The nation’s first zero-energy public school is now being constructed in Bowling Green, KY.  Wait, Kentucky?  Yep, Richardsville Elementary School in Warren County, KY is about to become the first zero energy school in the US.  Warren County Public Schools have had an active conservation management program since 2003,  avoiding $4 million in energy costs, [...]

I just developed a new website for La Dolce Vita, Corolla’s new authentic Italian restaurant. By using Apple’s Iweb software, my new go to for short on budget, short on time projects I was able to create an attractive and professional website, and do it quick!

Last winter after a series of storms wore away the dunes in Corolla, NC, a strange wooden structure became visible from the beach.  We noticed it several times, and even snapped a few pictures but never thought much about it.  Turns out, that this may be the remains of the oldest shipwreck ever recovered off [...]

I have been working with one of my clients to develop a social media based marketing plan for the web. I decided that I would cut out the specifics of the plan and present it conceptually, in a format that was as visual as possible. I think these same principles can benefit other businesses looking to market to the social web.

A few months ago, I wrote a post about the logical steps of a green retrofit. The point of my post was that despite the “it” factor of alternative energy, going for solar panels right off the bat doesn’t make much sense. Yesterday, I read a post from Musings of an Energy Nerd, that approached the same issues graphically .

Merchantsofrock.com, a music blog that I have been developing this winter has launched, and is now available for public viewing online. Business customers take notice here, as this site is a great example of the extreme flexibility and functionality that the Wordpress platform provides.

For he first time ever, a climate change-related bill has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives. Now that the bill has moved on to the Senate for approval, the music industry is trying their best to get involved.

Yesterday after touring a training facility at Savannah Technical College, President Obama announced the details of the proposed “Cash for Caulkers” plan, formally known as the HOMESTAR Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program. The program is meant to help homeowners improve their property and use less energy along the way, create construction jobs and to continue to grow the market for green products.

My wife and I have been spending some time in Folly Beach, SC this summer – just outside Charleston. There are a lot of rock barriers on the beach, and we took this shot of the lighthouse with the rocks in the foreground. I thought it came out pretty cool, so I figured I’d throw it up here.

Ecohome magazine just did a nice write up on trends in green building for the coming year. Around the new year, I wrote about some other publications and analysts predictions in terms of green trends, but Ecohome got a couple extra weeks to look into the crystal ball and predict the trends for the year. It is a really good list focused on trends specific to green home building.