Blue Ridge Energy Systems was founded in 1977 by Robin Woodward to
address the emerging need for energy conservation in residential
construction. Robin made his start in the industry building and installing
solar water heating systems and woodstoves, and quickly began building
energy efficient homes. Through hard work, attention to detail and a focus
on energy usage and systems development, Blue Ridge Energy Systems
was building Green before Green was cool. At that time we referred to it as
‘Super-insulated construction.’ We take an economic approach to green
building - we keep our building costs comparable to conventional building,
keep our homes’ energy costs to a minimum (about $200 per year for
heating and cooling a 3,500 sf house), and we use the most durable
materials available so that our homes are both environmentally and
financially sustainable.