ReGreening. - “If you’re here, you probably already know that green homes are healthier places to live, are better for the environment and can save money…” But, REALTORS®, did you know that the US Green Building Council (USGBC) is busy developing best practice guidelines for sustainable residential improvement projects?
REALTORS ® who hold the NAR GREEN Designation, may find the effort and results of regreening not only fascinating, as I do,
but a trend with a positive impact on our real estate markets as,
according to the USGBC, “REGREEN fosters sustainable renovation practices and benefits by providing quality resources, including REGREEN Residential Remodeling Guidelines, numerous case studies, educational offerings, a Certificate of designation for green remodel professionals, a green strategy generator that specifies green measures based on project scope and goals and much more.” So...does this point to a trend..or is this just so much marketing hype?
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Trends and Green Measures. - As we look into it, we find that communities and individuals, including a number of REALTORS® are indeed working together to develop programs and initiatives to reconnect all of us with nature and wellness in our own neighborhoods. Here at Active Rain, Dena Stevens and I began the Eco-All-Stars Group back in 2007, for example, and watched it grow from just the two of us to over 1,200 real estate professionals (so far!) (You're invited) ...
Green measures nationally may bring awareness. Green measures locally could mean that everybody wins.
->REGREENING - An emerging trend? -Quite Possibly....
Regreening is taking place all across the USA.
Asheville, NC joins “regreening” efforts taking place in Chicago, Philadelphia, LA, and Seattle. where investing in sustainable urban ecosystems that can improve quality of life makes sense.
...you can see one of Asheville's most charming historic regreen neighborhoods, Montford- known for holding solid residential real estate values and community regreening HERE.
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Resources
1. The Regreen Program: “If you’re here, you probably already know that green homes are healthier places to live, are better for the environment and can save money. They have better air quality than non-green homes, cost less to operate and significantly decrease the negative impact of the home on the environment. Green homes are also an immediate and measurable way individuals can make a difference in the environment.”
http://www.regreenprogram.org/
2. Lovely Reading : Last Child in the Woods. A book that might impact how we build neighborhoods.
Derek Thomas, founder and chief operating officer of Newland Communities, the nation's largest privately owned residential developer, has committed his company to changing its design approach. "We need to find more ways to integrate community into nature," he told CBS News.
3. EDENS LOST AND FOUND
http://edenslostandfound.org/
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