Viridiant Staff The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, VA featured an EarthCraft Builder in their article Going Green to the Max. The article takes a look at a custom EarthCraft home built by Jeff Hall of J. Hall Homes. Energy-efficient and sustainable features include geothermal heating and cooling, solar PV, air sealing, and energy recovery ventilators (ERVs). “To …
People quantify many aspects of the world around them – from the fuel economy of vehicles to their heart rate while exercising. Benchmarking has become increasingly commonplace, but it has lagged behind in the building sector even though it is easier to do than many might think. In this bulletin, we show how to get …
View Online Fall 2016 [trx_br] Dear friend, [trx_br] looking back on 2015 The Governor’s Housing Policy Advisory Council recently released the 2015 Economic Impact of the Virginia Housing Industry showing housing as the 6th largest private sector industry. The collective work of our industry is responsible for $47.8 billion of economic activity in 2015, and, as the study notes, “this activity …
Stony Point Design/Build Prepares for Sales of the First—and Only—Earthcraft Multifamily Condominium in Charlottesville with the Announcement of A New Director of Sales and Marketing Cvilletomorrow.org, Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 8:40 a.m. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, August 30, 2016—Stony Point Design/Build prepares for sales of the only EarthCraft Multifamily condominium in Charlottesville with the announcement of a new Director …
A resilient building is also a sustainable building. Buildings that do not need replacement or significant repairs after a disaster are more sustainable by nature. More critically, resilient buildings provide a safe shelter to their occupants during adverse weather events and following days. Download the FREE bulletin from August’s lecture which provides resources to help building owners perform …
Central Virginia market for new home sales continues recovery By CAROL HAZARD Richmond Times-Dispatch The central Virginia market for new homes continues to recover, according to a midyear report released Monday morning by the Home Building Association of Richmond and Commonwealth Partnerships, a Henrico County-based marketing firm. New home closings in the region rose 7 …
Viridiant is excited to share topics and launch registration for the remaining lectures in 2016 taking place in August, October and December. These lectures will cover a variety of topics including resiliency and benchmarking as well as balancing energy efficiency, historic preservation and affordability with an applied site-visit. In order to continue offering this educational …
Check out the mention of Viridiant’s two new hires in Richmond BizSense’s The Herd – http://richmondbizsense.com/2016/07/19/the-herd-new-hires-and-promotions-for-7-19-2016/
Viridiant is thrilled to welcome Sean Evensen-Shanley and Justin Cortes to the team. “We recognize that our people are our most valuable asset and are delighted to welcome Mr. Evensen-Shanley and Mr. Cortes to build upon our incredible talent,” said KC Bleile, Viridiant’s Executive Director. “Both individuals will help us implement our strategic plan by …
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 …