greenolina: OF RIVERS and REALTORS® WNC Rivers Series: The Pigeon River - 07/06/08 07:50 AM
River Update
As REALTORS®, more and more we are educating ourselves about and facing environmental issues. One such issue is pollution. Pollution affects quality of life. And quality of life is important to our real estate clients and to all of us. This post is one in a series of posts … (15 comments)
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greenolina: It's BIG. And it Influences the Practice of Real Estate. L A N D ! - 06/04/08 08:55 AM
The heart of a Land Specialist may be soft and determined all at once. If you spend enough time with the Land, there seems to be an ever-unfolding awareness of connections, or should I say the "interconnectedness" of what you find on the Land. Here in Asheville, at least, it seems … (11 comments)
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greenolina: Thumbs Up! Green Value Adds Up in Independent Research Study . - 05/26/08 08:03 AM
Green Value, An Independent Research StudySays "Thumbs Up" to Green-builts...
If you read my BLOG, you probably already guessed that. Nevertheless, this is exciting news of interest to REALTORS® and our clients.
The research corroborates ...independently... Green Value , taking a good solid look at what makes green buildings commendable, and does so in … (12 comments)
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greenolina: Green-Shaping Asheville with Renewable Resources and "Human Energy" - 05/15/08 10:53 PM
Green-Dreaming? I was reading a newsletter from one of our city commissioners here in Asheville today.
She seems to be "dreaming green" and her fans say she is a "light in the community" ... From what I know, she challenges Asheville's citizens to apply some creative "human energy" to look at the city's trajectory. … (9 comments)
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greenolina: Utter FENESTRATION! - 05/13/08 12:55 PM
Fenestration.
Are you experiencing fenestration in your daily life? You may not know it, but I bet you are, that is unless you live in a yurt above the meadows in Asheville. Or simply have your head in the clouds.
Have a clue? Go on, take a guess! WHAT is … (17 comments)
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greenolina: Lot 1 Hickory Nut Forest Gerton, N.C. 28735 - 05/13/08 08:25 AM
Lot 1 Hickory Nut Forest Gerton, N.C. 28735 is a Special Find!
YOU could have been searching for a long time. Then, lucky person that you are, and with just a llittle help from your ECO Certified ® Real Estate Consultant one fine day you discover the perfect place destined to become … (10 comments)
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greenolina: HOW Do You Design A Sustainable Neighborhood? Asheville Eco-Developer Team Tells All - 05/10/08 08:47 AM
As I threaded my way over the rocky path to one of the many waterfalls at the eco development our Firm is representing, I wondered...
how did these amazing folks (see the developers in photo I took to your left) come up with a sustainable design?
How can one create a … (12 comments)
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greenolina: Wild Turkeys Couldn't Keep Me Away from This Local Spot~ Beaver Lake - 04/27/08 09:11 AM
Wild Turkeys Couldn't Keep Me Away from Beaver Lake and the Sanctuary. We walk around Beaver Lake almost every week, visit our neighbors. We continue to be amazed with the light-flashing waters. The surrounding mountains border the Beaver Lake as if to entice a canvas from some modern-day French Impressionist . The acres of open space where kids play, the families … (31 comments)
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greenolina: Common Sense in the City of Bliss. Is this about eco-community? - 04/19/08 09:21 AM
I'm sort of a "common sense" kind of person.. I like waterfalls, (photo taken at eco-community near Asheville) the first snow fall, sitting around the fire with my friends, and delicious organically-grown tomatoes...IOW... balance in my life.
Possibly, as a young schoolteacher in Michigan, way back when, I acquired common sense from my fourth-graders.
Today, … (8 comments)
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greenolina: The Whole "GREEN-BUILT" Package - 04/11/08 09:48 AM
Maybe it was the ready-to-plant south-facing (organic?) garden within a hop-skip-and-jump of that Green Builder's door that did it!
When I visited this remarkable home, (see photos to left and right) suddenly, for the second time this week, Grandma's sage advice came to mind:
"Get Your Greens!"
