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One of the things I like about building green buildings is discovering and including innovations.  These help keep the process interesting as well as making the building more efficient and […]

Don’t revoke my Asheville residency for admitting that I love fast food french fries.  Sometimes fast food makes sense.  You’re busy, you need food NOW, and right next to the

In honor of the election year, I want to address a contentious issue.  Some people have dug in their heels and won’t even consider questioning conventional wisdom, so there’s really

We had a 3.8 KW photovoltaic system installed on our roof about 2 years ago. It was sized to produce about as much electricity as we use.  We signed up

A lot of people in WNC oppose building new coal and nuclear plants, but I’ve noticed that most of us do enjoy flipping the switch and having power.  Luckily, there

Who doesn’t love summer? Sweet tea, flip flops, and relaxing by the pool. Just try not to spend much time in attics, and be careful that those gym shoes in

When I first started building houses, in 1980, the standard wall construction was 2×4 studs on 16-inch centers. Ed Mazria had just published The Passive Solar Energy Book and the

A friend once described being at our house like this, “It’s almost like everyone else’s house, but just a little different.”  He went on to explain that the “hippie granola”