Thousands enjoy Earth Day festivals

    BY HOLLY PRESTIDGE Richmond Times-Dispatch | Posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:00 am   Julian and Alex Moya eagerly grabbed handfuls of dirt and began filling their hand-painted plant boxes.   When asked what sorts of plants they’d like to grow in them, Julian, 5, asked for a tomato plant, while his brother, …

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EarthCraft COMMERCIAL for Earth Day

  This Saturday, April 20th 2013, EarthCraft Virginia will be at Earth Day in Richmond, Virginia.  Check out our featured commercial for more information.  Come by our booth to find out about everything we have going on and to enter in our raffle.  It’s a great prize; you won’t want to pass it up!

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

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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 …

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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, …

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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.                      

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