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west asheville: Asheville: "The road to profitability may be a foot path..." (part 1) - 01/30/12 03:33 PM
WALKABLE "The road to profitability may be a foot path!"
  
Asheville Real Estate Journal: The Power of the Walkable Neighborhood  According to BuilderOnline.com  in a review of NAR's "2011 Community Preference Survey,"  (a poll of over 2,000 American adults) seventy-seven percent 
 ( 77% ) of those polled considered having sidewalks a top priority in terms of deciding where they’d like to live. And sixty percent (60%) said they would rather live in a neighborhood that featured: 
 a mix of houses
 stores
 businesses within an easy walk 
 
Given this Trend, "The road to profitability may be a foot path!"  So here … (2 comments)

west asheville: Urban Emerald Green-Asheville Style - 12/04/11 02:17 PM
 Sustainability. The New Urbanism. Establishing and engaging in green communities.A creative yet traditional approach.
If you are a person who find the above phrases intriguing,  you may be interested to know how some Asheville NC developers approach these concepts.
A number of Asheville’s eco-friendly developers  host design charrettes where they, urban planners and architects hold conversations with interested parties.
 Creative studios, cafes, shops, homes  on a “human scale” and on a workforce could well be on the agenda for discussion. Neighborhood participants can let them know a “wish list” at that time…perhaps this will include:  Solar hot water, extra insulation, radiant … (2 comments)

west asheville: GREEN Statistics- The "Proof in the Pudding"- Asheville Style - 01/05/09 12:21 AM

 
 
 UPDATE- September, 2011NC Healthy Built Certified : 539NC Healthy Built Certified in Progress: 244
UPDATE -June 2011
GREEN BUILT-HEALTHY BUILT TREND/STATS
39 in 2006230 in 2009511 in 2011
Resources GREEN HOMES
This information could well change how we look at  where we stand and the direction in which  will be moving  in 2009 and beyond.,and maybe it will make a few people feel better knowing that this direction is not "simply intuitive"... but is  based on a hard, objective look at the stats.
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Curious about sustainable Green real estate possibilities ? Simply pedal on over to  Convivial Blogger Greenolina's  "Green Wheels" … (38 comments)

 
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