It’s ugly, but true: building something out of raw materials inevitably results in waste. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, a typical new home produces four pounds of waste […]
Towards Zero-Landfill: Lessons in Construction Waste Reduction Read More
Building a green or sustainable home is becoming a common practice in Western North Carolina. Taking the home to the level of net-zero energy is now within reach for many
Design Elements of a Net-Zero Home Read More
Asheville has been a leader in the green building movement for the past decade. During the “boom” period, certified green homes announced their arrival with amazing speed and were soon
Buyers Wanted: Certified Green Homes Read More
People who are in the green building industry or who own green homes naturally are curious about how the green home market is performing. I’ve compiled some basic statistics from
Green Home Real Estate Market Stats for Asheville and Buncombe County Read More
Our Nauhaus experience began in a grocery store. Back in April 2011, we were living with Maggie, our 45-pound mutt, in a dark, bunker-like apartment in the Brucemont Circle neighborhood
Living in the Nauhaus: An efficiency success story Read More
The company I am part of , Cady and Guyton Construction, builds mainly new homes to sell- the spec market. Since the NC Healthy Built Homes program (now Green Built
What does green building mean to you? What do you like about your green home? I began with a desire to do my small part to help save our environment.
The best things about green homes Read More
If you drive by the Nauhaus home under construction in a quiet neighborhood off Brevard Road in West Asheville, you might not notice anything radically different about it. But if
Case Study: The Nauhaus Read More
