Leigha Dickens Biography

Leigha Dickens, Deltec Homes Green Building Coordinator

Name: Leigha Dickens

Occupation:  Green Building Coordinator for Deltec Homes, writer, rock climber, outdoor educator

Place of Residence: Asheville, North Carolina

Background and Personal History: Leigha graduated frome the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2009 with a degree in Physics. Before coming to work at Deltec Homes as the Green Building Coordinator in late 2010, she installed and tested an off-grid solar array at Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman, N.C., worked as a researcher on an astronomy project with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W.Va., and led interpretive ranger programs in Shenandoah National Park.

Since coming to Deltec Homes, inc., a small business in Asheville that panelizes energy-efficient, sustainable, round, and highly wind-resistant homes, Leigha has consulted with customers on building the green homes of their dreams — from simple, well-designed passive solar designs all the way up to net-zero homes. She specializes in applying her physics background to the study of heat and moisture transfer in these residences (“building science”), helping Deltec Homes make product improvements to offer even more energy efficient and durable structures.