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2018-2019 Articles

Green Built Alliance Annual Green Building Directory 2018 to 2019

2018-2019 Articles Case Studies Green Building: A Love Story By Stephens Smith Farrell Green Inside and Out: Lessons from Europe Applied in Appalachia By Randolph Richardson Enough Water for Everyone: A Water Supply Case Study in Swannanoa By Darren Henegar Craven Gap Residence: A Passive Solar, Living Future Institute Net Zero Energy Home By...

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2017- 2018 Articles

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2017 - 2018 Articles Case Studies Home for Life: The Complexity and Compromise of Building My Second and Last Personal Home By Jamie Shelton Kermit Builds a Home: Crafting the First and Last House We'll Ever Own By John Shore Young Minds, Big Ideas: Isaac Dickson Elementary Goes Green By Garret K....

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2016 – 2017 Articles

2016 - 2017 Articles Case Studies Creating The World You Envision: Green Communities Emerge in WNC By Garret K. Woodward The Road to Net Zero By Garret K. Woodward Finding Balance: Asheville Yoga Center By Garret K. Woodward The Rhodo Renovation: A case study in ‘Right Size’ Design By Sean...

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2015- 2016 Articles

2015 Articles Case Studies Eco-Friendly Education: French Broad River Academy By Garret K. Woodward A Little Goes a Long Way: Southern Alliance for Clean Energy By Garret K. Woodward Whats the deal with SIPs: Built Smart by bob By Garret K. Woodward Downsizing your home, Upgrading Your Life: GreenSource Construction Management By Garret K....

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2014 Articles

2014 Articles Case Studies Out of Your Car, Into Your World By Garret K. Woodward Our Path to Net-Zero By Dan Clere Building a Better Future By Garret K. Woodward Getting Through Winter on $28 By Garret K. Woodward Tapping Into the Future By Garret K. Woodward Sustainable Site Planning New...

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Stephens Smith Farrell: Green Building

Green Building: A Love Story Stephens Smith Farrell On paper, Jorge and I wouldn’t be candidates for great friends. In practice, Jorge and I became great good friends through a shared passion for early-era-east-coast mountain biking (EEECMB) and mountain biking’s gateway companion, beer (B). Jorge (not his real name)...

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Randolph Richardson: Green Inside and Out

Green Inside and Out: Lessons from Europe Applied in Appalachia Randolph Richardson “We’re gonna have to build,” we concluded, as the plane climbed past Mount Pisgah on the first leg of our return to Vienna. After six years living in Austria, we would be returning to the United States...

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Darren Henegar: Enough Water for Everyone

Enough Water for Everyone: A Water Supply Case Study in Swannanoa Darren Henegar Here in the U.S., we have long been fortunate to have access to some of the safest drinking water in the world available just by turning on the tap. However, continued population growth and economic development...

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Margaret Chandler: Craven Gap Residence

Craven Gap Residence: A Passive Solar, Living Future Institute Net Zero Energy Home Margaret Chandler Our clients came to us after purchasing five acres of steep mountain land with great views looking down the Beaverdam Valley. Avid hikers and mountain bikers, they bought the land in part because of access...

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Tom Owens: Certifying it Twice

Certifying it Twice: High-Performance Home Receives ENERGY STAR® 3 and Green Built Homes Certifications Tom Owens Clients came to us a few years ago in search of someone who could both design and build a home that would be environmentally friendly, energy efficient and structurally durable. They had a...

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