Energy Financing For Asheville and Buncombe County
April 19, 2010
The Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute, in sponsorship with the City of Asheville and Buncombe County, announces this special “Town Hall” BRSI Green Monday. The purpose is to educate and gain community views about a financing option that Harvard Business Review has called one of the “Breakthrough Ideas [...]
Developing Sustainable Regional Transportation
March 22, 2010
Can you imagine Asheville with 15-minute transit service on major corridors, where your kids could independently visit their friends? Do you want to bike or walk on a Greenway to work each day? Do you need sidewalks to connect your neighborhood with local businesses?
The Eco-Crisis and The Built Environment
February 22, 2010
What choices should we be making now in order to diminish the impact of development on the natural world? Better yet, from a more positive point of view, what are the opportunities for designing the built environment so that it encourages human interaction, improves productivity and conserves natural [...]
