Here’s the best of the best from the presentations and questions during the green homes workshop in Elmhurst on Monday. I’ll post the summary for those that want to review or missed us on Monday. Thanks.
Corbett, Green Dream Group – energy audits – http://www.greendreamgroup.com/services
Marty, Om Homes – green building – www.OmHomesOnline.com
Maria, Green Home Experts – green housewares – [...]
Well, it’s not an Oscar, but tonight for anyone planning a green update to their home this is just as exciting. Energy Star recently updated their website to offer info on incentives in the stimulus package for homeowners to add energy efficient improvements.
The biggest changes for most of you are:
* Cap for improvements to things [...]
$8000 home buyer credit, $1500 energy-efficient update credit, Energy Star appliance upgrade, free energy audit, green financing – the early details on the passed stimulus package and my Ready, Set, Green Homes incentives are looking pretty good for green buyers!
I was thrilled to be profied in Leslie Leader’s column “Elmhurst Over Easy” today in the Elmhurst Press. The phrase “I couldn’t have said it better myself” comes to mind! She really captured my vision to make it easier for buyers create greener homes until we have an actual inventory of green homes here locally. [...]
Earlier, I discussed Energy Audits as a place to start whether you are looking for a new home or updating your current home. The audit also helps you assess how long the energy savings will take to pay back the improvement costs.
So now that you have a list of things you want to do, what [...]
Maria from Green Home Experts will be a part of the panel “How do I find the best green products for me?” I was a regular at her store during my home renovation. Her store in Oak Park is just a quick drive from Elmhurst. She has a great mix of products and which she [...]
Marty Bhatia of Om Homes (green realty, development and design) will be part of “Ready, Set, Green Homes” at Fracesca’s in Elmhurst on the 23rd. He is going to present “Building Green – Tales from the Front Line.” I’ve asked him to be ready to talk about how green can you go if the builder you [...]
The key to my Ready, Set, Green Homes program is the energy audit. In fact, it’s so important that I’m offering to cover the cost of one for all my buyers or sellers between now and March 31, 2009. And, I’ll offer them at a discount after that. So why is it free? Well, now I have your attention… Before this [...]
People ask me what I did to make my house “green”. The term gets slapped on everything these days. it’s probably more accurate to say I did an energy-efficient update. So if you’re looking to ooh and aah over cool green freatues, you’ll probably want to go somewhere else. But if you’re like me and [...]
I’m looking forward to the upcoming seminar “Ready, Set, Green Homes” I’ll be hosting at Francesca’s in Elmhurst on the 23rd. See the Events link for more info. I have a great line-up confirmed…including dessert! I’ll be featuring more about the participants over the next few days. First, meet Green Dream Group. They are energy [...]