Check out our Green Built Homes Certification Levels page for more information on how to certify a Green Built Home:
Time has brought about an advent of architectural styles that vary by designer, region, cost, and a multitude of other factors. However, one style outperforms all through its ability to […]
Love Letters: Adventure Within the A-Frame Read More
The land that Sheri bought had once been a tobacco farm, part of the neighbor’s family for three generations. Then it was sold to a would-be homesteader whose big promises
Green Built Alliance is excited to announce the Fall 2023 schedule for continuing education for green builders.
Fall 2023 Continuing Education Schedule Announced Read More
Two ivory towers stand purposefully across from one another along an age-old road called “Design.” The first monument resembles and admires the Greek civilization. Ionic columns preserve the entry way
A Tale of Two Practices: Finding harmony between architecture and structural engineering Read More
Hickory Nut Forest Eco Community: Where People Come Home to the Wild By Susanna Shetley Jane Lawson and her late husband, John Myers, pieced together several parcels of land in
Susanna Shetley: Hickory Nut Forest Eco Community 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
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
The word benefits, for most people, is usually defined by their personal association to the word, for example through Social Security benefits or medical benefits. By merely inserting the word
Centering Equity in Green Buildings: Marginalized Benefits Are Not Sustainable Benefits Read More
As I sat down to plan my first duplex build as a general contractor, the vague aspiration of “building green in Asheville” became a dizzying stream of questions. In what
Blueprints for Going Green: Green Built Homes Checklist Clarifies Steps to Better Building Read More
It has always appealed to me to live in a home that uses fewer resources than average. My first home was a salvaged 1800s log cabin rescued from the kudzu
Ranch Remodel: Transforming a Typical 1970s Home into a High-Efficiency Homestead Read More
