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A-B Tech Construction Science: Asheville's Green Building School
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A-B Tech Construction Science is Asheville’s own green building school. Choose our training programs in carpentry, construction management or cabinetry, or all of the above, and receive a comprehensive education in all aspects of the building trade, with a focus on green and sustainable techniques and innovations.
Put these techniques into practice every semester with our student Projects in Sustainability, which can include solar installation, earthen/cob building, and the latest energy efficient framing and insulating materials and methods.
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The construction industry is a rapidly evolving field that is vast and far-reaching in our global economy. With the housing market in a slump, many people may be hesitant about construction as a career choice. Construction as an industry makes up 70 percent of our energy use and as a result plays a critical role in rebuilding a sustainable economy based on renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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Green Building Education Gives Construction Workers an Edge |
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Since a shift in the American mind-set after WWII to a consumer-based society, frugality and resourcefulness hasn’t played much of a role in U.S. industry. Cheap energy and materials didn’t help the situation as inefficient and wasteful construction practices created over-sized, energy-hungry McMansions. With globalization, it seems like
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