raleigh green homes: How Much Does Solar Power Cost? | NC Green Home Builder Tips - 12/02/10 01:27 AM
Solar Power Calculator - Does it Pay to Add a Solar Energy Project? How Much Does Solar Energy Cost in Raleigh? - NC Green Home Builder Tips As a green home builder in the Raleigh area, we answer a lot of questions about solar energy.  Each situation is different, based on the location of the home, the site conditions, the type of home, and many other factors.
But this handy solar power calculator can give some good general examples.
Let's assume you live in Raleigh, and have a monthly electric bill of $200 from Progress Energy. 
How Much Does Solar Power Cost - Example … (6 comments)

raleigh green homes: Green Home Builder Raleigh | What Does it Cost to Build a Green Home - 09/05/10 12:11 AM
Green Home Builders in Raleigh
What does it cost to build a Green Home in the Raleigh/Triangle area? Answer - It depends! That really depends on what is put into a Green Home.  Just because two homes are green built, doesn't mean they're built the same.  Some might have solar panels and full underground rainwater collection systems.  Some might have other features, like WaterSense faucets, high performance windows, and Energy Star applicances. 
To get an idea of price per square foot for Green Homes, I've put together a little information on green homes featured in the 2010 Triangle Green Home Tour.
Here's a chart of all the homes in the … (4 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Home Tour - Map of Homes - Wake County Tour Homes - 05/14/10 06:20 AM
Map of Homes - Wake County  5th Annual Triangle Green Home Tour  It's the "Parade of Homes" for green building, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you find! 
Thousands of North Carolinians and visitors will tour thirty "green certified" homes during the weekends of May 15/16 and May 22/23. 
Raleigh's annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that allows homeowners and potential homebuyers to see a wide variety of green building features in new homes.
A certified green home can look exactly like the home across the street at first glance, so some of the homes on the … (0 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Home Tour - Map of Homes - Orange County Tour Homes - 05/13/10 10:18 AM
Map of Homes - Orange County  5th Annual Triangle Green Home Tour  It's the "Parade of Homes" for green building, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you find! 
Thousands of North Carolinians and visitors will tour thirty "green certified" homes during the weekends of May 15/16 and May 22/23. 
Raleigh's annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that allows homeowners and potential homebuyers to see a wide variety of green building features in new homes.
A certified green home can look exactly like the home across the street at first glance, so some of the homes on the … (0 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Home Tour - Map of Homes - Durham County Tour Homes - 05/13/10 09:15 AM
Map of Homes - Durham County  5th Annual Triangle Green Home Tour It's the "Parade of Homes" for green building, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you find! 
Thousands of North Carolinians and visitors will tour thirty "green certified" homes during the weekends of May 15/16 and May 22/23. 
Raleigh's annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that allows homeowners and potential homebuyers to see a wide variety of green building features in new homes.
A certified green home can look exactly like the home across the street at first glance, so some of the homes on the … (0 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Home Tour - Map of Homes - Alamance County Tour Homes - 05/13/10 08:08 AM
Map of Homes - Alamance County 5th Annual Triangle Green Home Tour  It's the "Parade of Homes" for green building, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you find! 
Thousands of North Carolinians and visitors will tour thirty "green certified" homes during the weekends of May 15/16 and May 22/23. 
Raleigh's annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that allows homeowners and potential homebuyers to see a wide variety of green building features in new homes.
A certified green home can look exactly like the home across the street at first glance, so some of the homes on the … (1 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Home Tour - Map of Homes - Chatham County Tour Homes - 05/13/10 05:40 AM
Map of Homes - Chatham County 5th Annual Triangle Green Home Tour It's the "Parade of Homes" for green building, and you'll be pleasantly surprised at what you find! 
Thousands of North Carolinians and visitors will tour thirty "green certified" homes during the weekends of May 15/16 and May 22/23. 
Raleigh's annual Green Home Tour is a free, self-guided event that allows homeowners and potential homebuyers to see a wide variety of green building features in new homes.
A certified green home can look exactly like the home across the street at first glance, so some of the homes on the tour will … (0 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Home Tour 2010 - 02/05/10 05:31 AM
The Triangle's Green Home Tour is coming up soon!
Green Home Tour 2010 May 15/16 and 22/23 The Green Home Tour 2010 is the Triangle's 5th annual tour.  These tours are very popular, and FREE.
- Tour green homes under construction and see what's inside the walls in order for a home to be third party certified green
- Tour completed green certified homes and see the different types of green certification available.
Homes are in the $100s to $1 million, and offered by builders from Habitat for Humanity to some of the Triangle's best-known green home builders.
Some green features you might … (2 comments)

raleigh green homes: What does it cost to build a Green Home? Can you afford to Go Green? - 05/02/08 01:34 AM
What does it cost to build a Green Home in the Raleigh/Triangle area? It depends! That really depends on what is put into a Green Home.  Just because two homes are green built, doesn't mean they're built the same.  Some might have solar panels and full underground rainwater collection systems.  Some might have other features, like low flow faucets, high performance windows, and ENERGY STAR applicances. 
To get an idea of price per square foot for Green Homes, I've put together a little information on homes in the Green Homes Tour on May 3/4th 2008.
Here's a chart of all the homes in the tour that have … (11 comments)

raleigh green homes: Triangle Green Homes Tour - Chatham County Homes - May 3/4, Directions and Tour of 10 Green Homes in Chatham County - 05/01/08 11:32 PM
Triangle Green Home Tour | Chatham County Green Homes  
Tour Books for the Third Annual Green Homes Tour are available in a variety of places.  But they are running out quickly, and many of the stores on this list are not open on the weekend! 
If you're interested in Green Homes, Green Builders, or just want to take a look at homes under construction in Chatham County near Raleigh that have the newest materials and building trends, you'll want to check out the Triangle Green Homes tour this weekend.
These Green Homes have special features like:
Rainwater Collection Systems Zero-Voc Paints Sealed Crawl … (2 comments)

 
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