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At two of Henderson County’s newest elementary schools, sunlight makes every room glow, even on a cloudy winter day when the powered lights are off. The abundance of natural light […]
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Case Study: Davenport Park By Jonathan Poston on 03/22/2010 In the last decade, West Asheville has made great strides in its revitalization, and that includes green building. Haywood Road, one of
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Basic assumptions For ease of understanding, let’s calculate that water costs 1 cent per gallon. We are also assuming a two-person household, averaging five toilet flushes per person per day,
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It is interesting the way the human mind stores memory. I am quite convinced that humans have a relatively inaccurate sense of the past, both short- and long-term. One week
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Feature: Large rainwater catchment systems explained By on 03/22/2010 Size: 6,000-gallon underground system capturing rain water and HVAC condensation off 9,000 sq. ft. office Use of water: Used for landscape irrigation Where: Asheville Eye,
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Feature: Efficient hot-water heating By Amy Musser and Matthew Vande on 03/22/2010 Domestic hot water — used by showers, faucets, clothes washers and dishwashers — is the second largest energy-using system
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In older homes in wintertime, windows are often one of the largest sources of heat loss, due to their low insulating ability and high air-leakage rates. In the summer, windows
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Choosing the “greenest” wood By Boone Guyton on 03/16/2009 A woody dilemma I was looking out at the view from our Candler home at a ridge that had been partially clear-cut,
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Choosing green materials By Maggie Leslie on 03/16/2009 Start with simple criteria There are so many products and companies out there that claim to be green, it can be difficult to
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Smart selections: Wood By on 03/16/2009 When choosing wood products, look for the FSC-certified label. Products carrying this label are independently certified to assure consumers that they come from forests that
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