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2015 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....
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...
Energy Audit and Inspections
Energy Audit and Inspections
A little help from our government (and industry): Tax incentives offer enticements to go green
A little help from our government (and industry): Tax incentives offer enticements to go green By Matt Siegel on 03/13/2013 Government can be somewhat unpredictable, and by the time you read this, the programs listed here may be outdated. Hopefully, there will be even more incentives than I list here. Fortunately,...
Ashevillage: A Living Laboratory
Ashevillage: A Living Laboratory By Jo-Jo Jackson on 03/13/2013 Cozy refurbishment: Much of Ashevillage’s interior touches comes from reclaimed materials, from the curtain materials to the earthen paints and plasters. (Pictured: garden coordinator Sunil Patel, left, and Ashevillage founder Janell Kapoor) Photos by Max Cooper Push the envelope beyond green living and...
A green living curve: Success and challenges for the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center
A green living curve: Success and challenges for the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center By Tracy Rose on 03/13/2013 Trial and error: After five years maintaining the LEED-certified Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, staff have learned through trial and error which green features are working best and which need adjustment, says Brandon...
Living in the Nauhaus: An efficiency success story
Living in the Nauhaus: An efficiency success story By Darren and Stephanie Dahl on 03/13/2013 Green, inside and out: A small home that incorporates passive-solar designs inside and out makes for an energy-efficient, comfortable abode. The Nauhaus features such green-building applications as 16-inch walls made with hempcrete. Our Nauhaus experience began in...
Clean, green energy policy
Clean, green energy policy by Joan Walker on 03/13/2013 North Carolina’s utilities are delivering energy that is reliable, increasingly cleaner and relatively cheap in comparison to other states. And in recent years, energy is becoming a larger economic driver that employs our citizens in every county. Innovation and free-market competition...
Solar-driven future
Solar-driven future By Stan Cross on 03/13/2013 Charged: There are 20 EV charging locations in the Asheville metro area, including this one at Asheville’s Public Works building on Charlotte Street. Photos by Brightfield Transportation Solutions We’re living in a time when concerns about energy security, climate change and global economic stability occupy...