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Asheville is known for being a small, mountain town nestled among the forests. Our urban tree canopy is prized by residents and visitors alike for its scenic beauty, wildlife habitat, …
Redlining and Green Trees: The History of Inequality in Asheville’s Urban Tree Canopy Read More
Any good story has to have either an epic journey, a juicy romance, and/or at least the threat of violence to qualify as worthy. These requirements pose somewhat of a …
Notes on a Design Journey: The Romance and Intrigue of Green Building Read More
Last fall, I attended the switch-flipping ceremony for the new solar array at Isaac Dickson Elementary School funded by Green Built Alliance’s Appalachian Offsets program. Consisting of 300 kilowatts of …
Here’s your chance to be a detective: The next time it rains, notice what happens to the rain falling on your roof. It probably flows into a rain gutter and …
Having worked with his local design-build company for many years, my husband Will Nicholson developed a plan for building our house in the forest near Asheville. Experience and knowledge from …
Conservation with Compromise: Building Green on a Budget with a Touch of Extravagance Read More
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 …
Two Local Green Builders Win National Housing Innovation Awards Read More
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 …
Appalachian Offsets Offers Funding for 2020 Clean-Energy Projects Read More
After a close friend of the community froze to death in 2016 while sleeping along the banks of the French Broad River, the BeLoved Asheville team mobilized to make a …
Macro Heart, Micro Home: BeLoved Village Building Sustainable, Affordable Housing Read More
In 2001, I took on a rehab project that featured energy retrofits, historic restoration, and affordable housing. At the time, the building at 100 Biltmore Ave. was falling apart and …
Gray Rock Inn: The Evolution From Historic Boarding House to Affordable Housing Read More
Becky Wood and Carol Kemp came to us several years ago with the goal of relocating from Seattle to build a new net-zero house in the Asheville area that would …
Net-Zero House, Below Zero HERS: Recent Project Sets New Green Built Homes Record Read More
