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Green Homes Attract Buyers in Collin County

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Real Estate Agent with Ebby Halliday Realtors

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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Comments (1)

Anonymous
Team Wicanders

Hi Tiffany & Tonya,

Thanks for the mention about cork flooring.  We just came out with a new product called Cork Plank with Micro Bevel. Also eco-friendly, it is just what nature intended for quiet, comfortable, soft, warm, and durable coverings for our places and spaces. We hope you visit to learn more about it on our blog at http://www.wicanderscorkoakblog.com

The Montado forests in Portugal thank you for sustaining them by telling everyone about the eco-friendly cork oak.

Cheers!

Team Wicanders

Oct 29, 2008 01:38 AM
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