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It’s no surprise that Randy Talley runs a “green” coffeehouse that sports solar panels on its roof. Back “before it was cool” (and he was 18), says the entrepreneur, he […]
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Case study: Zero-energy home By on 02/01/2008 Wouldn’t it be nice if the power company sent you a check every month? Duke Energy actually does send Hickory resident Frances Thompson a
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Case study: Utopian renovation By on 02/01/2008 It started out as a cabin built in 1925. Over the years, several layers of additions were made to the house on Utopia Road
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Case study: UNCA strives for sustainability By on 02/01/2008 The facilities complex that once housed UNCA’s maintenance workers, groundskeepers, plumbers, electricians and other operations staff members was cramped, outdated and generally
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John Brock, a chemistry professor at Warren Wilson College, offers a startling bit of information to the tour group that has just crowded into his lab: “You may not realize
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Earthship residence is really down to earth By Stan Jones and Pattie Frost Jones on 03/16/2006 The Earthship, the home of Stan and Pattie Frost Jones, is a sustainable home designed
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A case study of a prize-winning, green Asheville house By Stephen Beili and Rob Moody on 03/16/2006 Within a week of moving back to Asheville after living elsewhere for 34 years,
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Though skeptics abound, the modern straw bale home is the flagship of the green-building movement. A well-done straw bale will use resources wisely, inspire and comfort, and perform efficiently throughout
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