Doug Lowe of Artisan Construction and Charles Hendricks with the Gaines Group join Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about designing green. The movement springs from the University of Virginia and the work of William McDonough. Hendricks says the idea is to reduce the footprint of buildings and making buildings that are healthier and more energy efficient.
“Really what it comes down is you use the spaces you need, and you don’t build larger than you have to,” says Hendricks, a graduate of the University of Virginia. “You use local materials and you build it tight and correctly.”
Lowe, who’s the President of Artisan Construction, talks about the efforts to start a local chapter of the Green Building Council.