Posted by ppeery on June 28th, 2011 in Architecture and Design, General, Green Building
Matt Robb and his brother, Mark, grew up in this part of the county. This is also where they began building custom homes more than twenty-five years ago. Mark has since moved on to a career in wildlife management, while Matt has continued to maintain the craftsmanship and commitment to people that has made Robb [...]
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Posted by ppeery on June 24th, 2011 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, Green Building, Project Updates
The Woodhill Residence at Bundoran Farm won the Virginia Sustainable Building Network’s ‘Best Residential Project Award.’ Congratulations to all involved in this wonderful project includingJeff Sties with Sunbiosis, custom builder Artisan Construction and most importantly, John and Diane Foraste, the owners of this home, patrons of this project and Bundoran Farm Founding Stewards.
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Posted by ppeery on June 16th, 2011 in Agriculture, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building, Project Updates
Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards, situated at Bundoran Farm, opens to the public on Friday, June 17, 2011. Design Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards is posed to to be Central Virginia’s most comprehensive boutique winery and vineyard. Located on Bundoran Farm and just minutes from the University of Virginia and Downtown Charlottesville, Pippin Hill Farm [...]
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Posted by ppeery on May 9th, 2011 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, Green Building
Joe Barnes, Bundoran Farm’s development manager will be a featured speaker at the James River Green Building Council’s monthly luncheon. The program entitled “Green Building – A Developer’s Perspective” will focus on how and why developers are embracing eco-friendly designs to enhance the communities they develop and the individual buildings they construct. Joining Joe Barnes, [...]
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Posted by ppeery on February 28th, 2011 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, Green Building
Alexander Nicholson, a proud member of the Bundoran Farm Guild, was founded in 1980 by a pair of University of Virginia classmates, Michael Alexander Cernik and Jack Nicholson Stoner. They were strongly influenced by the oil embargoes during the 1970’s and began their career as builders of passive solar and energy efficient homes. Many of [...]
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Posted by ppeery on February 28th, 2011 in Green Building, Project Updates
Last week the Ballyshannon Bridge was installed at Bundoran Farm. Extraordinary steps where taken to locate and design the bridge to limit its impact on the existing stream. The bridge has been placed at the location of an existing stream crossing and was designed to allow the free flow of water and wildlife along the [...]
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Posted by ppeery on February 11th, 2011 in Education and Inspiration, Green Building
The City of Charlottesville, the County of Albemarle, and the University of Virginia are hosting a Community Workshop inviting the public to learn more about ongoing initiatives related to energy opportunities and impacts, including recent efforts to identify effective energy management strategies. Below are the event details: Cost: Free Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011 Place: [...]
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Posted by ppeery on February 3rd, 2011 in Education and Inspiration, Green Building, Project Updates
This past December, Bundoran Farm Guild Member, Artisan Construction, Inc. certified its third EarthCraft project, Woodhill, at the Gold level. Woodhill will also be Artisan’s third project certified under the LEED for Homes Rating System with Artisan having participated in the pilot phase of the young LEED Program and earlier, in the EarthCraft program’s pilot [...]
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Posted by ppeery on January 11th, 2011 in General, Geobarns Updates, Green Building, Nature/Environment
Yesterday we completed all the framing up to the upper beam….and after I left the crew spent the afternoon cleaning up the site for the Christmas Holiday and the increasing flow of prospective clients being shown the venue…. Seeing it come together over this five/six time frame has been an emotional experience–to say the least. [...]
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Posted by ppeery on January 11th, 2011 in General, Green Building, Nature/Environment
Bundoran Farm as been identified on Google Maps as a Low Impact Development Project by Rain Dog Designs. It joins other projects in Central and Western Virginia that demonstrate sustainable building practices protecting the downstream Chesapeake Bay estuary. Also included in this list is the Lewis Residence at Bundoran Farm that was designed by Sunbiosis [...]
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