2019 – 2020 Articles

Case Studies

• Holding the Vision: The Winding Road to Our Dream Green Home By Mary Love
• A Net-Zero Adventure: Setting New Records By Raymond Thompson
• Aspiring to Zero Carbon: First Net-Zero Home Certified in Green Path Commons By Don Nicholson
• Learning New Tricks: Lessons from WNC’s First DOE Zero Energy Ready Home By Leigha Dickens
• Brick by Brick: Finding New Ways to Reach Net Zero By Garret K. Woodward
• Simple Shifts: How Creature Comforts Can Coexist with Sustainability By Garret K. Woodward
• Bridging Sustainable and Social Gaps: Earth Care, Fair Share and People Care at Echo Hills Cottages By Garret K. Woodward

Features

• Regenerative Design: Green Built Homes Certification Evolves with Updated Checklist By Cari Barcas
• Midwifing Sustainability: Building and Selling Permaculture Incubators By Dan Clere
• Love of Life: Incorporating Biophilic Design at Home By Emily Boyd
• Amplifying Agrihoods: The Benefits of Neighborhoods Built Around Working Farms By Allison Smith
• Is Wastewater Really a Waste? Ecological Solutions for Treating Wastewater By Laura Ruby
• Sustainable Academia: Appalachian State University Leads the Way By Garret K. Woodward
• Planting for Future Generations: A Journey Toward Bioregional Food Resilience By Danu Macon
• Whole Living: Completing the Green Experience By Sean D. Sullivan
• Staying on Course: Blue Horizons Project’s Impact on Community-Wide Energy Efficiency By Cari Barcas
• Taking the Plunge: Preparing A Home for Electric Cars By Amy Musser and Matthew Vande
• Demystifying Crawl Spaces: Crawl Space Choices in Southern Appalachia By Sara Sabol and Marcus Renner
• Radon in Our Mountain Homes: Detection and Correction Is Worth the Price By Rick Bayless
• The Value of Carbon Offsets: Testimonial from a Former Skeptic By Chrissy Burton
• Small-Scale Residential Housing: Infill Housing, ADUs and Tiny Homes By Joe Archibald