state economy

BLACKSBURG, Va. — High school students at the Giles County Technology Center in Pearisburg, Va., which serves both Giles and Narrows high schools, are in the middle of creating a house for Habitat for Humanity in their shop. While they have a good understanding of traditional building methods, they aren’t as familiar with green building practices. As such, Virginia Tech students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment were assigned the unique task of helping develop teaching materials on green building for the high school students.