Green Real Estate

The U.S. Green Building Council is working closely with the Bank of America Corp in an effort to release a new grant program that will serve to encourage neighborhood projects that are environmentally friendly.The Affordable Green Homes Grant Program offers $20,000 and other resources that will help [Read More]

If you're a tree hugger or latent hippie, andcare about the environment, you canexpress that by the type of home you buy. Green real estate options are among the fastest growing propositions in the real estate market. Consumers want Earth-friendly, ecologically sound, sustainable home buying options [Read More]

Its time to get down and dirty with a thorough spring cleaning. Our homes have been shut up all winter and are in need of some freshinging. This year  try spring clean with the avoidance of dangerous chemicals and harsh cleaners. Did you know that air pollution in our homes can be as much as 1 [Read More]

As environmental awareness grows,  homeowners are taking action on green issues and are willing to spend their money on going green.  Sellers will often spend up to $5000 to go green in order to make their home more attractive to buyers. Some helpful hints to go green are: replacing carp [Read More]

Florida is the natural choice for solar power homes. There was a whole National Solar Tour yesterday. If you want to see a solar experimental home, Florida State University has a home that they open to the public from 2 to 5 the first and third Friday of each month. It is in "Cracker style&quo [Read More]

La mayor parte de las casas y edificios en los estados del norte son preferidos con techos oscuros o negros (tejas o cubiertas) con el proposito de obtener maxima retencion del calor durante los meses de invierno. Sin embargo, esto es una falacia, pues se ha encontrado que los efectos de los techos [Read More]

Homes and buildings in northern states show a preference by builders and most people for black or dark roof covering, whether asphalt layers or shingles with the purpose of obtaining maximun heat retention during the cold or winter months. However, it has been found that the effect of the black roo [Read More]

We almost all want green lush lawns for our homes. What is the cost of this in terms of the environment? Florida is semi arid for more than half the year and yet many plants thrive on much less water than the ubiquitous flora-tam sod that most folks favor. The fertilizers and pesticides have had an [Read More]

As a realtor I have the pleasure of dealing with quite a few first time home buyers and helping them with their first purchase. I have become increasingly concerned with some of the homes they are wanting to see. Quite often the first choice is the large square foot home with the low price. Even in [Read More]

If everyone in the U.S said "no thanks" to ATM reciepts, it would save a roll of paper so long it could circle the equator fifteen times. If every household in the U.S. replaced just one roll of virgin fiber paper towels (70 sheets) with 100% recylcled ones, we could save 544,000 trees.