Not so long ago helping the environment meant recycling plastic and newspapers, but today it has evolved into “green” thinking and extends to homes and office buildings.
According to a recent NAR survey, nine out of 10 Realtors® said their clients are interested in energy efficient features of green homes and the potential cost savings of such features. An overwhelming 90 percent agreed there will be even more interest in green building practices a year from now.
The U.S. Green Building Council believes this is an industry trend, rather than a passing fad; not only does it save on energy costs, but also it’s better for residents’ health and increases worker productivity.
Which green features are most important to to people today? According to the American Association of Home Builders, the green segment of the construction industry is expected to climb from 2 percent of all housing starts in 2005 to between 5 and 10 percent in 2010.
“Green” technologies include;
Low or No VOC Paints
Plumbing Manifolds
Bamboo Flooring
Rainwater Harvesting
The key to the conversation is that it seems there are many shades of “green,” each with their own motivations and levels of commitment.
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Tony@CompleteResources.net // January 25, 2009 at 5:14 pm |
One of the biggest initiatives for going “Green” is energy conservation. The less energy you use the less energy has to be produced, which results in less natural resource depletion and less pollution from the process of converting the natural resouce to useable energy. The feature that will make the biggest difference on the homes energy efficiency is the building envelope. How well does the building hold heat? This means that the home is as air tight as possible, and is well insulated (including doors and windows). Air leakage from a house is waste, so if the air leakage is minimized, less energy is needed to compensate for the waste. So if you want to be as green as possible start with this one first.
mortgage // June 21, 2009 at 9:07 pm |
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