Real estate blog entries tagged with earth advantage

Blog entries tagged with "earth advantage":

earth advantage: Groundbreaking Villebois Village Center Rowhomes - 05/23/08 02:20 PM

Last week we officially broke ground on the first of approximately 650 residential condominiums and rowhomes. To the average Joe or Jane off of the street this may seem like a fairly insignificant event. You are probably thinking that new developments break ground in the Portland area every day. If you … (0 comments)

earth advantage: “Green” Certified Homes Sell for More in Portland Real Estate Market - 05/07/08 03:45 PM

This press release came across my inbox first thing this morning and I thought that it is timely and useful information that you can use to evaluate the builder’s that you are interviewing for your new home purchase. In today’s economic environment we should all take a step back and … (0 comments)

earth advantage: Finally Time For Lenders To Support Green Building? - 04/02/08 11:42 AM

There was an article last week in our local paper, the Mail Tribune, that talked about Earth Advantage and Countrywide Home Loans joining together to offer a reduced interest rate to their homeowners who wish to build their homes to Energy Star®, Earth Advantage® or L.E.E.D. standards, with their project being … (8 comments)

earth advantage: Performance vs. Pretty - 02/26/08 01:37 PM

What do you think about this? I went to Central Oregon last summer and participated a judge in the Central Oregon Builders Association Tour of Homes for Energy Star and EarthAdvantage newly constructed Homes...amazingly beautiful homes. Our group consisted of Energy Star and Earth Advantage Builders and my self a Certified EcoBroker® and an EarthAdvantage Graduate....
We crossed paths … (2 comments)

earth advantage: So Many Certifications to choose from? - 02/26/08 12:00 AM

The news paper called me on Monday...in preparing an article about our Multi Listing Service adding 3 green certifications to our listing paper work. True story! A serious and eventful mile stone in our communities' history of going green. The certifications will be Energy Star, Earth Advantage and LEED-H and for … (4 comments)

earth advantage: Green Building Concepts Taking Hold in Southern Oregon - 01/29/08 11:02 PM

Like Greg and Valri Williams' dream development Verde Village in Ashland, a 62 unit project mix consisting of cottages, single-family homes and 15 affordable housing units that will all be Net-Zero Energy Homes (homes that combine energy-efficient construction, equipment, lighting and appliances with commercially available renewable energy systems to provide homeowners … (4 comments)

earth advantage: Oregon Setting Pace at Greenbuild07 in Chicago - 11/09/07 09:12 AM

Wow...that was some announcement made by City Commissioner Dan Salzman this week in Chicago! The Commissioner is proposing an ambitious plan to cut carbon emissions beginning 2010. Carbon fee and inspection requirements proposed would levy taxes on builders meeting the energy efficiency requirements of the Oregon building code, already one of … (0 comments)

earth advantage: Green, Green? - 03/01/07 05:22 PM

Our local Portland area MLS added a new search filter Tuesday that allows searches on 'green' designated homes, those specifically certified by Energy Star, Earth Advantage, etc. Now, that's nice, and our area has a reputation for being particularly environmentally friendly, but The Oregonian trumpeted it like Christ had returned. Others … (0 comments)