Join us for our April lecture, being hosting in conjunction with our Sustainable Leadership Awards on April 19th. We are thrilled to welcome the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech to discuss the latest findings from their report - Sustaining Energy Efficiency: Longitudinal Evidence of Virginia’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties. This report shares ...
Join us for day one of our 3-day Celebration of Sustainability at our Annual Sustainable Leadership Awards on April 19th, 2018 at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond where we will celebrate the region’s premiere building professionals for their work in 2017. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will be served after we present awards in a variety of categories ...
Thanks to everyone who joined for our inaugural RVA Sustainable Homes Bus Tour! We hope you enjoyed it. Day two of our 3-Day Celebration of Sustainability will feature our inaugural RVA Sustainable Homes Bus Tour. Join us from 12 - 3 PM on Friday, April 20th as we take you to see what energy efficient ...
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR 2018 EARTH DAY 5K! Times and photos are posted here: https://teebark.link/2018/04/26/6th-annual-richmond-earth-day-5k-race-without-trace/ The third and final day of our 3-Day Celebration of Sustainability includes our family friendly, community-focused Richmond Earth Day 5K Race Without a Trace, showing off the best the city has to offer. Run, walk or stroll down ...
This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...
Viridiant and Southface Energy Institute have been working on an update to the EarthCraft House program that will go into effect for new projects registered after July 1, 2018. During this webinar, we will review the upcoming changes and open the floor to questions from our attendees. The main changes will be: A streamlined worksheet. There ...
Guaranteed energy bills of $50* a month? Sounds pretty good, right? With Viridiant’s new Energy Guarantee, homeowners can feel confident in their monthly expenses and builders can market a stable, affordable home. On July 1, Viridiant and Southface Energy Institute will launch the new, improved EarthCraft House program, featuring a streamlined certification worksheet, new “badges” ...
Join Viridiant for a building science lecture on What's New in Single Family Certification: EarthCraft House and Energy Guarantees, plus our annual Summer Solstice Social. Free drink ticket provided to everyone who attends the lecture and sticks around for the social! Guaranteed energy bills of $50* a month? Sounds pretty good, right? With Viridiant’s ...
Join us as we visit “Honor’s Corner,” a single family home, originally built in 1910, in Richmond’s Museum District that underwent a total renovation and achieved EarthCraft and LEED Platinum green building certifications. The home is over 70% more efficient than a standard new home and includes sustainable features like recycled wood floors from former ...
CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll ...
How to provide comfort, safety, health, and reduce liability Tightly air-sealed, well-insulated buildings combined with increased ventilation rates has become mainstream, and in many cases required by code, and there is no going back. Better construction requires less heating and cooling, and better moisture management. In many cases, traditional HVAC equipment will not provide adequate ...
This 7-hour builder training provides a comprehensive overview of best practices for sustainable construction and design and explores how the EarthCraft program can help you get started in the green building sector. Whether you’re a single-family home builder, developer, architect, HVAC or insulation contractor, property owner/manager, or Housing Development Authority, you’ll learn cost-effective ways to ...