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The Tiny House Revolution
More and more people are building tiny houses as a sustainable alternative to traditionally large American homes.
Appalachian University Builds Home With Solar Flare
Appalachian State University, partnered with a French university, will be the sole representative of Appalachia’s green ingenuity in the third European Solar Decathlon Appalachian State University’s net-zero energy home, shown above under construction in Boone, N.C., will compete in the event.
Considerate Consulting: Andrew Grigsby’s Vision of Sustainability
By Brian Sewell Andrew Grigsby is a leading sustainability consultant with more than 25 years of experience in residential construction and green building. But ask him what motivates his work to foster a more ecologically and socially sane world, and…
Two School Districts Go Green to Save Green
By Toby MacDermott North Adams Elementary is one of the greenest schools in southeast Ohio. With solar panels on the roof, wild turkeys roaming the grounds, and a design based on LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, standards,…
TAGS: Adams County/Ohio Valley school district energy conservation Energy Efficiency geothermal energy green building Scott County Schools Solar Energy
The Business of Building Green
What’s good for the earth is good for the bottom line By Molly Moore When dentist Kendalyn Lutz-Craver decided it was time to move out of her leased, musty office and build her own structure, she had three building goals…
TAGS: Boone green building Greenspaces Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification Our Daily Bread Renewable Energy sustainability sustainable building
Energizing the Clean Economy
Political speeches, the nightly news and newspaper headlines are filled with reminders of the battered economy and the millions unemployed or underpaid. But as energy efficiency and renewable technologies advance, more domestic jobs are created that foster a sustainable economy,…
TAGS: Alderson American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Appalachian Regional Commission Berkeley Springs Christiansburg community college community energy planning Community Housing Partners CREATES Downstream Strategies Dublin Eastern Kentucky University energy costs Energy Efficiency Energy Efficient Enterprises Great Recession green building green economy Green Energy Tax Credit green jobs training green subsidies JOBS Project Kentucky Solar Partnership Mountain Association for Community Economic Development Mountain View Builders Mountain View Solar & Wind New River Community College Power Savers Renewable Energy Roanoke Solar Energy tax credits and incentives U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Labor Virginia Tech Virginia Western Community College WAMY Community Action weatherization Williamson wind energy Wythesville Community College
These Green Houses:
Green Building 101
By Jeff Deal Green building might just be the world’s oldest construction style. Caves, lean-tos, waddle and daub, mud brick, stone pyramids and temples, wooden post and beam, Devonshire Cob; all are green building styles, some dating back more than…
TAGS: cob green building recycling building materials straw-bale sustainable building This Green House yurt
Eco-friendly Living in Outdoor Spaces
By David Pferdekamper and Brian Sewell Considering the changing colors and the crisp air, autumn is as good a time as any to spend outdoors. If you don’t have an “outdoor living space” yet, it may be time to create…
