Green Homes Attractive to Buyers in Collin County
Home buyers of all income levels are looking for environmentally friendly properties and in this challenging housing market of today, sellers are looking for new ways to attract buyers. Making a home greener with cleaner air quality may just be the answer to getting more interest. A few steps homeowners can use to make their home more environmentally friendly:
Buy Applicances that use less water and electricity.
Many companies sell appliances like washing machines and dishwashers which use 10-15% less energy and water than standard models. Not only are the appliances using less, but they save money when it comes to the electricity and water bills.
Use Environmentally Friendlt Flooring
A wood floor produced without VOC's (volatile organic compounds) keeps the air clean in the house. Cork flooring helps maintain a constant air temperature in the room thanks to it's natural thermal insulation properties and is a renewable resource. This is because only the cork bark is trimmed from the tree and the cork oak trees continue living. In addition, cork has a waxy substance called suberin, which repels bugs, mold, mites and even termites, keeping allergins at bay.
Change Lights with Energy Efficient Modela
According to the U.S. Department of Energy ENERGY STAR program, if every American home replaced it's five most frequently used lights, such as kitchen, outdoor post lamps, living room table lamps etc. with fixtures that have earned the ENERGY STAR, almost $8 billion would be saved each year in energy costs and greenhouse gasses reduced at the rate of almost 10 million.
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