The Value of Biophilic Office Design: ENO’s HQ Gets a Facelift Margaret Chandler The opportunities for biophilic architecture in an industrial office park are not as limited as they might seem. Eagles Nest Outfitters, an Asheville-based outdoor company also known as ENO, had outgrown their downtown Asheville location and...
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Radon in Our Mountain Homes: Detection and Correction Is Worth the Price
Radon in Our Mountain Homes: Detection and Correction Is Worth the Price Rick Bayless When you buy a new house, is radon on your radar? In Western North Carolina, the answer should be yes. Radon is an odorless, colorless radioactive gas which arises from uranium and thorium deposits in...
Whole Living: Completing the Green Experience
Whole Living: Completing the Green Experience Sean D. Sullivan It’s not hard to see why so many people have been bitten by the green bug. Coast to coast, consumers are realizing that green homes can sell faster — and for more money — than non-green homes. And consumers have...
Love of Life: Incorporating Biophilic Design at Home
Love of Life: Incorporating Biophilic Design at Home Emily Boyd We all know from experience that being immersed in nature makes us feel calmer, happier and rejuvenated. We seek a connection with nature, particularly when we are feeling stressed or sick. It was only about 55 years ago that...
Holding the Vision: The Winding Road to Our Dream Green Home
Holding the Vision: The Winding Road to Our Dream Green Home Mary Love My wife Deb and I moved to Asheville in 2003 with the dream of building green homes around a farm. At the time, green building was a new concept and investors were wary. Having grown up...
Phil Long: Hardwood Harvesters
Hardwood Harvesters: Local Sawmills Play Integral Role in Tree-Cycle Movement Phil Long Green building refers to the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout the building life-cycle. While there are many components of sustainable building, the purpose of this article is to...
Amy Musser: Heat Pump Revolution
Welcome to the Heat Pump Revolution: The Benefits of Variable-Speed Heat Pumps Amy Musser Sometimes the green-building industry evolves quickly, with a product making a quantum leap in efficiency. This is happening in 2018 with variable-speed heat pumps. These have been on the market for a couple of years,...
Victoria Schomer: IAQ Perspective
The IAQ perspective: From a Green Design and Build Baby Boomer By Victoria Schomer Years ago, and I do mean years, a friend/client told me she was pregnant and needed to renovate a room in their home for their new baby. "Terrific" I thought. "I've got this." I'd already been...
Rick Bayless: Your Home as an Ecosystem
Your Home as an Ecosystem: Seven Characteristics of Green and Healthy Homes By Rick Bayless The right balance of green initiatives with environmental home health standards sets the stage for WNC families to thrive, both in lifestyle and wellness. Not only do we live in our homes, but our...
Rick Bayless: Making a healthier home
Making a Healthier Home By Rick Bayless 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 chemical sensitivity, emphysema, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, may be on...