Grounded
Grounded By Anne Fitten Glenn on 03/05/2012 The new Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center gets its LEED distinction from the ground up: The community center taps geothermal wells for its […]
Depot Street revival
The rooftop at 372 Depot St. in Asheville boasts an impressive view — but for two very different reasons. From this bird’s-eye perch, you can spot trains chugging through the
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Down on the (solar) farm
Down on the (solar) farm By Boone Guyton on 03/05/2012 There’s a growing awareness of the need for cleaner alternatives to conventional energy sources across the country and the world. Climate
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Aloft and Alive
Aloft and alive By Kate Blatt Ancaya on 03/05/2012 A living roof: For many people, it may conjure up images of a character in a children’s story — perhaps the roof
Caroteo
Caroteo By Mari Fox on 03/05/2012 Kid-friendly meets green-building sensibilities at Caroteo — a playfully designed home that features both a firefighter’s pole for the children and geothermal heating and cooling
Feature: Solar farm update
The first phases of Western North Carolina’s first solar farm are harvesting the sun’s energy and producing electricity, just two years after Progress Energy and First Light Solar signed the
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Feature: Solar Decathalon
Feature: Solar Decathlon By Boone Guyton on 03/22/2010 In October 2009, Claudia Cady and I traveled to the fourth Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., to check out what is new in
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Checklist: What makes a product green?
Checklist: What makes a product green? By Victoria Schomer and Penny Bonda on 03/22/2010 An important tool in the effort to build greener buildings and live greener lives is the selection
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Checklist: Choosing a green builder
Checklist: Choosing a green builder By Hans Doellgast on 03/22/2010 As people become educated about the benefits of building and owning a green-built home, more builders are advertising themselves as “green”
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Top 10 signs of greenwashing
Top 10 signs of greenwashing By on 03/22/2010 Source: https://www.greenbiz.com/news/2009/08/13/preventing-greenwashing-one-company-time.
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