EarthCraft Site Visit & Summer Social

Yesterday we kicked off our June building science lecture with a site visit at a home recently EarthCraft certified by Bain-Waring Builders. We were joined by Tim Dunkum, Home Building Association of Richmond’s EarthCraft Builders Council Chair, as well as Mark Waring of Bain-Waring Builders. Mark, Tim, and Viridiant Executive Director KC Bleile welcomed attendees. …

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Reconnecting You to Nature

On June 5th every year we celebrate World Environment Day. This is the United Nation’s main way to raise worldwide awareness and encourage action for the protection of our environment. Today we celebrate the natural environment and focus on issues that affect the global community and our posterity. Now more than ever it is important …

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Pay It Forward Approach to Affordable Housing Ownership

The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (MWCLT) recently broke ground on its first single-family home, to be built on a vacant lot in North Church Hill. This nonprofit is working to create permanently affordable, single family homes for Richmond families using the Community Land Trust (CLT) model. The trust leases the land to an income-qualified …

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VAEEC Guest Post: Study Shows Impact of EarthCraft Certified Affordable Housing

Guest Post by: Stuart Nuckols, Viridiant Click to view full post. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) 2015 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard[1] ranks Virginia 31st in the country for Energy Efficient Programs and Policies. While this may be discouraging to organizations and businesses invested in making the Commonwealth more energy efficient, there …

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Southface's Dennis Creech praises EarthCraft Virginia

EarthCraft Virginia’s Sustainable Leadership Awards By: Dennis Creech, April 29, 2014 Dear Southface Community, We all have a favorite quote or two. One of mine comes from anthropologist Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Earlier this month, …

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Building Green Makes Housing More Affordable

Posted: Richmond Times Dispatch, Friday, April 25, 2014 BY IVY MAIN If you think of “green” homes and solar panels as luxury amenities for high-end housing, you might be surprised to learn that these are becoming standard features in low-income housing, even here in Virginia. Buildings with added insulation, better windows, energy-saving light fixtures and …

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Richmond BizSense Highlights Sustainable Leadeership Awards

BizSense newsbites: Announcements, awards and other tidbits for 4.22.14 EarthCraft Virginia announced the winners of its annual Sustainable Leadership awards, which included: • Single-Family Project of the Year and Most Energy Efficient Project of the Year: Bain-Waring Builders,“Near Net-Zero” home in Montpelier • Multifamily New Construction of the Year: Better Housing Coalition, Beckstoffer’s Mill • Habitat …

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12/11/13 Healthy Buildings Workshop in Arlington, VA

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to ask national and local building science experts your questions about balancing moisture, ventilation, and energy efficiency. Prepare for the increasing rigor in energy codes and green building programs, and learn the principals of managing moisture in tight multi-family residential buildings. If you haven’t yet reserved your seat, kindly …

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Register Now! Earth Day 5K!

Join EarthCraft Virginia for our second 5K Race Without a Trace. You can run a 5K anywhere, any day, but this 5K offers a gorgeous, riverfront course that helps support our environment. The course offers runners access to areas and islands along the river in downtown RVA that are opened up only for this running event. After …

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