There are many different checklists for greening your property be them commercial, residential or rental properties but they all have the same basic break down with such categories as: Solid Waste Reduction. Recycling Standards. Energy Conservation. Water Conservation. Pollution Prevention. Community Involvement & Education.
Here are five great links to get you started on Greening your properties. Green Business Self-Assessment. The Hawaii Green Business Standards Checklist for Hotels & Resorts. Green Office Checklist. Multifamily Green Toolkit. Green Home Rating Checklist.
Learn green real estate concepts, principles, practices and benefits from the ground up through the National Association of Realtors Green Designee program.
The U.S. Department of Energy CHALLENGE HOME program represents a whole new level in home performance and lifestyle with outstanding levels of energy savings, building durability, home comfort and health. DOE Challenge Homes are at least 40%-50% more energy efficient than a typical new home and are verified by a qualified third-party. The DOE Challenge Home offers a guideline for contractors to build the house of the future, the Zero Net-Energy Ready Home (ZNERH) using today’s building technology and science by incorporating: Current Building Science and Complete Synergy Systems … (7 comments)
In Connecticut as well as in other states the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (2009 IECC) has been adopted. Adoption of this code will save approximately 12 to 15% energy consumption for new homes. Energy codes are the easiest and most cost effective way for improving the building sector’s energy efficiency. New changes in the Residential 2009 IECC code are: 50% or more of lighting needs to be high efficacy Mandatory duct system pressure tests unless the duct system is located entirely inside the thermal envelope. Improved air tightness of the new … (7 comments)
There are 825 Habitat ReStores in the United States and Canada with five Habitat for Humanity ReStore locations in Connecticut, Cromwell, Danbury, Putnam, Salem and Stratford. Habitat Restores is a great way to recycle items that you are no longer using. They accept donations of new and gently used building materials that are tax deductible and then sells the items at a 50 to 90% discount from the retail price. The benefits of this organizations are multi-level: Providing affordable building materials to low wage families. Reducing the amount of materials that go … (5 comments)
The following are links to each of the ten of his blog posts of this series of Frequently Asked Questions on Energy Efficiency. There will be more such blog posts and series coming your way. Through this blog and my other blogs, folks are able to find helpful info and series of blog posts on a wide range of subject matters.
1. Home Energy Efficient Mortgage Understanding 2. Energy Upgrading How do I go about finding the right Contractor 3. Energy Efficient … (1 comments)
green building: AR Green Tips @ GreenBoard Co-op.
- 11/25/11 08:39 AM
As many of my fellow ActiveRain members know I have been promoting a green lifestyle here on ActiveRain. I have put together all of my ActiveRain 'Green' posts and some of my favorite AR sustainable posts. The archive is on GreenTips @ GreenBoardCoop.com my national and local Connecticut Green Sustainable Lifestyle Blog.
GREEN TIPS @ GreenBoard Co-op Blog. Click on link below to go to article.
Guide to finding your Local Green Experts ~ where to seek regional information. Green Residential Appraisal Forms ~ Tell your banker. Energy Efficient Ceiling Fans. ~ Tips and benefits of ceiling fans. Conservation … (7 comments)
Greening Your Property Checklist
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