Feature: WNC's Green-tastic Four

Green building means different things to different people. These days, everything from consciously built skyscrapers to tiny back-to-the-land cottages is being called “green.” And it can be very confusing. Therefore, when New Life Journal set out to showcase a few great green homes for this issue, the first thing we did was seek expert advice. To do that, we assembled the New Life Journal Green Home Experts Board, whom we then asked…

Feature: Thinking Green: Warren Wilson Moves to the Head of the Class

Once you do something right, you can’t go back to doing it wrong again,” said Stan Cross, director of Warren Wilson College’s Environmental Leadership Program. His words were also the consensus at the college upon completion of EcoDorm, the college’s first green building. After the dorm’s completion, it became immediately evident that the school was heading in an entirely new direction in its growth, both physically and philosophically. …

Feature: Atlanta's Green-tastic Four

While hearing the word “EarthCraft” may conjure up an image in your mind of a globe-shaped vessel ready to soar into outer space, the concept is much more tethered to the Earth than the word implies. In fact, the EarthCraft House program is literally about the Earth: about building green homes that contribute to the protection, not depletion, of our environment. …

Emory Gives Atlanta an Education in Sustainability

If you look around Emory’s Atlanta campus, you’ll see green everywhere. You won’t just spot the greenery of the trees, whose leaves are more abundant since April’s arrival, but also the “green” programs Emory has put into action over the past few years that make its campus a leader in environmental sustainability efforts.…

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