Check out our Energy Tax Credits Resources page for a listing of all green building and energy-efficiency tax credits available for homeowners, businesses, commercial, and builders/contractors:
The Benefits of Switching to a Geothermal Heat Pump With the high cost of energy, the value of energy efficiency is becoming more and more important. Geothermal heat pumps (GHP), …
Benefits of Geothermal Heat Pumps and the IRA Tax Credits Read More
One of the best “bangs for your buck” with electrification upgrades is to replace your electric water heater with a heat pump water heater. Did you know that water heaters …
As you have probably heard by now, in order to combat climate change, it is in everybody’s best interest to transition away from fossil fuels towards more renewable energy sources …
Local government and utility rebates for new green homes have expanded notably in the past few years in our region, and some programs have changed over time from previous years …
Green Built Alliance has issued two Requests for Proposals in February to invite solar installers and HVAC contractors to bid on upcoming projects that reduce the energy burden of vulnerable …
GBA Issues 2 RFPs for Solar Installers and HVAC Contractors Read More
In a world with a changing climate, how we design our homes matters. Reduced environmental impact has long been a huge focus of green building. Yet our homes are also …
Sustainable Building is Resilient Building: Designing Spaces that Last Read More
Western North Carolina is feeling a growth spurt. Many people around the country have become aware of our secret, that Asheville and the surrounding communities are a wonderful place to …
Protecting Our Places: Economic and Environmental Benefits of Conservation Subdivisions Read More
Voting rights. Segregation. Criminal-justice reform. For more than a century, the civil-rights movement has taken on the inequities that divide and disfigure American society. Now the green-building sector has joined …
Centering Equity in Sustainable Buildings: Why Green Buildings are a Civil-Rights Issue Read More
When I first met Kate Zubko and Jeff Konz at their property on Elk Mountain Scenic Highway two summers ago for an initial site visit, I left the meeting with …
Slope Hope: Building A Green Home on a Unique Site Read More
If I had a dollar for every time a client chose not to certify their custom new home through a third-party green-building program, then I’d have more dollars than you …
