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...
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....
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...
John Shore: Kermit Builds a Home
Kermit Builds a Home: Crafting the First and Last House We'll Ever Own By John Shore My wife Cat and I had five requirements for the first (and last: we ain’t young) house we’d ever own, let alone build. The house needed to be: Within walking distance of downtown. Because...
Garret K. Woodward: Young Minds, Big Ideas
Small Minds, Big Ideas: Isaac Dickson Elementary Goes Green By Garret K. Woodward It’s taken the better part of five years, but Isaac Dickson Elementary School Principal Brad Johnson is beginning to see the light at the end of tunnel. “Currently, [we’ve completed] our first year at the new site. Overall,...
Jamie Shelton: Home for Life
Home for Life: The Complexity and Compromise of Building My Second and Last Personal Home By Jamie Shelton In more than a decade as a green builder, I’ve built two homes for myself. The first one was easy. The house was built on a fairly normal mountain lot on a fairly...
Maggie Leslie: Sealing the Envelope
Sealing the Envelope Small measure can equal great gains in efficiency Maggie Leslie Air Sealing Checklist Air sealing is a crucial part of building a healthy, energy-efficient home. Below is a checklist of items to use to ensure proper air sealing when building or renovating a conventional stick-frame home. A...
Brian Knight: Smart Practices in Water Conservation
Smart Practices in Water Conservation Brian Knight Water and energy use are connected. Saving energy reduces water pollution. Conserving water, reduces energy use. Coal-fired power plants consume extreme amounts of water to produce electricity. Mining and burning coal pollutes our soil, streams, lakes and oceans. Natural Gas NG extraction pollutes...
Collective Impacts of Green Built NC: Nathan Anderson and Sam Ruark-Eastes
Collective Impacts of Green Built NC By Nathan Anderson and Sam Ruark-Eastes Providing actionable information is the strength of the WNCGBC as an institution, and the Green Built checklist facilitates a more integrated approach to design and construction. If you're looking for professionals who know how to do this work,...