Top 10 Reasons to Green Your Home

1.     Guests always comment on the nice breezes going through your home...but your windows and doors are all shut. http://www.greenhomeguide.com/index.php/knowhow/entry/974/C236

2.     Your monthly visits to the allergist are starting to cost about as much as your mortgage payment. http://www.earthcrafthouse.com/documents/abn/abnjuly07.pdf  or http://www.greenhome.com/info/articles/fighting_allergies/5/

3.     No, the previous homeowner did not sponge paint your bathroom in brown - that's mold silly. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/fix-leaks-fight-mold.html

4.     The office coffee is pretty bad, but you had to stop your morning trips to Starbucks so you could afford to pay your electric bill. http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/green-electricity/green-electricity-top-tips.html

5.     You decide to have a home inspection before you put your home on the market (good idea) but during the radon testing, the inspector darts out of your house without giving you an invoice. http://www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/hmbyguid.html

6.     You just spoke to your neighbor and your recent water bill is about the same - nice, but they just filled their pool last month. http://green.yahoo.com/blog/amorylovins/33/low-cost-ways-to-conserve-water-at-home.html

7.     Even the White House is doing it! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29944122/

8.     You've calculated that your carbon footprint alone is bigger than that of the First Family living in the White House. http://www.nature.org/initiatives/climatechange/calculator

9.     You can't take a hot shower while your dishwasher is running. http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/tankless-water-heaters-460225

10.    It will help you feel better about the future! http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fifteen/greenhouse-effect.htm

More Useful Links:

The 10 easiest ways to green your home:

http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13107876

How to go green home buying:

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/go-green/home-buying

Green Home Environmental Store:

http://www.greenhome.com/

EarthCraft House certification:

http://www.earthcrafthouse.com/About/criteria.htm