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The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council to provide a set of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. The LEED green building rating system has influenced more developers to build green fo...
09/05/2008
Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) systems have become increasingly important in North America much due to the current drive to make buildings ‘green’, conserve energy, and enhance indoor air quality. Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV) and Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) are HVAC systems that exhau...
08/13/2008
In building the new Summerlin Home in Longmont, CO, Environmental Builders developer and Devonshire broker Steven Caplan took the more expensive, but environmentally friendly route of building with materials that are either recycled or renewable. In a previous blog post, Renewable Resources: The ...
07/21/2008
In building an ecological home, the materials and technologies utilized are very important in striving to be sustainable, however, the homes design is equally significant when it comes to making a home efficient. In the Inman news article, “More architects designing homes with sun in mind,” autho...
07/10/2008
Developer and Devonshire broker Steve Kaplan recently held a “green house” party for the nearly finished sustainable luxury home that is near in Boulder, CO. This luxurious 4 bed and 5 bath home has around 4,500 sq. ft. of upstairs living area and 3,500 sq. ft. in the basement. What makes this ho...
06/25/2008
In an industry where buyers are becoming increasingly independent in their search for a new home, seeing an online video of the property can make home searching more effective and efficient than viewing only pictures of the property. For any of you Denver real estate buyers, look forward to havin...
06/25/2008
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