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HUD focusing on greenliviing in a healthy homes initiative

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK 209970

 

 

YOU may be interested, as I amin HUD's emerging focus on greenliviing. This is being presented  as the healthy homes initiative.  Here in Asheville, where greenliving is in high demand, this is promising news -for both real estate professionals and our clients.  I especially like the idea that green retrofitting can improve quality of life for my market segment- baby boomers (and beyond) who are making choices about whether to move or stay in our homes.  Aging-in-place is under serious consideration for many of our Asheville clients where envisioning ways to avoid preventable hazards may be appreciated in years to come.

 Healthier Homes

In a press release earlier this month- "Federal Agencies Working to Make Homes Healthier- Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents" several federal  agencies " unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing – A Strategy for Action. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) ... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ... and Urban Development (HUD)..." have opened discussions.

According to the press release, "The initiative represents a bold new vision for addressing the nation’s health and economic burdens caused by preventable hazards associated with the home...People in the United States spend about 70% of their time in a home[and] millions of... homes have moderate to severe physical housing problems, including dilapidated structure; roofing problems; heating, plumbing, and electrical deficiencies; water leaks and intrusion; pests; damaged paint; and high radon gas levels.

These conditions are associated with a wide range of health issues, including unintentional injuries, respiratory illnesses like asthma and radon-induced lung cancer, lead poisoning, result in lost school days for children, as well as lost productivity in the labor force. The health and economic burdens from preventable hazards associated with the home are considerable, and cost billions of dollars."

I would like to see the initiative include a nod to the relevance of uniiversal design elelments  such as GORGEOUS grab bars as a preventative measure against falls which also are costly - on many levels.

 

age-friendly kitchen- DEMOS Builders- AshevilleRecommendations to Date

 

Establish healthy homes recommendations

Encourage adoption of healthy homes recommendations

Create and support training and workforce development to address health hazards in housing

Educate the public about healthy homes

Support research that informs and advances healthy housing in a cost-effective manner

 Healthy Homes website- http://healthyhomes.hud.gov.

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Comments (6)

Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thank you for sharing the information. I will bookmark this and read it again.

Feb 16, 2013 10:41 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Comfort, everyone needs more and aging in-place makes sense.

Feb 16, 2013 10:45 PM
Jimmy Faulkner
Florida. Homes Realty & Mortgage - Wantagh, NY
The Best Of St. Augustine

If the HUD is involved than only corruption will follow, guaranteed. Gore tells you about global warming, I tell you the government is the problem.  BEWARE!

Feb 16, 2013 10:57 PM
John Pusa
Glendale, CA

JaneAnne - Thank you for sharing detailed information about HUD focusing on greenliving in a healthy homes initiative.

Feb 17, 2013 02:21 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

janeAnne,

Good to know that HUD is catching up on what we all have known and many are already doing something about it....happy Sunday, A

Feb 17, 2013 05:50 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

JaneAnne A healthy home does enhance quality of life.  Good to see HUD is coming to that conclusion.

Asheville residents are fortunate to have a green advocate in their corner.

Have a great week.

Feb 17, 2013 02:33 PM