and products. A product can be made with a lower impact than what it
Count up to improvement: New trends to help with your green upgrade Read More
