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Event Recap: Sustainable Home Design Workshops with Chris Magwood

Nonprofit news

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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Watch: The Sustainability Story Features Energy Savers Network

Nonprofit news

The Sustainability Story video on Energy Savers Network and Yulia Shaffer

Yulia Shaffer, who serves as operations coordinator for our nonprofit's Energy Savers Network wing, was recently profiled in a video by Garrett Martin of The Sustainability Story. Under the umbrella of our Blue Horizons Project, ESN is a volunteer-based initiative that provides free energy-efficiency and weatherization services to low-income homes in Western North Carolina. Thank you...

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Watch: Tour of Platinum Net Zero Green Built Home in Olivette

Green Built Homes

Mary Love Olivette Green Built Home Tour

Enjoy an inside look at the home of Mary Love, owner of Love The Green Team, a woman- and veteran-owned full-service real estate company. Built inside the Olivette Riverside Community and Farm agrihood, Mary's home at 120 Old Macedonia Road was certified through our nonprofit's Green Built Homes program as...

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Lessons from Asheville’s First Zero Energy Ready Home

Leigha Dickens

The Department of Energy would like builders to up their game. Though it is worth celebrating the average 20% greater energy efficiency advertised by the Energy Star for Homes program, these days it’s possible to build homes that are even more energy efficient than that. It’s even possible while also...

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Share Your Projects and Expertise in 2019 Green Building Directory

Nonprofit news

advertising information green building directory smoky mountain news

We are starting the process of planning our 2019 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...

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Green Built Homes Evolving to Encourage Regenerative Design

Green Built Homes

Administered by the Asheville-based nonprofit Green Built Alliance, Green Built Homes is updating its statewide certification program this year to incentivize builders to incorporate elements of regenerative design in their projects. Formerly known as NC HealthyBuilt Homes, the Green Built Homes program has certified 1,700 houses by more than 250 builders...

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Join Us as Sponsor or Guest at Brew Horizons Beer Fest Fundraiser

Annual Events

Asheville winter beer fest fundraiser festival

During the coldest time of year, come together as a community to enjoy craft drinks from a variety of Western North Carolina's best breweries and cideries, while supporting our region's clean-energy future at the first annual Brew Horizons Beer Festival. The festival will allow people to enjoy unlimited samples of...

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