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Green Building Resources and Support Related to COVID-19

Nonprofit news

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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Hot water recirculating loops: the most problematic “green feature” out there right now

Amy Musser

Hot water recirculating loops are having a moment. They’re popular with plumbers because they reduce callbacks homeowners who don’t want to run their taps and wait for hot water. They’re also quite inexpensive to install – if you install them in a way that will work really inefficiently. Recirculating loops...

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Watch: Enjoy Videos of Our 2019 Regenerative Design Workshops

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In tandem with updates to incorporate regenerative design principles into our statewide Green Built Homes certification program, Green Built Alliance hosted a monthly series of in-depth, inspirational workshops in late 2019. We are now pleased to be able to share video excerpts from each of the workshops in the series,...

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Appalachian Offsets Offers Funding for 2020 Clean-Energy Projects

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asheville carbon offsetting program nonprofits schools

Green Built Alliance is welcoming fellow nonprofits and local schools to apply for funding support to complete clean-energy projects in 2020 through its Appalachian Offsets program. Appalachian Offsets funds renewable-energy projects and energy-efficiency upgrades in Western North Carolina schools, nonprofits and low-income housing by pooling money contributed by local businesses...

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Event Recap: Sustainable Home Design Workshops with Chris Magwood

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Chris Magwood Hempcrete Building Design Your Own Sustainable Home

Missed our weekend-long sustainable building workshop series with Chris Magwood? Event participant Kat McReynolds offered this recap of Chris' "Design Your Own Sustainable Home" seminar, which holds the distinction of being the most popular workshop at Chris' home base, The Endeavour Centre in Ontario, Canada. As part of the Green...

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Palimpsest: Using the Old to Inform the Future of Asheville

Guest Bloggers

The city of Asheville is at a pivotal crossroads again. It is a booming time once more in this small-scaled city, but is that growth a boon to local residents? Mountains, rivers, roads, rail, and sidewalks all inform how people interact with the built and natural environment. At times, we...

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GBA Launches Regenerative Design Workshop Series in Asheville

Green Built Homes

Asheville Fall Workshop Series Promo at Green Built Alliance

In tandem with Green Built Alliance's updates to incorporate regenerative design principles into its statewide Green Built Homes certification program, the nonprofit is launching a monthly series of in-depth, inspirational workshops through the fall and winter of 2019, which are aimed at educating and engaging the community in regenerative design....

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Indoor Air Plus: A Green Building Certification Program That’s All About the Details

Leigha Dickens

We’ve written here before about the benefits of a green-building certification to homeowners for energy bills in particular, such as the assurance that your builder is following many of the best practices known to building science, or that common issues that cause high energy bills are caught by a professional....

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