Join the Elmhurst Park District and Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition for a FREE workshop. Discover why the typical Elmhurst home uses more energy than the average home in Chicagoland. And learn about a budget-friendly approach to make your home more comfortable while you cut your energy bills and make Elmhurst a cooler place to live! [...]
In honor of Earth Day and Spring Cleaning – and ahead of Elmhurst’s annual free garbage day, join the Reedy Family Recycling Event! We will be collecting various items on behalf of SCARCE. We’re hoping to divert materials from the landfill, teach our kids about community service…and help our daughter earn a free ticket to DisneyWorld!
Important [...]
Team Depot from Home Depot’s Lincoln and McCormick store visited Family Matters on December 29th to participate in Project Sage. Team Depot was focused on sealing up air leaks identified in an energy audit this summer. The work was a critical preparation step as we work towards adding insulation to the attic at Family Matters this [...]
If you love Elmhurst. or you love real estate and architecture or you love history, OR if you are like me and like all those things…you have to check out the new “Dwellings” exhibit at the Elmhurst Historical Musuem!
The exhibit is exceptional. On the main floor (through May) you can tour an exhibit featuring Elmhurst [...]
Last week I visited Capitol Hill as a member of Efficiency First to encourage support of the Retrofit for Energy and Environmental Performance (REEP) bill. This legislation has been presented within several energy bills with the goal of cutting tax payer’s expenses, cutting our dependence on foreign oil and creating new local jobs that cannot [...]
Day 1 of my lobbying adventure has been amazing. To a person, all the Efficiency First folks gathered here in DC share my passion for doing the right stuff, in the right way and out of the box thinking to make it really happen. Very inspiring to be among such a group!
Collectively today we met [...]
You’ve probably heard about “Cash for Clunkers” and the first-time home-buyer credit. But, there’s another credit available. It helps to make your home more energy efficient, but many homeowners don’t know how to qualify. The upcoming 5×10 Improvement workshop will teach you how.
The workshop’s name means that homeowners can take five steps for no more [...]
Thanks to everyone who contributed items for the Recycling Boutique at Elmhurst Green Fest on August 1st.
We had one fantastically overflowing tent! Thirteen organizations came out to collect items. We are estimating that we collected one dumpster’s worth full of items to be reused again like jeans, books, magazines, eye glasses, shoes, shipping peanuts and [...]
Elmhurst Green Fest is coming up next Saturday, August 1st in Wilder Park. There’s something for everyone! www.elmhurstgreenfest.org
Includes kids activities, speakers on topics from composting to green roofs, green vehicles and improving your home. Over 60 exhibitors. Demonstrations like electric cars and a blender you can power by riding your bikes! Food by Chow to [...]
My listing on Myrtle was featured yesterday on the cover for the green issue of Chicago Agent Magazine!
Come see what all the buzz is about. So far, we’ve had over 200 visitors come through to check out the house and it’s comprehensive green features. We’ve had overwhelming positive feedback – people love the state-of-the-art efficiency, but [...]