Appalachian Offsets Looks Forward: Supporting Nonprofits with Solar, Reducing Community Carbon

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 …

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Macro Heart, Micro Home: BeLoved Village Building Sustainable, Affordable Housing

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 …

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Gray Rock Inn: The Evolution From Historic Boarding House to Affordable Housing

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 …

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