Can a "green" home ever be affordable for a moderate income family? Guilford Technical Community College seeks to answer that question as faculty and students construct a demonstration home that will eventually go on the market in a mid-priced n...
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On Monday, the Community Sustainability Council, an advisory group appointed last year by Greensboro City Council, worked to finalize a list of proposals for a $2.5 million federal energy grant that needs council approval next week in order to meet a Dec.
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This week, Elon University will hold its 8th annual fall environmental forum, this time focused on sustainability in business. The forum will take place on Friday, with two tours scheduled to the Proximity Hotel and a New London farm where T.S. Designs in...
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The versatility and weakness of sustainability is that it means different things to people and attracts different motivations. It can be a source of business innovation, a marketing ploy, an aesthetic ideal, a response to better information, a new economi...
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Rob Clapper, president of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, planned to meet this morning with representatives from the Greensboro Merchants Association and Buy Triad First to find out how to support the young grassroots group. I picked his brain a...
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In about a month, Greensboro will join Asheville, Durham and other cities in offering a one-stop place for home and business owners to find green building materials.
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Michael Shuman, a nationally known proponent of community-based economies, will speak in two places (that I'm aware of) in North Carolina this month, one of which is open to the public.
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Forward-thinking (or is it backward-thinking?) residential developers, builders and architects see the writing on the wall for traditional, mid-20th century-style suburban subdivisions and they are coming up with some innovative alternatives.One such alte...
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Walmart, the transnational corporation that gets so much flak, announced this summer that it will help provide consumers with the information they need to choose environmentally-responsible products by getting the green 411 from its 100,000 global supplie...
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