Building a green home is serious business. It’s complicated, it’s expensive, and the implications for getting it wrong are tremendous. It may be a good idea to get some help […]
Why you shouldn’t hire an experienced residential architect or designer Read More
You’ve hired a contractor to build your dream home, hopefully using my advice from a previous blog. How do you make that relationship work for you? Trust them. They know
So you’re planning to build your dream home and you’re going to work with a contractor. That’s great. Building is complicated and I think almost everyone would benefit from having
BY WNC GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 A tourist out west once asked the some times Park Ranger and full-time author Edward Abbey what a particular plant was. Abbey
Wordy Words and the Wordy Nerds Who Use Them Read More
There have been a few stories lately about the rental market and the financial advantages of building housing for rent. Compared to investing in the stock market or the lottery
Why Build a green rental? Read More
Selecting windows for custom homes or buildings is complicated. It’s among the biggest material investments in upfront costs. The choice includes durability, functionality, and energy use concerns. Of green building’s top 3
Choosing Windows: Part 1 Read More
Plants are a keystone to the sustainable landscape and using native plants, drought tolerant plants, and edible plants is one of the easiest ways to promote a more ecologically sensitive
The Tiny House article featured in last weeks Mountain Xpress ( https://bit.ly/1rDB1Q6) had some great examples of people choosing to downsize in a big way. The reasons are mostly obvious
From Tiny to Tremendous- Sizing it up Read More
Last post was about what I’d do differently after building my soon to be net zero house in Asheville; faithful readers will recall a fairly long list. Fortunately, the things
Lessons Learned (part 2) Read More
This year we are living up to our name on Dry Ridge. While some in the area have been getting some occasional rain we have had less than a half
Watering on Dry Ridge Read More
