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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 …
Our friends at North Carolina Building Performance Association are leading a campaign to nominate two building-performance professionals to fill key seats on the state’s Building Code Council. NCBPA is advocating for one …
Invest a Few Minutes Today to Improve Future Building Codes 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
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
How does a local government succeed in making the transition to 100 percent renewable energy? I don’t know. Wait. As the person who has been charged with spearheading this initiative …
A Roadmap to Renewables: Buncombe County Sets Goal of 100 Percent Renewable Energy Read More
“Affordable housing” may seem an oxymoron to many people in Asheville and Buncombe County. And for good reason. Although there is plenty of residential development happening in the area, most …
Room for Everyone: Asheville, Buncombe County Seek to Expand Affordable Housing 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 …
Government can be somewhat unpredictable, and by the time you read this, the programs listed here may be outdated. Hopefully, there will be even more incentives than I list here. …
North Carolina’s utilities are delivering energy that is reliable, increasingly cleaner and relatively cheap in comparison to other states. And in recent years, energy is becoming a larger economic driver …
