Green Buildings and Renovations in Blacksburg, Virginia

Compiled by L. David Roper for Sustainable Blacksburg (roperld@vt.edu)

Contents

Introduction

The purpose of this web page is to inform Blacksburg residents about some of the green buildings and renovations that have been done in Blacksburg.

Green Housing Complexes

Green Commercial/Organization Buildings

Residential Energy Renovations


Jeanne & David Roper house
Enclosed attic
(Investment Energy Solutions)
(Energy Check)
Enclosed crawl space
(Investment Energy Solutions)
(Energy Check)

High-efficiency heat pumps
Margene and Richard Hirsh house
Enclosed attic
(Investment Energy Solutions)
(Energy Check)
Enclosed crawl space
(Investment Energy Solutions)
(Energy Check)
  
Susan Garrison house
Enclosed attic
(Investment Energy Solutions)
(Energy Check)
Enclosed crawl space
(Investment Energy Solutions)
(Energy Check)
  
Steve and Cathy Jacob house
(Shelter Alternatives)
HERS rating changed from 138 to 64. First Earthcraft Renovation Certification in Southwest Virginia
Cellulose insulation in walls including basement; spray-foam insulation in roof; reduced water consumption.
High-efficiency heat pump; tankless-hot-water heater; efficient lighting.

How to insulate an uninsulated house.
House Energy Renovation

Residential Ground-Source (Geothermal) Heat Pumps


Pat Bixler vertical system
(Energy Management Services)
Tamra and Steve Oliver horizontal system
(Energy Management Services)
Susan and Kelly Mattingly horizontal system
(Energy Management Services)
Karen and Geno Iannaccone vertical system
(Energy Management Services)

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Residential Solar Photovoltaic


Pat Bixler house (4.68 kW)
(Baseline Solar)

Elizabeth Lohman & Jerry Ford house
Mount Tabor Meadows (2 kW)
(Baseline Solar)

Mount Tabor Meadows (2 kW)
(Baseline Solar)

Washington Street house (4.35 kW)
(Baseline Solar)
Michelle & Jay Wilkins house
(Solar Connexion)
Arlean & Don Lambert, Bishop Road
(8.2 kW) (Baseline Solar)
Bryan Walsh house
(Solar Connexion)
Harry McCoy house
(Solar Connexion)

Renewable Energy Electric Vehicle Association
The Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle Association (REEVA) is a Do-It-Yourself club to help members do solar/wind installations and build electric vehicles at project homes, thus cutting the cost by removing labor costs.

Residential Solar Water Heating


Mount Tabor Meadows two houses
(Baseline Solar)

Albemarle Lane house

Wilson Avenue house
(Baseline Solar)


Mount Tabor Meadows (Certified LEED/silver.)
(Baseline Solar)
Stephen Gerus house
 
   

Renewable Energy Electric Vehicle Association
The Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle Association (REEVA) is a Do-It-Yourself club to help members do solar/wind installations and build electric vehicles at project homes, thus cutting the cost by removing labor costs.

Residential Wind Power

Renewable Energy Electric Vehicle Association
The Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicle Association (REEVA) is a Do-It-Yourself club to help members do solar/wind installations and build electric vehicles at project homes, thus cutting the cost by removing labor costs.

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Solar Water Heating for Apartment Houses


Rowland Court Apartments
(by Baseline Solar for L. David Roper)
~9 kW equivalent

Whipple Drive Apartments
(Baseline Solar, Pat Bixler)
~11 kW equivalent on each building

Church Energy Audits

Commercial/Government Energy Renovations

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Blacksburg Motor Company by Town of Blacksburg
(Certified LEED/Platinum.)

Virginia Tech Henderson Hall renovation and new Theatre 101
(Certified LEED/Gold.)
(See also.)

Commercial/Governmental Ground-Source (Geothermal) Heating Systems

Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (3 buildings)


The bank has ~150 200-ft wells for the two buildings behind the bank.
A loop is in the water at the end of the pond. The big savings is in reducing peak-demand charges.

Two pumps in a third building with ~60 wells in the parking lot.
     

Commercial/Governmental Solar Photovoltaic


Bell Electric of Blacksburg
Blacksburg Farmers Market
(Solar Connexion)
Blacksburg YMCA Wind/Solar Power Project (1.05 kW)
(Solar Connexion)

Paul Mitchell Financial Services (5.4 kW)
(Baseline Solar)
Annie Kay's
(Solar Connexion)

 

Although this web page is about green buildings in Blacksburg VA, here is a notable building in Floyd VA:


The Village Green building has a 24.8 peak-kW solar PV array, the largest in SW Virginia.

Commercial/Governmental Solar Water Heating

Commercial/Governmental Solar Space Heating


Roper Solar Greenhouse
Hale-YMCA Community Gardens

Commercial/Governmental Wind Power

Blacksburg YMCA Wind/Solar Power Project
(0.6 kW Urban Green Energy vertical & 0.16 kW Whisper Air-Breeze)
(Solar Connexion)

Commercial/Governmental Green Roof


Virginia Tech Research and Demonstration Facility

Green Businesses in the New River Valley

Community Alliance for Energy Efficiency (cafe2)

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