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EarthCraft Home Featured in Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

WYDaily.com recently featured an EarthCraft home built in 2010 by Joe Terrell, which is still proving to be comfortable, durable, and energy efficient. The homeowners, Mary Rogers and Ron Shafer, wanted an environmentally-friendly, cost-efficient house. They are “constantly in awe of the quietness of their home — no loud air handler noises or creaky windows or …

If You Can’t Reuse It, Refuse It

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

Winners Honored at 9th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards

Winners Honored at 9th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards On Thursday, April 19th, just three days before Earth Day, regional leaders in the advancement of sustainable design and construction were honored at Viridiant’s Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards. The annual awards recognize the premier developers, builders, government officials, and other industry professionals for their work in advancing …

6th Annual Richmond Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace

Thanks to all the folks who came out for our 6th Annual Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace! We had a blast and we hope you did too. If you participated and would like to see your race time, click the race results button below. If you do not see your time but you personally …

RVA Environmental Film Festival

February 5 – 18, 2018 (times & locations varies, see below for full schedule) The Enrichmond Foundation, the Sierra Club – Falls of the James Group, the Capital Region Land Conservancy, and Viridiant will partner to present the Eighth Annual RVA Environmental Film Festival, which brings community awareness of environmental issues through the medium of film. The festival takes place at …

Wexford Manor Dedication

On December 12th, members of the Viridiant team joined Wesley Housing Development Corporation and president and CEO Shelley Murphy for the dedication of Wexford Manor Apartments, a 74-unit development funded by utilizing both 9% and 4% low-income housing tax credits in Fairfax County, Virginia. Wesley Housing Development Corporation has been a pioneer in the …

Happy Energyween

Halloween is about more than candy and pumpkins for us energy nerds! This time of the year we celebrate Energyween to spread the word about energy tips and tricks. It’s a great way to cap off Energy Awareness Month. Here are a few quick tips to help you save energy and money, especially with colder …

VAEEC: Building Codes in Virginia

Viridiant’s Executive Director KC Bleile as well as Viridiant board member and EarthCraft homeowner Sylvia Hallock gave featured testimonials in Virginia Energy Efficiency Council’s Building Codes in Virginia (video available below). People want to live in higher performing homes, and Virginia has energy reduction goals. A modern-day building code would be an effective policy approach to address both goals. Click the video to learn more about the importance of energy efficient residential building codes in the Commonwealth. Further information available at www.vaeec.org.

Viridiant Awarded Virginia Residential Energy Code Field Study

Staff Post by Sean Evensen-Shanley, Director of Residential Operations The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has been conducting field studies in select states around the country to determine the level of compliance with energy codes in the field. DOE affirms, “The goal of the study is to help document baseline practices, target areas for improvement, …