The three-page Appraisal Institute form should guarantee at the minimum that an appraiser will take notice of a home’s energy improvements and seek to come up with a value adjustment for local market conditions. Read More
The LEED rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council receives a lot of attention and discussion and is currently the dominant player in commercial green building construction. Read More
Postal workers refused to deliver mail in the Lincoln Manor apartment complex off North Avenue in North Richmond. Residents couldn’t get a pizza delivered. That was before the rundown complex became a project in 2008 of the Better Housing Coalition, a nonprofit focused on changing lives and transforming communities through high quality, affordable housing. …
Green Valley Builders of Blacksburg received the Single Family Builder of the Year award at the second annual EarthCraft Virginia awards March 24. The company was among more than 280 EarthCraft builders and developers recognized at the reception. EarthCraft Virginia provides a certification process for single family and multifamily green housing projects. …
Virginia’s Premier Green Building Professionals Awards. The 2nd Annual EarthCraft Awards was held on March 24th at the Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, Virginia. Read More
Montrose House ended up with a 56 HERS – meaning it’s 44% more efficient that the baseline standard code home – and both EarthCraft and Energy Star certifications, according to Joey Conover, co-owner of Latitude 38. Read More
Shelter Alternatives of Blacksburg has reached EarthCraft Virginia green building standards on two new houses. Here is a press release from the company: Local design/build team Shelter Alternatives has received recognition from Earthcraft Virginia for certification of two recently completed homes in the area, one achieving the highest Earthcraft Platinum level of performance. …
We’ve just finished the hottest summer since 1895 for the Charlottesville area – with 69 days of temperatures at 90o or higher. For most homeowners, cooling bills have probably set similar records. Read More
A zero-energy home is one that produces as much energy as its uses, therefore canceling out monthly heating and cooling bills. The running joke around Randy Thomas and Diane Lewis’ old Hanover County neighborhood was that the couple must have been from Vermont or Minnesota — anywhere cold. Read More