Make Your Neighbors Green with Envy!

It is getting more and more popular to ‘go green’, and many Americans are leading the way in their housing choices. One area recently reported that their realty market was stagnant except for a big rush on newly built homes that were extremely energy conscious to run.

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Green Houses - or Just Colorful?

Just as we were fooled by the terms ‘lite’ and ‘low-cal’, so we are now beginning to get caught out with the terms ‘green’ and ‘environmentally friendly’. In the same way that we were willing to pay more for low fat and low calorie products, we will also pay more for green products.

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Canadian Builders Association Looking Green

The Canadian Home Builders Association
(CHBA)
are not happy chaps at the moment! There is concern in the industry that building codes are being compromised by the use of programs that were not designed in Canada and that are replacing Canadian based standards.

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The “New Luxury Real Estate” is Environmentally Friendly

According to wikipedia, the continually updated free on-line encyclopedia, “luxury real estate” is defined as a home with an appraised value estimated above $1 million. But, what makes a luxury home retain its luxury appeal today, goes beyond appraised value. Homeowners are becoming increasingly aware of the inevitable effect of our consumer lifestyles. The 2001 California blackouts, the Northeast blackout of 2003, and the hurricanes that left some Florida residents without power for weeks, have all been wake-up calls for homeowners dependant on our obviously fallible power grids. So, let it be known that, “bigger is better”
is not always equated with luxury these days. There is a new breed of luxury that touts high tech, energy efficiency as the ‘it’ thing.

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Double (Glaze) Your Home’s Salability

One sure way to add value to your home is to install attractive double glazed units; these will lower your heating bills which will increase the desirability of your property.

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Go Green: Tips For An Energy Efficient Home

A recent plan proposed by experts at the University of Colorado would have the next President making some important changes towards halting global climate change. The proposal’s goal is to have the U.S. reduce its fossil fuel consumption by 30% by 2020 and 90% by 2050. If this plan is instigated by the next president, and even if it isn’t, what can homeowners do to reduce their carbon footprint?

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EarthCraft Atlanta: Setting the Standard for the SouthEast

With successful green building programs like EarthCraft House, Metro Atlanta is slowly defining what it means to be green in the Southeast US. The city now has over 5,500 EarthCraft certified homes and condos and six EarthCraft communities. The standards have proven to be so successful at producing homes that Georgians want to live in that they’ve been adopted in Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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The Green Housing Alternative: Dome homes

How we live affects every aspect of the planet. We use fossil fuels at an unsustainable rate, and we’re polluting the rivers and skies with toxins that are produced by our vehicles, homes, and industries. The price of comfort and convenience is the planet itself. Things are not too late, however. Every change we make, such as recycling, driving fuel efficient vehicles, and reducing our usage of resources has a positive effect on the environment.

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Doing Your ‘Green’ Bit

Some states in USA are encouraging their residents to ‘think green’ and offering education on this subject. Perhaps the most forward thinking of these states was Florida, who pioneered such thoughts in the early 1990s.

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Easy Tips for a Greener Home

Today’s consumer is getting smarter, and more sensitive. As the trend toward greener buildings continues to grow, how can you as a home seller increase the green value of your home? There are many inexpensive easy ways that you can move towards creating a greener home environment.

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