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In many new green homes, you might notice a little white box on the living-room wall. That box delivers heated or cooled air, and it’s called a mini-split. Once, mini-split […]
Feel the Warmth: Mini-Split Heat Pumps for High-Performance Homes Read More
If green and sustainable professionals hope to best serve the industry, now is the time to understand the home healthiness issues that need attention in the decades ahead. Fast forward.
Approaching 2025: An Operator’s Manual for Green, Sustainable and Healthy Home Development Read More
When building or buying a home, what is the value of third-party green-building certification programs? Should you bother? It’s a good question, with a variety of answers. Why to do
Why Certify? The Many Motivations for Building and Certifying Green Read More
As design professionals, our focus is on providing clients the highest level of sustainable design and construction. The true test of practicing what we preach, however, comes from the internal
Walk the Environmental Talk: Creating A Sustainable Action Plan For Your Office Read More
In more than a decade as a green builder, I’ve built two homes for myself. The first one was easy. The house was built on a fairly normal mountain lot
Home for Life: The Complexity and Compromise of Building My Second and Last Personal Home Read More
What is a net-zero energy home? A net-zero energy home is simply a home that produces as much energy throughout the year as it consumes. A home can only truly
Net Zero: Insights from Western North Carolina Home Builders Read More
Cities across our nation are growing and experiencing urban-planning challenges. From 2000 to 2010, Asheville’s population grew more than 14 percent and is expected to continue its progression in the
Water and energy use are connected. Saving energy reduces water pollution. Conserving water, reduces energy use. Coal-fired power plants consume extreme amounts of water to produce electricity. Mining and burning
Smart Practices in Water Conservation Read More
“We envision a global community that uses business as a force for good.” That is the opening line of the B Corporation declaration, a document that business leaders sign as
The Journey to Being a Better Corporation Read More
In April 2016, the U.S. Green Building Council announced the Alternative Compliance Path (ACP), a pilot program designed to advance environmentally responsible forest management practices while promoting the use of
Support Your Local Forests: Root Cause to Connect Sustainable Forestry to Local Builders Read More
