Tips For Finding and Choosing a Green, Eco -Friendly Home

Green homes, or eco homes, have become a hot commodity. That is not to say that they are trends that will pass in time and ultimately lose value. The situation is actually quite the opposite. These homes have great resale value and will become even more popular as our planet’s resources become depleted. Because eco homes are relatively new, however, it can... Read More

Is A Frugal Lifestyle Also Green?

Long before the Green, eco-friendly, earth movement came along the frugal had been quietly doing things that have recently been made popular by the Green movement. So – what exactly is frugal and what were these activities? The definition of frugal is “avoiding waste” and “being economical” and although that may not sound particularly “green”... Read More

ARE ENERGY BILLS TAXING YOUR WALLET?

Are Energy Bills Taxing Your Wallet? If you live in an older home, chances are your electricity costs are through the roof, literally!  Air leakage and ineffective insulation could be taxing your heating and cooling systems, and taxing your wallet as well.  On average, heating and cooling accounts for a whopping 56% of total home energy expenditures in the United... Read More

LEDING: Lighting The Way To a Brighter Future

LEDING: Lighting The Way To a Brighter Future: “If every American home replaced just one light with an ENERGY STAR light, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, about $700 million in annual energy costs, and prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year, equivalent to the emissions of about 800,000 cars.” As... Read More

The Color of Money: An Energy Efficiency Mortgage is Green!

Energy Efficient Mortgage: Since the start of the last real estate boom. It would seem that now is a great time to buy a home, right? Well, that depends on whom you ask. For those with a lot of cash and lines of credit to spend on properties they can afford to hold indefinitely, the answer is yes. For others, and in likelihood, most, the answer would patently... Read More