So...we have touched on Green ECO Communities,and the process of Land Planning and Design. The initial steps in land planning are so important. Equinox Environmental, is one of a few Greater Asheville Area Firms whose core services can provide land planning for our real estate clients. The
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06/30/2008
This is the second of a series of posts on eco-sensitive land development and eco and/ or green communities in the mountains of western North Carolina. As a point of interest... Here are a few criteria for such stewardship projects as set out by the Green Communities organization: Integr
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06/29/2008
We've been doing lots of "due diligence" on acreage and eco-community building sites this year. We actually love this time period. It's a "party" where we get together with everyone and enjoy a project of the land-kind. Here follows a series of posts on the typical steps involved as we coordi
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06/26/2008
We've been introduced to a new project of sizable interest to our clients. It's called, LEED for Neighborhood Development . If you are interested in the "green" niche market this is something new on the horizon that caught our attention. It takes into account a number of "True Green" facets t
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06/25/2008
FYI- DURABILITY:: Green-built homes are constructed to last for more than a hundred years. (Here's a photo I took of "tree houses" each beautifully constructed and on a small footprint. No wonder these days more and more I'm hearing...'green is Beautiful!' ) WHAT DO HOME BUYERS EXPECT?
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06/22/2008
Asheville, NC is home to the University of North Carolina/Asheville (UNCA ) It's a welcoming campus with paths beneath tree-lined streets leading to the various buildings. Off-campus housing is a big plus for many students. Some are first-time home buyers, but others possibly have convinced 103
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06/22/2008
WHAT BELONGS HERE? YOU can enter your "Land Design and Development Sketch" in the ECO-All-Stars June Challenge Contest! Following consumer demand, or just because they are smart eco-friendly developers and building contractors who've contacted me through Active Rain, have let it be known that the
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06/18/2008
Here is the fourth post in a series that looks at sustainability and the undeniable trend toward consumer demand for attractive, green-built homes. This series was inspired by the questions of a number of developers who have contacted me just this past couple of months. I heard from them via Act
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06/16/2008
Here is the third post in a series that looks at sustainability and the city of tomorrow. A number of developers have contacted me through Active Rain. They are thinking about the future-the value of an eco-community, the way this comes together. They are asking about what this means in terms of
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06/13/2008
I could write a long, long essay on development impact. According to Wikipedia, low impact development, which is of particular interest to our eco-friendly clients, involves a land planning and engineering design approach to managing stormwater runoff. LID emphasizes conservation and use of on-si
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06/12/2008