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Please refer comments or questions about this website to Phillip Ray Gibson @ pgibson@warren-wilson.edu.
INSULATE!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE NEW INSULATE! WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
The rock band The Steps heard about the INSULATE! Crew's video sent in for the National Wildlife Federation's Chill Out competition. After performing in Asheville, they visited WWC campus to learn how we are addressing climate change.
The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association reported in 2008 that homes of those living 50% below the national poverty level consumed a disproportionate amount of energy. NC households with incomes below 50% of the national poverty level pay 59.3% of their annual income on their energy bills. Homes built ten or more years ago consume up to 60% more energy than newer homes. And, heating and cooling account for 50 to 70% of the energy used in the average American home.
INSULATE! galvanizes higher education, federal and state agencies, private partners and municipal leadership to respond to this need. It attends to economic, environmental, and equity issues and embodies, in every way, sustainable community action.
With leadership from a Warren Wilson student work crew managed by the Environmental Leadership Center, and a WWC student service crew managed by WWC Service Learning, INSULATE! partners will work with The Council on Aging of Buncombe County, Inc., the Asheville Home Builders Association, the Community Action Opportunities Weatherization program, the City of Asheville, and Mountain Housing Opportunities to identify homeowners in need of this assistance, conduct audits, weatherize the home and educate the community about this important work.