First ISBU in North Carolina Matures

Building, Environment — EDITOR on August 27, 2009 at 9:30 am

http://highcountrypress.com/weekly/2009/08-27-09/00_photos/DwellBox%208.27%201.jpgLast year, High Country Press introduced readers to High Country Green Boxes’ DwellBox, the first permanent inter-modal steel building unit (ISBU) residential home in North Carolina. The brainchild of local entrepreneurs and partners Casey Pond, Ethan Anderson and Jeffrey Scott—collectively known as High Country Green Boxes LLC—the DwellBox certainly struck a nerve in the national and international communities. In the last year, more than 750,000 interested people have clicked to the website, even though the partners have not conducted any marketing.

For more information, click to www.dwellbox.com or www.dwellbox.com/dwellblog.

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Cool Stilt House

Building, Buying, Environment, Future Development — EDITOR on August 24, 2009 at 9:44 am

Find a spot in the high country and be the first to have this Ger stilt camper/house for an awesome Appstate Football get away. I guess a kid never really grows up. Editor

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Industrial Style Bathroom, by Balance

General — EDITOR on August 24, 2009 at 9:34 am

balance-stainless-steel-bathroom-faucets-industrial-style-3.jpgIt is a waterfall faucet that will fit on top of a concrete or solid stone basin to underline its solidity.  Hand-made of solid stainless steel, this latest version of Steel-55 is enhanced with a better water flow control and is refined with a more ergonomic lever design. Balance

  • the new Steel-55 bathroom faucets by Balance
  • simple muscular design.
  • Very geometrical monolith like design with techie feel
  • reliability through solid construction

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Area Real Estate Numbers Improving

Buying, selling — EDITOR on August 24, 2009 at 9:28 am

http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:TYWaxswENQMvRM:http://qdgoldc.com/graphicsserver/qcupload/html_files/filelibrary/00400/4027/j0435880__2HU0O7ZRD.jpgThe High Country Association of Realtors released statistics on Tuesday, August 11, for residential homes sold through the end of July. When compared with earlier months this year, the numbers indicate a gradual improvement in residential sales in the area, as well as in the median sold price of residential properties.

But the recovery has still not caught up to last year’s numbers. In July, the number of residential units sold was down 25.2 percent from the same time last year and the median sold price for residential property was down 6.8 percent.

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Cheap Sustainable products for your home

General, Watauga — EDITOR on August 24, 2009 at 9:00 am

Solar Insect Zappers

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Small Inexpensive Wind Turbine – Air Breeze by Southwest Windpower

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Solar Motion Sensing Security Light

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Solar Powered Lights from Ikea - Indoor and Outdoor

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Off Light Switch / Coat hook $12

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Green Park Inn auction up to $1.2 million

General — EDITOR on August 21, 2009 at 8:09 am

Update: Green Park Inn sold in courthouse sale

Thursday evening’s auction of the historic Green Park Inn in Blowing Rock didn’t go the way its owner, Ronnie Wrenn, and the auctioneers hoped it would.

Auctioneer Mark Rogers started the bidding at $5 million for the century-old resort hotel and the 3.8 acres that it sits on. Looks like bidding is up to $1.2 Million

Click here to read more from the Watauga Democrat



Kaplan plans advanced green development

Environment, Future Development — EDITOR on August 20, 2009 at 7:26 am

Heavenly Mountain to become sustainability center
by: Scott Nicholson
— Development of a 2,000-acre property in that once was planned as a spiritual retreat is shifting toward sustainability and affordable renewable technology.
David Kaplan, along with his brother Earl Kaplan, are planning an advanced development that uses latest research to combine solar and wind energy with contemporary green building techniques to offer affordable and sustainable houses. Kaplan said he had the goal of establishing the property as the “Center for Sustainability” in the United States.

Kaplan formerly owned thousands of acres in the southwestern corner of Watauga County, which was planned as Heavenly Mountain Resort and at one time was associated with the Transcendental Meditation movement. Kaplan broke ties with the group about five years ago and eventually sold about 6,000 acres to the Ginn Company for the Laurelmor Development. That property has since been sold again after the Ginn Company faced foreclosure.

Click here for the full story on the Watauga Democrat

Click here to visit the Heavenly Mountain website



Zoning Debate for Delmar & Whitner Residences

General — EDITOR on August 19, 2009 at 8:58 am

The Boone Town Council may decide on two rezoning requests at its regular monthly meeting Thursday. Click here for more from the Watauga Democrat
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Registration is now open for the High Country Triple Crown running series - Appalachian State University
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Registration is now open for the High Country Triple Crown running series
Appalachian State University
BOONE – The Institute for Health and Human Services (IHHS) at Appalachian State University announces the High Country Triple Crown, a series of three ...

Downtown Farmers Market set to open April 3 - Cherokee Scout (subscription)
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Downtown Farmers Market set to open April 3
Cherokee Scout (subscription)
At 11 am Saturday, March 27, the club will begin a three- to four-hour benefit ride through Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. Anyone with a motorcycle ...

High Country Climber Killed in Fall - Boone Mountain Times
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High Country Climber Killed in Fall
Boone Mountain Times
The body of a Boone rock climber was discovered on Thursday, March 4, near mile marker 242 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany County. ...

Cold, snowy winter has been a blessing for ski resorts in Beech Mountain - Hickory Daily Record
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Cold, snowy winter has been a blessing for ski resorts in Beech Mountain
Hickory Daily Record
Beech Mountain - Nobody's complaining about this winter's abundant snowfall in the ski-lodge villages of North Carolina's High Country. ...

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Time capsule buried at courthouse - Jefferson Post
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Time capsule buried at courthouse
Jefferson Post
What will future generations of Ashe County citizens remember about the High Country in 100 years? ...

Author Pegram to address High Country Writers - Boone Mountain Times
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Author Pegram to address High Country Writers
Boone Mountain Times
He and his wife, Patty, reside in Oak Ridge, NC and he is a grandfather. His wife will be joining him for the meeting on March 11. ...

Old Man Winter vs. Watauga musicians - Boone Mountain Times
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Old Man Winter vs. Watauga musicians
Boone Mountain Times
Since the clinic involved so many students, parents and school systems across North Carolina, it will not be rescheduled. "They were very disappointed," ...

Boone resident snags Gov's Award - Boone Mountain Times
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Boone resident snags Gov's Award
Boone Mountain Times
Boone resident and College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) senior associate director of technology Robin Greene was awarded the Governor's Award for ...

Women's Basketball Welcomes UNCG for "Pink Zone" Game and Alumni Day Saturday - ASU Appalachian Mountaineers
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Women's Basketball Welcomes UNCG for "Pink Zone" Game and Alumni Day Saturday
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BOONE, NC - Appalachian State University women's basketball returns to the High Country for the first time in a little over 10 days as the Mountaineers host ...
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Land coalition on track - Winston-Salem Journal
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Land coalition on track
Winston-Salem Journal
BOONE - A coalition of 10 North Carolina land trusts is on track to complete an effort to protect 50000 acres of mountain land by the end ...

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