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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 […]
Green Challenges Manifest as the great amphibious philosopher Kermit
Green Challenges Manifest As the great amphibious philosopher Kermit once observed, “It ain’t easy being green”. This was demonstrated to me firsthand when we visited the USGBC Greenbuild Seminar recently.
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We should probably all stop picking on solar thermal
Is solar thermal dead? Should it be? Despite what you may read in popular blogs and hear from people around you, I don’t think so. I have it in my
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The economics of urban timber: Why wouldn’t you use trees from your site?
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
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Benefits you can measure: New energy programs offer paths to efficiency
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
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All passive-heat storage is not created equal: The case for phase-change materials
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
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Count up to improvement: New trends to help with your green upgrade
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
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Industry LEED-er: Charlotte Habitat for Humanity melds training, community projects
On the job: Habitat Charlotte and Bould LLC partnered to create a training program, Everbuild-PRO, that provides on-the-job experience as a way to help communities help themselves. Photo by Sarah Beth
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A certified edge: Reaping the benefits of a Green Built N.C. home
A certified edge: Reaping the benefits of a Green Built N.C. home By Maggie Leslie on 03/13/2013 The WNC Green Building Council is now administering the Green Built North Carolina certification
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The hypermile house: Saving energy is easier than you think
You’ve probably read stories about “hypermilers” getting 80 miles per gallon in regular cars and thought, “Wow, can how you drive really matter that much?” It can, and it also
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