Buildings and Botany
A few weeks ago the Ashevillage Institute held a week long workshop on Fermentation and Wild Edibles. I was fortunate enough to join about 70 other folks from all over […]
Buildings and Botany Read More
A few weeks ago the Ashevillage Institute held a week long workshop on Fermentation and Wild Edibles. I was fortunate enough to join about 70 other folks from all over […]
Buildings and Botany Read More
I live out of town about 11 miles, a location efficiency deficit. I have some vehicle miles to account for though with careful planning and skipping work more and more
Living in the Country. Read More
When I was just getting into green building and design (back during the Truman Administration) I felt a personal draw towards creating an off-grid home for myself up in the
On Grid, Off Grid, and Tesla Batteries Read More
Many homeowners have adverse healthiness symptoms: odors, congestion, coughing, fever, shortness of breath, fatigue, headache, fogginess of thought. Some occupants have confirmed healthiness challenges like allergies, asthma, mold sensitivity, multiple
Making a Healthier Home Read More
All of a sudden there’s lots of small talk. Small and tiny houses are everywhere—on TV, in the movies, in the blogosphere, at conferences. Maybe there’s even one near you.
Small and Tiny Houses Read More
It wasn’t the initial idea Josh Scala had in mind. “This is the smallest certified green built house in North Carolina,” he said. “Which was not the original plan, but
Downsizing your home, upgrading your life Read More
Just a couple miles from the bustling center of Biltmore Village, high up a quiet wooded hillside, contractor Bob Callahan is hard at work on his latest project, a 2,700-square-foot
What’s the deal with SIPs? Read More
A local nonprofit organization, which promotes “responsible energy choices that create global climate change solutions and ensure clean, safe and healthy communities,” the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has been
A Little Goes A Long Way Read More
The momentum for a green built and renewable powered world seems clearly on the rise. While some states, like North Carolina , look at undermining it through elimination of credits and/or
Climate Change, profits and the Encyclical Read More
There is a lot going on this year in the NC legislature that will impact the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green building industries, and much of it is not
Time to call your state legislators Read More