Green Business Directory

Welcome to the Appalachian Voices Green Business Directory – a feature from the October/November 2011 issue of The Appalachian Voice highlighting those businesses and organizations helping you to live a greener more sustainable lifestyle. In the following listing, we feature enterprises and groups working in the Appalachian region to help you green your home, work and community. We’ll continue to add to this online directory, so please drop us a line a voice@appvoices.org and let us know the folks helping you to become a sustainable Appalachian.

U.S. Green Building Council – Appalachian Chapters

Provide leadership, advocacy, education and resources to promote environmentally smart building

  • West Virginia Chapter — a href=”http://usgbcwv.com/” target=”_blank”>usgbcwv.com
  • Southwest Virginia Chapter — usgbcswva.org
  • Kentucky Chapter — usgbckentucky.org
  • East Tennessee Chapter — etnusgbc.org
  • Charlotte Region Chapter — usgbccrc.org
  • Piedmont Triad NC Chapter — usgbc-ptnc.org
  • North Carolina Triangle Chapter — triangleusgbc.org
  • James River Green Building Council — jrgbc.org

GEORGIA

Appalachian Contracting Services

appalachiancontracting.com
Dahlonega, Georgia
Certified green and EarthCraft home builder

Southface

southface.org
Green engineering and building performance consulting and training

KENTUCKY

Crawford Builders

crawfordbuilders.com
Lexington, Kentucky
Green design, construction and remodeling

Designer Builders

designerbuildersky.com
Louisville, Kentucky
Green design, construction and remodeling

RegenEn Solar

regenensolar.com
Louisville, Kentucky
Installers of solar electric systems

Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED)

maced.org
Berea, Kentucky
Home weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades

WEST VIRGINIA

Mountain View Solar

mtvsolar.com
Berkley Springs, West Virginia
Installers of solar electric, solar hot water heating and wind energy systems, serving MD, PN, VA, WV

NORTH CAROLINA

Abby Design and Construction

abbydesignandconstruction.com
Banner Elk, North Carolina
Green design, construction and remodeling

BDWG Concrete Studios

bdwgconcretestudio.com
Boone, North Carolina
Eco-conscious concrete products

Blue Ridge Energy Works, LLC

brewgreen.com
Boone, North Carolina
Weatherization and building performance, solar water heating and renewable energy systems.

Blue Ridge Innovative Construction Concepts, BRICC

Western North Carolina
Green design, construction and remodeling

Conservation Pros

conservationpros.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Weatherization, energy efficiency and home/building performance consultation

Enviro-Build

envirobuildnc.com
Deep Gap, North Carolina
Green carpentry and re-purposed wood

Goat Green Farm

goatgreenfarm.com
Sugar Grove, North Carolina
Weed control and underbrush clearing with goats!

Green Opportunities

greenopportunities.org
Asheville, North Carolina
Green jobs training, weatherization and energy efficiency contracting

Hearthstone Log and Timber Frame Homes

HearthStoneofBoone.com828.963.8077
Western North Carolina
FSC certified timber and the highest quality log and timber frame homes available in the region

High Country Energy Solutions

highcountryenergysolutions.com
Boone, North Carolina
Weatherization and building performance, solar water heating and renewable energy systems.

Highland Craftsmen, Inc.

barkhouse.com
Spruce Pine, North Carolina
Regional sustainably produced wood building products such as poplar bark siding

Home Energy Partners

homeenergypartners.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Weatherization, energy efficiency and home/building performance consultation and system installation

IonCon

Western North Carolina
Green engineering and project design

Jade Mountain Buidlers

jademountainbuilders.com
Asheville, North Carolina

Green construction, remodeling and historic restoration

Mountain Construction

MountainConstruction.com – 828.963.8090
Boone, North Carolina
NAHB Certified Green Professionals
Fine custom home building for over 20 years, specializing in well-thoughtout remodeling and new construction, including timber framing

MudStrawLove

mudstrawlove.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Green construction, design, consultation and workshops

Solar Dynamics

solardynamicsnc.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Installers of radiant floor heat, solar electric, solar hot water heating, micro-hydroelectric and wind energy systems

SouthEast Ecological Design

ecologicaldesign.net
Marshall, North Carolina
Green construction, remodeling and landscaping

Spring Green Building and Design Group

springgreenbuilding.com
Boone, North Carolina
Green construction, energy efficiency and building performance

Sundance Power Systems

sundancepower.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Regional Installers of radiant floor heating, solar electric, solar hot water heating and wind energy systems

Sunny Day Homes

boonegreenbuilders.com
Boone, North Carolina
Green construction and remodeling

T-Square Builders

tsquarebuilders.com
Banner Elk, North Carolina
Green design, construction and remodeling. Installers of solar electric, solar water heating and radiant floor systems

Thermacraft Energy Services

thermacraft.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Installers of solar electric, solar water heating and radiant floor systems

Build it Naturally

builditnaturally.com
Asheville, North Carolina
Green building materials and home accents

Green Mother Goods

greenmothergoods.com
Boone, North Carolina
Healthy, sustainable and/or locally produced home furnishings, toys, clothes, health and cleaning products

OHIO

Blue Rock Station

bluerockstation.com
Philo, Ohio
A working sustainability demonstration station

Dovetail Solar and Wind

dovetailsolar.com
Columbus, Ohio
Installers of solar electric, solar water heating and wind energy systems

Greenfire Farm Neighborhood Farm Alliance

greenfirefarm.org
New Marshfield, Ohio
A working sustainability demonstration center

ReUse Industries

reuseindustries.org
Albany, Athens and Wellston, Ohio
Reclaimed building materials, lumber, hardware, appliances, furnishings and household goods

Third Sun Solar

third-sun.com
Athens, Ohio
Installers of solar electric systems

VIRGINIA

Appalachian Sustainable Development

asdevelop.org
Abingdon, Virginia
Organic and local farm products, sustainably produced timber

Appalachian Woods

appalachianwoods.com
Stuarts Draft, Virginia
Wide plank, traditional and reclaimed wood flooring

Black Dog Salvage

blackdogsalvage.com
Roanoke, Virginia
Reclaimed building materials

Green Source Builders

Fredricksburg, Virginia
Green design, construction and remodeling

Historical Woods of America

historicalwoods.com
Woodford, Virginia
Reclaimed timber, wood flooring and paneling

Mountain Lumber Company

mountainlumber.com
Ruckersville and Charlottesville, Virginia
Reclaimed timber, wood flooring and paneling

TENNESSEE

Ecoville Architechs

earthandstraw.com
Franklin, Tennessee
Green design, construction and remodeling

J 2 K Builders

j2kbuildinggreen.com
Nashville, Tennessee
Green design, construction and remodeling

Eco Build

ecobuildtn.com
Tennessee
Green design, construction and remodeling

REGIONAL / OTHER

Building Performance Engineering

buildingperformanceengineering.com
Regional
Building performance design, training and consultation

Build.Recycle.Net

build.recycle.net
The Internet
Internet index of recycled/reclaimed building materials

Kleiwerks International

kleiwerks.org
A global network of innovative design specialists collaborating with communities to create ecological and social resilience.