Charlottesville’s LEAP One of 10 Communities to Test “MPG for Houses”
From the Press Release: White House Selects Charlottesville's LEAP as Pilot for Home Energy Score Program "One of 10 Communities Nationwide to Test Score Akin to MPG Label for Cars The White House today announced that Charlottesville's Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) was selected to…
Renovating an Historic Home? The Commonwealth of Virginia wants to Give you Money.
Update 1 June 2011: Dave Mcnair at the HooK has a great story using this story as a part of his premise: Extreme makeover: rich edition-- State program benefits those who need it least (guest post by Brian C. Broadus) The Commonwealth of Virginia wants…
Charlottesville’s LEAP
Via press release: Charlottesville and Albemarle residents will have the chance to win $10,000 in energy efficiency improvements to their homes in a Home Energy Makeover Contest to be announced this Wednesday, July 7th. The contest is one of several upcoming opportunities for local homeowners…
Charlottesville’s Buy Fresh Buy Local 2010 Guide
Thanks to Erika at C-Ville for pointing out that the Buy Fresh Buy Local 2010 Guide has been released. You can download the guide from the Buy Local Virginia site. Your list of Farmer's Markets, local farms, orchards, vineyards, CSAs, supporting Charlottesville area restaurants, retailers…
Local Food in Charlottesville and Albemarle
This week, my family ate lettuce. And the little one liked it - because she helped to plant it, water it, grow it and pick it. This might not seem monumental, but growing something in my backyard has been a profound, humbling, frustrating and rewarding…
A Food Revolution – Start in Charlottesville
This is an absolute must-watch video. Charlottesville folks - What are the best local food options you have found/used? Search for local food options in Albemarle at Buy Fresh Buy Local; Search for local food options in Charlottesville. Personally, I like reading the Green Scene…
Green – It’s about Saving Money
Part 5 of - see bottom for links to each post in the series. This post was actually a work-in-progress from several weeks ago, but the conversation on the radio spurred me to finish it. From TallWall (thanks to @G2Architecture): Myth 2: Green consumers' main…
Recycle Those Christmas Trees in Charlottesville and Albemarle
View Christmas Tree Recycling in Charlottesville-Albemarle in a larger map From the desk of either "a good service provided by the local government" or "Charlottesville and Albemarle cooperate without great argument" ... From the County of Albemarle:Trees will be recycled into free mulch for the…
Please Buy my Client’s Car – They Don’t Need it Anymore
I sold a house in the City of Charlottesville to some great clients last year. Now he's selling his car. Which is awesome, and very green. :) is living and working downtown, so no need for a second car - someone buy it! http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/cto/1501337437.html …
10 Ways to Go Green in Charlottesville
Andrew at C-Ville points out Ten steps to a greener Charlottesville. The two real estate-specfic tips: 4 HANG IT OUTSIDE Who doesn't love to see a neighbor's knickers adrift in the wind? Lots of folks, apparently: Fifty million American homes are banned from hanging clotheslines…