green building


Eco-apts: Ground broken on city's first 'green' apartment building Published on Jun 14th, 2010 17 comments Developers Jim and Cynthia Stultz get mean in their efforts to go green, taking the first whacks at the old apartment building they own(ed) on 14th Street. PHOTO COURTESY MARTIN HORN INC. Demolition...
ecoMOD Squad: When sustainable gets obtainable? Published on Apr 19th, 2010 28 comments Charlottesville Habitat for Humanity executive director Dan Rosensweig and Environment Virginia's J.R. Tolbert hope ecoMOD4 on Elliot Avenue will lead to more affordable, yet green, home building....
Crossfields estate: building green, re-creating the past Published on Oct 13th, 2009 0 comments For two years now, Heartwood Corporation has been re-creating an 1830's Federal-style estate in Keswick, just down Route 22, that has meticulously reproduced the past while incorporating all the most...
Green design: It's finally on a 'roll' Published on Sep 24th, 2009 0 comments This gutted house on Grady seems fit to "roll"– as it will be super-insulated, and it's served by both the UVA and Charlottesville bus systems.PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Lindsay Suter, a...