Mary Love is the Broker-In-Charge for her real estate company, Love The Green, as well as her property management company, Town Mountain Properties. She is also President of Mary Love Consulting Firm.
Mary has been living and teaching the Green Life for so long that she is affectionately called the “Grandmother of Green”. Her love for nature and sustainability naturally developed from growing up on a farm.
Mary is an education enthusiast. She has a Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision and a Master’s in Environmental Science. She has been certified in the following areas: Home Energy Star Rater, Building Professional Institute Rater, System Visions Rater, NC Green Homes Rater, National Association of Realtors GREEN, ECO Agent and Build Green Real Estate Agent.
Mary moved to Asheville, NC in 2003. She and her wife Deb had plans to create a community around a farm that demonstrated the different types of green building principles. At the time, this was such an odd concept that investors couldn’t grasp the benefits. Today, Mary and Deb live in the primer agrihood development, Olivette, in Asheville. Working closely with her builder, Mary designed a Platinum level Green Build NC, Net Zero home. In 2019, her home won the NC Home Builders’ award for the most energy efficient home in the state!
Mary has worked as a real estate and green consultant with organizations such as Land of Sky Realtors Association, Asheville Home Builders Associations, Green Built Alliance, Asheville Habitat For Humanity, Mountain Housing Opportunities, Hendersonville Housing Authority, Asheville City and Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry. She has helped create certification programs and workshops, as well as the sustainable building project Prospect Terrace and the weatherization of the Veteran Restoration Quarters.
In 2016, Mary received the National Association Realtors Evergreen Award. She is a sought-out expert for her knowledge in both the green building and real estate industry. She has been featured in the National Association of Home Builders Women’s magazine, National Association of Realtors GREEN newsletters and Asheville City Work Place Challenge.
Mary has been inspiring, training and teaching for over thirty years. She presents facts and detailed information with a sense of humor and great passion. Mary’s love for nature and humanity has guided her to be one of the top presenters in the Green Building Industry. Mary believes that individual actions create massive change when done with purpose and intention. Her motto is “a little bit of something is a whole lot better than nothing.”
Mary combines sustainability consultation skills with realty market knowledge and has created numerous training and marketing programs for realtors, investors, builders, buyers and sellers who want to learn more about the added values of high-performance homes.
Mary has demonstrated that she is a great source of knowledge and experience in working with individuals interested in green and sustainable issues, and has shown a strong dedication to the green building and sustainability industry.
Mary sees the world as one big Green Project and her passion is to help everyone understand how we are all connected.
