Green Homes Blog

I know it has been a while sinse my last post and I apologize for the delay.  Recently I was having multiple conversations with buyers who have purchased bank repossessed homes, and a few business friends one of whom is an energy auditor.  I can not say I was surprised or shocked when the number ...

Green built homes are designed to provide home buyers with comfortable, durable, healthy homes that are cost effective and resource efficient providing years of healthy quality living.  Through careful design and efficient building techniques, home owners enjoy security in investment dollars in t...

I recently had the opportunity to look over the NAR green designation.  I believe they put alot of sincere effort in this educational program and it shows the effort of NAR to stay current.  I believe EcoBrokers® can be extremely proud of the education they offer to Realtors®.  NAR® has done an e...

Choosing to go green doesn't have to be a hard complicated process.  If you have fun it will make going green not only easy, but an activity everyone can enjoy.  Start with one room, I would suggest a bedroom.  The idea here is simple, start with paint.  Simply look for NO VOC paint at your local...

Before I choose real estate as a career, I worked in the chemical industry.  From the late 1980's commercial chemical sales started to look at the effects of bad indoor air quality, and the notion of sick buildings was formed.  Words like environmentally safer and green became the catch words tha...

Defining green and helping you develop the confidence to buy green by familiarizing yourself with a few basic guidelines. •1)      A product is green if it improves the indoor air quality (IAQ), or reduces chemical exposure within a home, thereby improving the health of the people who live in it....

Attention all EcoBrokers!  On October 25th in Traverse City Michigan, there is a green expo and educational event called Green Solutions 4: home building, commercial construction, renovation and remodeling of existing buildings and homes, and real estate development and enhancement.  During the d...

With fuel costs rising, a struggling real estate market, and a down turn in employment; building and renovating green, efficient homes for working class families goes a long way towards keeping homes affordable. Green homes costs less than conventional homes over the long run and can even reduce ...

I had alot of requests from clients to suggest simple ways to save on utility bills.  So over the next several weeks I will be posting money saving tips that are green so check back often and as always let me know what ways you have found to save money while going green.  So here is the first in ...

I am proud to announce the Green Solutions 4: event/expo coming up this fall in Traverse City, MI.  It's an idea I brought to our area association of Realtors and local home builders association, and they ran with the idea.  I am proud of what they are doing and I ask for your support and attenda...