asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Greening UP? Yes or Don't No? - 06/10/10 12:56 AM
The word on the street is "green". Green's going mainstream. The Smart Market Report looks for the "green" home to be the industry standard by 2010. Do you really believe that? Yes, people and projects on the front lines of environmental sustainability and innovation are in the news. Yes, the trend is toward designing, constructing, and operating high performance "green" buildings that reduce the negative impact on natural surroundings and benefit those who work or live there with a healthier indoor environment. Yes, we can celebrate a positive outlook when it comes to new construction. But what can you and I … (4 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: HERS Ratings and the Do-It-Yourself Home-Energy Audit - 05/11/10 04:04 PM
Take the Do-It-Yourself Home-Energy Audit I bet YOU already know that most homes can save 25% to 50% or more energy, right? A home energy audit can help point the way to savings. But sometimes it takes a while before the home energy rater/auditor can get to your home. So in the meantime, you can start right away with a do-it-yourself home energy audit . We like to put this on our Spring 2-Do List each year. If you decide this is the year to sell your home, a professional home energy audit might be a BIG PLUS.The HERS Rater … (15 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Locate Asheville's Great Second-Vacation Homes - 03/28/10 02:17 PM
Recently, I suggested 7 Asheville Area Second-Vacation Home Investor Factors to Consider . Now, in the series of posts to follow over the next week or so, I will take you on a tour of 7 Asheville Second-Vacation Home Locales representing the latest in sustainable innovation. Along the way, I'll point out a number of features to look for, and a few obstacles to avoid.
As you know, Asheville, North Carolina has what it takes in terms of real estate investing in the second and/or vacation home market: An alluring, eco-friendly, and welcoming setting, things to do and see, cultural amenities, and wonderful locally-grown and harvested organic food. If these … (1 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Second-Vacation Homes: Asheville's Treasure Chest- Top 10 Places to Buy a Second Home - 03/27/10 09:18 AM
"The Top 10 Places to Buy a Second Home," read the headline. Curious, I read on to find Asheville, N.C #1. ."This mountain town boasts the Biltmore Estate and a thriving arts and crafts community...." Reporting for MSN Money Liz Weston includes in that assessment communities that offer weather, scenery and active real estate markets. As I read on, I saw that the second and vacation home statistics were gathered a few years back. Does this hold true today? Personal experience in the second and vacation home market tells me Asheville is right up there. In fact. in a post I … (4 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Smart Renovations- Concrete (Series) - Put Your Stamp On It - 01/28/10 09:27 AM
You can design your own kitchen, bathroom, patio...and, at the same time, stamp your signature into concrete. How exciting is that?? If you have been following this series, you will know that our eco-friendly colleagues here in Asheville, the Hub of Green, sure are. Solid and durable, it also is versatile and adaptable to both indoor and outdoor use. As one person put it, " Concrete is the soup du jour of current home trends.
Sellers are finding that including the "new concrete" is an economical and eco-savvy way in which they can update their home prior to putting it on the … (3 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Smart Renovations- Concrete (Series) -Concrete Flooring - 01/24/10 03:59 PM
Ever since I participated in a site evaluation of a Green-Built home, where I first experienced the luster of concrete flooring, I have been fascinated with the possibilities for concrete in residential properties. Because the home that was being evaluated was complying with HealthyBuilt standards, the concrete used did not generate significant volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2.) CO2 contributes significantly to greenhouse gas. In this application, the builder carefully had selected concrete the substitutes of fly ash and slag.
What else makes concrete a "green" product? 1.Concrete flooring provides high durability.2. Concrete flooring is less subject to biological contamination problems.
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asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Smart Renovations- Concrete (Series) - 01/22/10 09:04 AM
Asheville NC Real Estate 2010-style means smart renovations. Thoughtful updates, eco-friendly 'green-ups" and the choice of sustainable materials create interest where these features are in high demand. One of our clients is proof positive. Enthused about the value-added benefit of eco-friendly updates, she began research by creating a list of priority projects. After we talked about renovation ideas from the perspective of "The Buyer", she settled on putting her kitchen at the top of the list. . "You can design your own kitchen," she told me. " Just begin by gathering kitchen remodeling ideas. Then, sit down at the kitchen table with a … (8 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: CONCRETE Innovations and Design Trends - 01/20/10 11:26 PM
Asheville NC Real Estate - Smart Renovations 2010 include. . . CONCRETE! In the Asheville NC real estate market , where eco-friendly features such as concrete innovations and design trends add-value to residential properties, I have been asking, " Are you ready to discover one of the newest design trends that actually is as old as the Roman Empire? " Discovery :: The "New Concrete"- colorful, fine-fashioned, and with shining surfaces, the new concrete offers solutions in sustainable innovation that I daresay could have astounded Caesar himself. According to Wikipedia, in the Emperor's day, the "Concrete Revolution, freed Roman construction from the restrictions of stone and brick material … (18 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Going Green: Faux-green to Real-deal- Asheville NC Real Estate and Beyond - 01/17/10 02:44 PM
Going Green: Faux-green to Real-deal- Asheville NC Real Estate and Beyond If you are Going Green, how do you tell the difference between faux-green and the real-deal? If you are in the Asheville NC real estate market or in Anytown, USA, this can be an amazing challenge. There are so many shades of green out there today- "green buildings" encompass a wide variety of real estate from homes you might find in a conservation-oriented subdivision, to homes on acreage that are off the grid, to mixed-use buildings that have residential condos above ground floor retail- to mention just a few. Here's … (4 comments)
asheville nc real estate going green asheville: Eco-Sensitive Equity Preservation in Asheville NC - 01/04/10 09:44 PM
ECO-SENSITIVE EQUITY PRESERVATION IN ASHEVILLE , NORTH CAROLINAThe value-added element of sustainable innovation must be taken into account when considering real property. This is about 2010 and beyond. Too, it is about an investment that considers social and natural capital. Considering the big picture is easy to do in the Greater Asheville , NC Area because nature, culture and a steady real estate market work together to support sustainable innovation, eco-sensitive equity preservation and eco-sensitive development. Here's a Big Green Thumbs Upto just a small sampling of collective enterprise helping to create sustainable solutions in the Greater Asheville area. Check out GOING GREEN in the Greater Asheville Area: Sustainable … (3 comments)
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