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Solarize Asheville-Buncombe Seeks Bids From Area Solar Contractors to Bring Affordable Renewable Energy to the Community Via 2021 Group-Purchase Campaign

Contact: Ken Haldin [email protected] (404) 405-2924 February 1, 2021 Solarize Asheville-Buncombe Seeks Bids From Area Solar Contractors to Bring Affordable Renewable Energy to the Community Via 2021 Group-Purchase Campaign Asheville, ...
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Cleaning up Asheville’s Cleaning Industry

Aerial view of Solar Suds, courtesy of Melissa Gladden Seventeen years ago, Melissa Gladden started cleaning houses in Asheville. She was good at her job and cared about the environment. ...
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Going Green like New Belgium? Start with a Hike

This is the fourth entry in a blog series about commercial energy efficiency in Buncombe County by Andrew Polich, Lenoir-Rhyne University Master of Sustainability Studies student. View the first, second, ...
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An Asheville-Based Company Working to Ignite the Green Roof Revolution

View looking south from the Garage Apartments in downtown Asheville What do you think of when you hear the term ‘green roof’? If you’re like me, the first words that ...
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Fighting COVID-19 with Building Efficiency: What Businesses Can Learn from Warren Wilson College

Spring of 2020 was an eerie time. Faced with a deadly and novel virus, America’s 5,300 colleges and universities dealt with the difficult decision of closing campuses. Quads once-filled with ...
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New Series on Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings

My name is Andrew Polich and I’m pursuing a Master of Science in Sustainability Studies at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville. For my capstone project, I decided to collaborate with The ...
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