Cost vs. Savings in Green Buildings
Sandra Leibowitz, EarthCraft Board Member and Managing Principal of Sustainable Design LLC, talks about cost and savings in green buildings. Click here for this short video.
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Housing 2020 – "Green Housing"
In this video, EarthCraft Board Member Sandra Leibowitz of Sustainable Design Consulting discusses how recent green/sustainability initiatives are impacting the housing market.
Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. Climbs on Improving Outlook
By Lorraine Woellert on May 15, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-15/homebuilder-confidence-in-u-dot-s-dot-climbs-on-improving-outlook-1 – Confidence (USHMIDX) among U.S. homebuilders improved in May for the first time in five months as buyers rush to take advantage of near record-low mortgage rates. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose to 44 from a revised 41 in …
Thousands enjoy Earth Day festivals
BY HOLLY PRESTIDGE Richmond Times-Dispatch | Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:00 am Julian and Alex Moya eagerly grabbed handfuls of dirt and began filling their hand-painted plant boxes. When asked what sorts of plants they’d like to grow in them, Julian, 5, asked for a tomato plant, while his brother, …
EarthCraft COMMERCIAL for Earth Day
This Saturday, April 20th 2013, EarthCraft Virginia will be at Earth Day in Richmond, Virginia. Check out our featured commercial for more information. Come by our booth to find out about everything we have going on and to enter in our raffle. It’s a great prize; you won’t want to pass it up!
Coffee with KC McGurren
Listen to this two-part interview with EarthCraft Virginia’s Executive Director, KC McGurren, from VHDA’s blog. Part 1 Part 2
Crozet Is Site of First Triple-Certified House in Virginia
Click here for link to article. Sylvia Hallock and Rosa Jimenez-Vazquez will soon move into their new home on Orchard Drive in Crozet, the first in Virginia to be certified by three programs that promote environmentally sustainable, universally accessible, and super-durable construction. They showed off their 2,200-square-foot home, built by Craig Builders, to the public …
Net-zero energy apartments to open in Church Hill
Beckstoffer’s Mill in Church Hill might be the first net-zero apartment building in the city. BY CAROL HAZARD Richmond Times-Dispatch | Posted: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:00 am The Better Housing Coalition is giving green building a new meaning. The housing group will open seven net-zero energy apartments Monday for low-income people …
EarthCraft Virginia Recognizes Virginia’s Premier Home Builders
For Immediate Release March 26, 2013 Contact: Stuart Raper, Director of External Affairs EarthCraft Virginia 804-212-1943 Stuart.raper@earthcraftvirginia.org EarthCraft Virginia Recognizes Virginia’s Premier Home Builders 4th Annual Sustainable Leadership Award Nominations Announced Richmond, VA – March 26, 2013 – EarthCraft Virginia is proud to announce the nominees for the 4th Annual EarthCraft Virginia Sustainable Leadership …
4th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards
The 4th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards will be held this Thursday, March 28th, from 4-6:30PM on the 24th floor of the SunTrust Building in Richmond, VA. Come celebrate with us as we recognize the greatness in green-building from around the state. Click here for more information and to purchase your ticket.