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Green Built Homes Evolving to Encourage Regenerative Design

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Sure Foot Builders HERS Record Green Built Homes Certification Green Built Alliance

Administered by the Asheville-based nonprofit Green Built Alliance, Green Built Homes is updating its statewide certification program this year to incentivize builders to incorporate elements of regenerative design in their projects. Formerly known as NC HealthyBuilt Homes, the Green Built Homes program has certified 1,600 houses by more than 250...

Join Us as Sponsor or Guest at Brew Horizons Beer Fest Fundraiser

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Asheville winter beer fest fundraiser festival

During the coldest time of year, come together as a community to enjoy craft drinks from a variety of Western North Carolina's best breweries and cideries, while supporting our region's clean-energy future at the first annual Brew Horizons Beer Festival. The festival will allow people to enjoy unlimited samples of...

Listen: Green Built Alliance On Asheville Real Estate News Podcast

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Asheville Real Estate News Green Built Alliance podcast episode interview Maggie Leslie

Thanks to Asheville Real Estate News for inviting our Program Director Maggie Leslie on their podcast this week to discuss green building. Tune in for a quick and informative 20-minute listen on who we are and what we do as a nonprofit. We're grateful to be surrounded by such an engaged and...

Five Simple Ways to Support Green Building This Giving Season

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After the hustle and bustle of Black Friday and the frenzied online deal-grabbing of Cyber Monday, comes #GivingTuesday: a one-day annual movement to support charitable giving. We know there are many worthy nonprofits vying for your patronage this season, and deeply appreciate your ongoing support of Green Built Alliance’s mission of advancing...

Share Your Projects and Expertise in 2018 Green Building Directory

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We are starting the process of planning our 2018 Green Building Directory. With 30,000 copies distributed at 100 spots throughout Western North Carolina, our directory is a great way to share your company's unique offerings in the broader community as well as position your brand for high visibility in a targeted demographic. Beyond...

LEED Certification Approved for Our Largest Provider Project Ever

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Green Built Alliance is proud to announce that a project four years in the making, the Liberty Warehouse in Durham, NC, was approved for LEED Certification by GBCI. Green Built Alliance worked as the LEED for Homes provider on the 246-unit, mixed-use, mid-rise project that began in January 2014....

Double Your Dollar Toward School Solar With Our Matching Grant

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After the hustle and bustle of Black Friday and the frenzied online deal-grabbing of Cyber Monday, comes #GivingTuesday: a one-day annual movement geared toward charitable giving. We recognize that there are many demands on your time and budget, and to make your year-end donation dollars go even further this holiday...

Project Gives Free Energy-Efficiency Upgrades to Buncombe Homes

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Some low-income families in Buncombe County will begin receiving free energy-efficiency upgrades to their homes this month through a new county-funded Green Built Alliance program intended to help people in need save energy and reduce bills as winter approaches. Supported by $25,000 in funding from Buncombe County, the Buncombe Energy...

New Name, Website and Look; Same Commitment to Community

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The launch of this new website also marks a fresh chapter for our organization. With gratitude for the legacy of the WNC Green Building Council, we look ahead to the future with excitement as our nonprofit grows and rebrands as Green Built Alliance. This new chapter finds us partnering on...