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Luxury Green Homes: Are They For Real ?
Another Eco Certified® Real Estate Consultant and I happened on a "find" as we were out previewing properties for a client  here in Asheville, NC  not long ago. Horse farms and organic acreages are wonderful to visit on a mild winter's day. And, this time of year, most of the leaves have nested in the mountain crevices leaving landscapes free for viewing what otherwise might be missed.
One of those missed items was our "find"  ... a for sale by owner sign that was almost totally obscured by fallen leaves. The sign read...
 "For Sale By Owner 4 BR 5 Bath Luxury Green Home 10+ AC"
I could almost hear my eco-savvy "small footprint" proponent and pal exclaim, one eyebrow raised.."Luxury  and Green. Can the two coexist?" 
 Echoing his sentiments I said to my companion, "It's amazing that land of this quality could be for sale so close to Asheville, but add to that  a luxury green-built home on the land ...I don't know. What do you think?"  
 Always on top of things, my Eco Certified® associate replied, " Well....according to the folks at the NC Green  Builder Program, ‘Green building' is also referred to as ‘high performance building' or ‘sustainable building.'
So if a luxury home is built ... more

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