To get to the root of everything we do, start with the tree. Far from becoming destined for the wood chipper, many trees we clear in preparation for construction have a future in each home we build. The white oaks that once populated a parcel of land? They’re reborn in a great room’s resilient flooring. The black cherry trees taken …

In 2019, we partnered with a nonprofit energy consulting firm based in Raleigh, NC called Advanced Energy, and Duke Energy Progress to study high-efficiency heat pump technologies in Asheville. According to the Department of Energy, “a heat pump can reduce your electricity use for heating by approximately 50% compared to electric resistance heating such as furnaces and baseboard heaters. High-efficiency …