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Free Bulletin: Planning for Resilient and Sustainable Buildings

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 …

Announcing August, October and December Lectures

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 …

New Hires in Richmond BizSense

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 Announces Two New Hires

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 …

VAEEC Guest Post: Study Shows Impact of EarthCraft Certified Affordable Housing

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 …

Earth Day 5K – Race Results and Photos

Thanks to the 125+ folks who came out for our 4th Annual Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace! We had a blast, and we hope you did, too.

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If you do not see your time but you personally recorded it and would like us to add to our records please let us know.

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Big Announcements Made at 7th Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards

Regional leaders in the advancement of sustainable design and construction were recently honored as winners of Viridiant’s Sustainable Leadership Awards. Winners were announced at the organization’s 7^th annual awards ceremony on March 22^nd at the historic Bolling Haxall House in downtown Richmond. The event drew over 150 individuals representing home builders, non-profit and for-profit housing providers and developers, program sponsors, homeowners, affordable housing advocates, and those interested in creating green housing opportunities in Virginia.

Virginia lawmakers looking to drive energy costs down

By Mark Tenia Published: January 20, 2016, 6:01 pm RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond resident Aaron Gibson and his wife recently made some improvements to their 100-year-old home in Richmond. Gibson says just adding insulation to the roof cut down on their electric bill considerably. “You think you might be in good shape and they …