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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High Country Climber Killed in Fall - Boone Mountain Times
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:17:12 GMT+00:00 -

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. ...

High Country Visit: Perdue Guarded, Optimistic About NC Economy - Boone Mountain Times
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High Country Visit: Perdue Guarded, Optimistic About NC Economy
Boone Mountain Times
Perdue lauded Watauga County's efforts in largely avoiding teacher layoffs and vowed to show up to cut the ribbon on the county's new high school in August. ...

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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? ...

Snow Days: Cold, snowy winter a blessing for ski resorts - TriCities.com
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Snow Days: Cold, snowy winter a blessing for ski resorts
TriCities.com
Without snow machines, Moretz said, there would be no skiing in the mountains of North Carolina's High Country. But, this year, resorts like Ski Beech and ...

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. ...

Hell of the High Country coming in April - Watauga Democrat
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Hell of the High Country coming in April
Watauga Democrat
By Mark Mitchell The Hell of the High Country is coming! No, this is not a new horror movie set in Boone and starring Andrew Dice Clay and Paris Hilton. ...

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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 ...

AURA at ASU March 12 - Boone Mountain Times
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AURA at ASU March 12
Boone Mountain Times
TRCS is an expeditionary Learning Outward Bound public school in Boone. As a North Carolina charter school, Two Rivers has adopted an integrated, thematic, ...

NC mountains experiencing one of worst winters on record - CharlotteObserver.com
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NC mountains experiencing one of worst winters on record
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning until 6 am Thursday for Avery, Alleghany, Ashe, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties, ...

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