More resources for this category are located in the Appliances section of our Green Built Homes Certification Levels page — under Phase 5: Appliances, Lighting, and Renewables as well as our Appliances & Lighting Resources page:
The Green Built Homes program is now over 20 years old. Under our program’s original name: Healthy-Built Homes, we certified our first home in NC in 2002 and now, in …
What’s In a Green Built Home? A Guide for Homeowners Read More
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, …
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 …
On paper, Jorge and I wouldn’t be candidates for great friends. In practice, Jorge and I became great good friends through a shared passion for early-era-east-coast mountain biking (EEECMB) and …
I lost 5,000 pounds in eight weeks. Actually, I shaved more than that off my carbon footprint. I was surprised by how easy it was, because my husband and I …
I Lost 5,000 Pounds in 8 Weeks: Digging into the Low Carbon Diet Program Read More
In many new green homes, you might notice a little white box on the living-room wall. That box delivers heated or cooled air, and it’s called a mini-split. Once, mini-split …
Feel the Warmth: Mini-Split Heat Pumps for High-Performance Homes Read More
In more than a decade as a green builder, I’ve built two homes for myself. The first one was easy. The house was built on a fairly normal mountain lot …
Home for Life: The Complexity and Compromise of Building My Second and Last Personal Home Read More
I got our February Electric breakdown and was glad to see for that month we had a 58 kwh credit for the month. We now have about 500 kwh excess …
What is a net-zero energy home? A net-zero energy home is simply a home that produces as much energy throughout the year as it consumes. A home can only truly …
Net Zero: Insights from Western North Carolina Home Builders Read More
The North Carolina Energy Efficiency Alliance has recently completed a study to identify commonly missed requirements of the North Carolina energy code, and they have followed that up with some …
