NC Green Builders and Sustainability Blog

Share Your Projects and Expertise in 2021 Green Building Directory

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We are starting the process of planning our 2021 Green Building Directory. With 25,000 copies distributed at 100 spots throughout Western North Carolina, our directory is a great way to share your company's unique offerings in the broader community as well as market your brand for high visibility in a...

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Invest a Few Minutes Today to Improve Future Building Codes

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Our friends at North Carolina Building Performance Association are leading a campaign to nominate two building-performance professionals to fill key seats on the state's Building Code Council. NCBPA is advocating for one of our longtime members and close partners, Amy Musser of Vandemusser Design, to join the council, along with Chris Berg...

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Green Built Homes Updates + New Professional Accreditation

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While codes have changed and technologies have advanced in the two decades since our inception in 2001, Green Built Alliance has continually evolved to encourage positive changes in the building industry and highlight opportunities to advance sustainability. As we mark the start of our 20th anniversary year, we officially roll...

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GBA Fall 2020 Workshop Series Offers Continuing-Ed Credit

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Green Built Alliance has curated a workshop series to fulfill all six elective hours required by the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, as well as being eligible for credit through the American Institute of Architects and certain other trade organizations. With discounts for members and free equitable access...

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Buying a room air filter

Amy Musser

I've had a lot of friends reach out recently asking about room air filters and whether they should buy one as a strategy for the COVID pandemic. In this blog, I'll put together my current advice on how to buy a room air filter. First, should you buy one? Well,...

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Building an Anti-Racist Community Together

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The world of green building can seem blindingly white, and Green Built Alliance is actively engaged in the work of changing that. While our programs have made commitments toward equity and our staff has participated in numerous training sessions around diversity and inclusion in recent years, we have not done...

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Share Your Projects and Expertise in 2020 Green Building Directory

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Asheville Green Building Directory Ad Rates

We are starting the process of planning our 2020 Green Building Directory. With 25,000 copies distributed at 100 spots throughout Western North Carolina, our directory is a great way to share your company's unique offerings in the broader community as well as market your brand for high visibility in a...

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Green Building Resources and Support Related to COVID-19

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This post will outline how we can continue to advance sustainability in our local built environment even as we pause business as usual. Please review the resources outlined below, and don't hesitate to reach out if there are other ways we can support you. It remains our top priority to...

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Green Built Alliance Assumes Energy Savers Network Management

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Green Built Alliance is taking over management and operation of Energy Savers Network's efforts to offer energy-efficiency upgrades to low-income homes in Western North Carolina, with the intention of continuing to expand the grassroots program's impact and reach. In becoming the exclusive implementer of Energy Savers Network in Western North...

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February is Fireplace Month

Amy Musser

In our office, we’ve nicknamed February “fireplace month” because it’s the time of year when the phone starts ringing off the hook with people whose fireplaces aren’t working right in their new home. It’s terrible for everyone when that happens, so in this blog I’ll try to help you avoid...

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