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
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First Look at EarthCraft Certified Beckstoffer's Seniors Apartments
Check out EarthCraft’s very own Philip Agee being interviewed in this video about Better Housing Coalition‘s net-zero energy Beckstoffer’s Seniors – an extreme green affordable housing project in historic Church Hill. Watch the video here: Beckstoffer’s Seniors
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.
New Study Finds that Owners of Energy Efficient Homes are Less Likely to Default on Mortgages
Having trouble viewing this post? Click here. There has always been an assumption by home energy performance advocated that an energy efficient home was a better mortgage investment because an energy efficient home had lower energy bills and was more comfortable to live in. However, there was no empirical data to back …
First-of-its Kind Triple Certified Home in Virginia
Craig Builders Home Certified by EarthCraft Virginia, EasyLiving Home, and Fortified Home News Release March 14, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stuart Raper, Director of External Affairs EarthCraft Virginia Stuart.raper@earthcraftvirginia.org Charlottesville, VA – March 14, 2013 – Craig Builders, a locally owned and operated building company serving the Charlottesville, Virginia area, is pleased …
EarthCraft featured in Realtors' publication
Check out the last page in the current issue of The Housing Interpreter. The Housing Interpreter is a new quarterly, online publication of the Richmond Association of Realtors featuring trends in real estate and the Richmond area. The first edition, themed “The Green Issue,” features a recap of the Richmond Homebuilders’ 2013 economic forecast, …
An Oasis of Affordability
Nonprofit Greens and Preserves Older Property in Washington Suburb A 1970’s low-income housing apartment building gets an energy efficient face-lift. See how EarthCraft certification was used to make a better building.