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Careers in Green Building: Builders FirstSource

Careers in Green Building

Green Built Alliance is hosting a work-based learning intern from Nesbitt Discovery Academy for the spring semester of 2018. During this time, students are tasked with exploring the fields that interest them the most, and our intern is drawn to career paths related to sustainability. She will be sitting down...

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Share Your Projects and Expertise in 2018 Green Building Directory

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We are starting the process of planning our 2018 Green Building Directory. With 30,000 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 position your brand for high visibility in a targeted demographic. Beyond...

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April-Fools Humor: Our Member Adds Twist to Passive Solar Design

Leigha Dickens

Originally posted on April 1, 2018, Green Built Alliance member company Deltec Homes created a humorous April Fools' Day video highlighting a proposed new twist in passive solar design. "After years of research, we’re excited to announce our newest home feature that will truly change the industry as we know...

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Green Built Homes Highlights: February 2018 Affordable Housing

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Green Built Alliance would like to recognize Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity, Union-Anson County Habitat for Humanity and Hendersonville’s Housing Assistance Corporation for completing certification of affordable Green Built Homes in February! These nonprofit organizations have made a commitment to building healthy, sustainable homes that are affordable to live in. Building a green home invests...

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LEED Certification Approved for Our Largest Provider Project Ever

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Green Built Alliance is proud to announce that a project four years in the making, the Liberty Warehouse in Durham, NC, was approved for LEED Certification by GBCI. Green Built Alliance worked as the LEED for Homes provider on the 246-unit, mixed-use, mid-rise project that began in January 2014....

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Careers in Green Building: Architectural Woodcraft

Careers in Green Building

Craig Weis Todd Dupuis Architectural Woodcraft

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Green Built Homes Highlights: January 2018 Net-Zero Certifications

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Green Built Alliance congratulates the following builders that attained net-zero certification in January 2018 through our nonprofit's Green Built Homes program. Green Built Homes is a voluntary, statewide green-building certification program administered by the Green Built Alliance and offered to builders throughout the region. Representing the newest level of Green Built...

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Double Your Dollar Toward School Solar With Our Matching Grant

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After the hustle and bustle of Black Friday and the frenzied online deal-grabbing of Cyber Monday, comes #GivingTuesday: a one-day annual movement geared toward charitable giving. We recognize that there are many demands on your time and budget, and to make your year-end donation dollars go even further this holiday...

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Project Gives Free Energy-Efficiency Upgrades to Buncombe Homes

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Some low-income families in Buncombe County will begin receiving free energy-efficiency upgrades to their homes this month through a new county-funded Green Built Alliance program intended to help people in need save energy and reduce bills as winter approaches. Supported by $25,000 in funding from Buncombe County, the Buncombe Energy...

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How to Lower Your Carbon Footprint at Home

Carbon Footprint

Green energy has been a popular topic in the past several years, and the importance of minimizing your carbon footprint, making energy-efficient choices, and reducing energy consumption have all been emphasized as an important aspect of doing what's necessary to help the environment. Check out these green upgrades that will help...

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