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Share Your Projects and Expertise in 2022 Green Building Directory

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We are starting the process of planning our 2022 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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GBA Issues 2 RFPs for Solar Installers and HVAC Contractors

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A family with two young children who is getting their heat repaired.

Green Built Alliance has issued two Requests for Proposals in February to invite solar installers and HVAC contractors to bid on upcoming projects that reduce the energy burden of vulnerable residents in Buncombe County. Through these two projects that decrease energy consumption and increase clean-energy production, Green Built Alliance aims...

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Our 2021 Year in Review: Adaptation and Achievement

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Green Built Alliance's 20th Anniversary Badge

Happy Holidays from Our Team to Yours Adaptation has continued to be the name of the game this year, and we've been grateful for the ability to continue expanding our reach and deepening our impact thanks to our community's partnership and support during these unusual times. See the year-in-review module...

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Local School Gets Solar Makeover Thanks to Appalachian Offsets

Leigha Dickens

4 construction workers installing solar panels.

Earlier this fall, I attended the switch-flipping ceremony for the new solar array at Isaac Dickson Elementary School. Consisting of 300 kilowatts of solar photovoltaic panels, the project was six years in the making, and is estimated to save the school more than $30,000 a year in energy bills–money that...

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Two Local Green Builders Win National Housing Innovation Awards

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An award winning home manufactured in Asheville by Deltec Homes, a GBA member.

Two local Asheville green builders were selected to receive the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) prestigious Housing Innovation Award this year. Asheville joins cities such as Denver and Seattle with multiple award winners this year. The award recognizes U.S. builders deemed experts in the field of high-performance, energy-efficient homebuilding and...

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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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