Scenario: Board members of NLJ's site … (5 comments)
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greenolina: Egg on Your Face? Or Farm Incubator? - 04/09/08 09:49 AM
Recently, one of our clients, an international pilot spent the weekend with us as we hunted down the perfect small farm near Asheville. In the course of our days together, he suggested I read Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling nonfiction book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. In it, Barbara, recently turned 50, talks of her family's farm … (13 comments)
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greenolina: Get Your Greens! - 04/07/08 07:35 PM
Get Your Greens!
Your Mama may have told you, "Get Your Greens!" She probably was referring to something leafy when she said that. As an eco-adventurous REALTOR® here in Asheville, NC., you probably already guessed that I'm referring to something else- what else but homes and land?
photo courtesy of Wikipedia
So when I … (17 comments)
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greenolina: SECTION 404. Do You Know About This? - 04/04/08 09:38 AM
Yesterday I wrote about our "Green retrofit" in process, our Office Building here in Asheville, N.C. So I've been getting suggestions about what to do next in that process.
Seems as if all the Brokers are into creating a sustainable place for us eco-savvy REALTORS®! One suggested we start by painting the porches with … (5 comments)
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greenolina: Vintage Retrofit Office Dresses Up "Greening" the Neighborhood for Asheville REALTOR® - 04/03/08 08:36 AM
Here it is! Our Office in Asheville. It's on a corner with huge old trees on either side, and a funeral parlor across the street...We joke about that sometimes. (You can fill jokes in as you might...) We plan to do a bunch of "retrofitting" each year. It's an interesting learning … (19 comments)
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greenolina: Asheville's in on the GREEN TREND, but Who's Doing WHAT in Your Neighborhood? - 04/02/08 04:40 PM
Thinking about the "red hot GREEN" trend in real estate gets me going. I'm not the only one, either. Whether you are in Asheville, N.C. or Kalamazoo...getting involved in sustainable /green homes and land appears to call to "what makes sense" in the minds of consumers.
So...this is not just happening … (2 comments)
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greenolina: "He's designing seven entirely new and entirely GREEN cities with A Comprehensive Plan for Eco-development. - 04/01/08 06:19 PM
So we were out looking over some mighty nice Land the other day, when my client asked me, "janeAnne...exactly WHAT is involved in a comprehensive plan for eco-development..."
"Well," I answered, "I'm not sure about other areas of the Country, but here in the Greater Asheville Area, "green" architects, developers of eco-communities … (12 comments)
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greenolina: Asheville's Green/NC HealthyBuilt = "Good Value" - 03/31/08 10:45 PM
WNC Healthy Built Homes on the market in Asheville range in price from work-force homes like those seen in this Asheville neighborhood (around $234,000) to Green luxury homes (in the $3M range.)
According to Maggie Leslie at Asheville's (WNC) Green Building Council, Green Homes are a good investment. Considering the features and … (3 comments)
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greenolina: STATS say Green Homes for Sale In Asheville Equals Red Hot! - 03/31/08 10:31 PM
I know, I know. I'm repeating myself. Eco-innovation is red hot.
Development-planning and green building have changed the way we design, construct, operate and even think about real estate.
One of the best places to see how this is transforming the way we look at our world our communities, our homes … (13 comments)
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greenolina: 100 million a Year Social Marketing Campaign - 03/27/08 07:13 PM
Have you heard about the 100 million a year social marketing campaign being launched by the Alliance for Climate Protection. ? Based on the methods outlined and taught by Douglas McKensie-Mohr whose ideas have potential relevance for those of us who enjoy the benefits at Active Rain, it's worth a peek. … (2 comments)
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greenolina: Immersions in CHANGE are Opportunities for REALTORS® - 03/25/08 06:56 PM
Leadership RolesEvolve as Women and Minorities Bring Their Energy to the Table. I'm smiling.Look at the Top 100 Bloggers at Active Rain, and you'll see what I mean. The Demand for GREEN Buildings and Energy Efficient Homes Lifts the Real Estate Market. (New construction as well as remodels.)Sustainable Innovation becomes a By-word … (2 comments)
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