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Green Remodel Your Home's Kitchen

By Trey Affolter

Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty WA# 12940

December 31, 2008 12:00 PM

Tips for a Green Remodel for Your Kitchen

Do you want to "go green" when remodeling your home's kitchen? If you are planning an eco-friendly remodel, here are some tips to help you:

Go Green:

Consider hiring "green" professionals.
Consider what to do with removed materials. Consider reusing materials if applicable to other projects, resell, or donate.
Choose your "green" materials. Look for products certified by The Greenguard Environmental Institute (www.greenguard.com), the Forest Stewardship Council (www.fscus.org), or Cradle to Cradle ( www.mbdc.com/c2c/).
Look for eco-friendly substitute materials:
- Linoleum instead of vinyl
- Low or no-VOC paints
- Bamboo, cork, or reclaimed wood
Choose Energy Star appliances.
Use formaldehyde-free cabinetry or go for wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Install recycled-content glass countertops.
Install a water filter as an alternative to buying bottled water.
Utilize natural light with well-placed windows, skylights, and sun tunnels.
Keep the refrigerator out of the sunlight and away from the oven.

*helpful sources: www.nalo.com, by Alayna Schroeder

Additional Resource for a Green Remodel:

The 7 Commandments of a Green Remodel for Your Tacoma Real Estate Home

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Patricia Aulson

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Verani Realty NH Real Estate - Exeter, NH

Realtor - Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes

While I think it's admirable, I really don't think anyone is going to be looking out for and asking around for a Green Realtor. There are people that do this for their jobs, they'll call them first. All these different designations are interesting, I'm all for learning so don't get me wrong, but in the 20 years I've been a REALTOR maybe one person has asked about my different accreditations.

Patricia Aulson/ Portsmouth NH Real Estate

Dec 31, 2008 12:27 PM

Jim Frimmer

HomeSmart Realty West - San Diego, CA

Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist

Hey, Trey. I thought Linoleum was a company brand name. Many of the pre-1980 Linoleum has asbestos in it. Also, you have a term which I'm not familiar with. Probably many others are not familiar with it either: low or no-VOC paints.

Jan 05, 2009 07:33 PM

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REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK - Asheville, NC

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Trey~

There are 900+ real estate professionals over at the Eco-All-Stars Groupwho will welcome this information. Hope you will post it on over there. And I am going to re-blog it as part of my "Things to Consider" series.

Our office recently remodeled the staff kitchen using MARMOLEUM...=)

Jan 29, 2009 05:23 AM

Joshua Talayka

Chase Internatinonal - Reno, NV

Great post. View my blog post on kitchen remodeling for other ideas on how to save money when you're remodeling your kitchen.

www.sellingnorthernnv.com/2009/01/save-on-kitchen-remodel.html

Jan 30, 2009 10:25 AM

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