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This Web site is hosted by: The Treehouse Team Asheville Real Estate Keller Williams Professionals |
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Green Homes and Communities The Treehouse Team is the real estate business creating this Web site. Our business is built on values and relationships. One of our values is healthy, environmentally sustainable building. Because many people see what a wonderful place Asheville is, they are either moving here or buying vacation and second homes here. So, developers are trying to keep up with the demand. That is not good news for our beautiful mountains.
The Treehouse Team values environmentally sound, regional and site-specific planning and sustainable, healthy design and building practices. Western North Carolina (WNC) is a wonderful place to live if you value these things. Through a partnership with the WNC Green Building Council and the state's HealthyBuilt Homes program, there is now a WNC HealthyBuilt Homes certification program that supports small and medium-sized home builders in green construction. They offer technical help, design reviews, and workshops. For a home to be certified HealthyBuilt, the builder must adhere to strict guidelines. There are individual HealthyBuilt homes scattered throughout neighborhoods and there are also a growing number of green communities. We'll try to keep you posted on them here. Green Features Green homes, both new and remodeled, in the Asheville area have a variety of interesting features. I will describe some of them here. Home-made Passive Heat Absorber
Solar Radiant Floor Heat
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