Green Built Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing sustainability in the built environment through community education, measurable standards and regional action in Western North Carolina and beyond since 2001.
We’re connected to each other through the places we call home, but climate change is affecting the areas we live and love. It takes all of us to build the future we want, and our nonprofit aims to model how a community can work together to create sustainable solutions. Together, we can make a healthy, hopeful, clean energy future a reality.
Administered by the Asheville-based nonprofit Green Built Alliance, Green Built Homes is updating its statewide certification program this year to incentivize builders to incorporate elements of regenerative design in their projects. Formerly known as NC HealthyBuilt Homes, the Green Built Homes program has certified 1,600 houses by more than 250...
The Department of Energy would like builders to up their game. Though it is worth celebrating the average 20% greater energy efficiency advertised by the Energy Star for Homes program, these days it’s possible to build homes that are even more energy efficient than that. It’s even possible while also...
Our diverse group of members represent a wide variety of green building focus areas and other sustainability specialties. We invite you to explore our membership and the great work they are doing in advancing green building and sustainability in our community.
