Check out our Green Built Homes Certification Levels page for more information on how to certify a Green Built Home:
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 …
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
There’s something special about the North Carolina High Country. Home to ski lodges, Christmas tree farms, and quaint downtowns, these remote and rugged mountains offer the perfect place for tranquility …
Built for the Cold: Passive Solar Home in North Carolina’s Coldest Climate Zone Read More
A new residence hall being completed at Appalachian State University this summer is the culmination of years of work and evidence of a commitment to sustainability that runs throughout …
Residence Halls Go Green: App State Invests in Sustainably Certified Homes for Students Read More
Builder Gus Katsigiannis of Familia Enterprises partnered with recurring clients Mark McCraw and Beth Lassiter to build his first net-zero home in the Falconhurst neighborhood of Asheville. The team first …
Built for the Future: Passive Solar Net-Zero Home Made to Last Read More
