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energy efficient: Affordable ABQ Green - 05/06/08 01:41 AM
For anyone thinking about moving to the Land of Enchantment, I have good news for you. Albuquerque is a city working hard to be green (I think the mayor is trying to get into a competition with Rocky Anderson up in Salt Lake City). Check out http://cabq.gov/sustainability One of the great things … (2 comments)

energy efficient: EnergyStar rated Homes - 04/22/08 02:28 PM
It's Earth Day 2008. Clearly, we need to make it at least Earth month but I guess we will take what we can get in terms of focusing people's attention. I was astounded to read about the lake in Greenland that disappeared in 90 minutes. The entire lake drained through the … (6 comments)

energy efficient: Simple Energy Saving Solutions - 06/23/07 11:43 PM
As a society, we seem to eschew simplicity in favor of technology. Here are some simpler approaches.
Want to save energy on heating and cooling? Adjust the thermostat up in summer and down in winter and dress appropriately--shorts and a tshirt are great for summer at home and wear a sweater in the winter. … (2 comments)

energy efficient: Brangelina Goes to New Orleans - 01/18/07 12:53 AM
 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Probably both are equally appropriate. Driving to meet a client this morning I heard on the radio that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had bought and are moving into a mansion in the French Quarter. Oddly enough, when they descibed the home, I … (2 comments)

energy efficient: Small actions combine for a large result - 11/08/06 01:17 PM
Some helpful hints for sellers who want to promote energy efficient factors about their home that are small, affordable and often overlooked
Skylights and solar tubes offer natuiral daylighting thus saving on electric billsFuit trees can provide both shade to reduce cooling costs and healthy fruit for the tableUsing native plants for … (0 comments)

energy efficient: Save the Earth and Save Money - 08/09/06 12:47 AM
 Not everyone is interested in going out of their way to save the planet, but ai have yet to meet someone is not interested in saving money when they can. In working with buyers who may not be all that concerned with environmental issues in their homes I always point out … (0 comments)

energy efficient: WAYS TO HELP AVOID CREATING GREENHOUSE GASES AROUND YOUR HOME - 07/27/06 12:24 AM
As an EcoBroker, I have a commitment to helping homeowners learn ways that they can make our larger home a healthier and safer place by helping them understand ways to make their own homes more energy efficient and have better indoor air quality while saving money. Here are some tips from a … (0 comments)

energy efficient: Good Old Homes - 07/13/06 12:43 AM
    I specialize in residential resale for several reasons, not the least of which is that I love old houses. They lend themselves to creativity and excite me about the possibilities of continuing to inhabit a space that has seen so much happen already. The old "if these walls could talk" … (1 comments)

 
Real Estate Agent: Deb Hurt, ABR, e-Pro, EcoBroker, TRC (Exit Realty of Albuquerque)
Deb Hurt, ABR, e-Pro, EcoBroker, TRC
Albuquerque, NM
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Exit Realty of Albuquerque

Office Phone: (505) 296-7700
Cell Phone: (505) 321-0562
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My blog is as much about a philosophy of life and living as it is about real estate as a business. E.F. Shumacher subtitled his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL "Economics as if People Mattered" In the real estate industry we realize that people matter and that where they live matters. We now also have a larger responsiblity, I believe, to get them to consider HOW they live. Everyone in the developed world using less energy and resources makes it possible for those who have access to neither to experience a better life and to make the difference between their being able to having a roof overhead or not or for their children to eat or not. 



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