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After a close friend of the community froze to death in 2016 while sleeping along the banks of the French Broad River, the BeLoved Asheville team mobilized to make a […]
Macro Heart, Micro Home: BeLoved Village Building Sustainable, Affordable Housing Read More
In 2001, I took on a rehab project that featured energy retrofits, historic restoration, and affordable housing. At the time, the building at 100 Biltmore Ave. was falling apart and
Gray Rock Inn: The Evolution From Historic Boarding House to Affordable Housing Read More
Becky Wood and Carol Kemp came to us several years ago with the goal of relocating from Seattle to build a new net-zero house in the Asheville area that would
Net-Zero House, Below Zero HERS: Recent Project Sets New Green Built Homes Record Read More
The opportunities for biophilic architecture in an industrial office park are not as limited as they might seem. Eagles Nest Outfitters, an Asheville-based outdoor company also known as ENO, had
The Value of Biophilic Office Design: ENO’s HQ Gets a Facelift Read More
When I first met Kate Zubko and Jeff Konz at their property on Elk Mountain Scenic Highway two summers ago for an initial site visit, I left the meeting with
Slope Hope: Building A Green Home on a Unique Site Read More
Mike Herrick loves Western North Carolina for the area’s temperate year-round climate, and his wife Ellen wanted to live closer to their grandchildren on the east coast. But their shared
Sweet Spot: Custom Home Balances Comfort and Environmental Responsibility 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
