v2.0 of the detailed feature sheet for 250 N. Myrtle in Elmhurst was released today! A special green home deserves a special green marketing plan. And the website www.250NMyrtle.wordpress.com does just that. The site reduces paper-based marketing for Myrtle by 94%!
The improved site offers easier access to photos, videos and product links. It also provides one-click [...]
So the good news is that a lot of Illinois homeowners took advantage of recent State rebates and upgraded to more energy efficient water heaters. The State reported last week that residents received $500,000 in rebates for $2M in water heater sales. I’m sure they will all be pleased with reduced monthly utility bills!
The bad [...]
250 N. Myrtle is staged, with a great new price. The elegant home was carefully designed and finished to provide upscale and healthy living in a home that can actually cut your utility bills! The new price will be $788,500 and details and web updates will appear throughout the week. Besides the trend towards greener [...]
The recently published Elmhurst Energy & Emissions Profile surprised me a bit. I expected Elmhurst homes to be more in line with the rest of DuPage County. Instead, it shows we use 18% more natural gas than other DuPage homes and 25% more electricity than other Chicagoland homes.
Based on the averages it looks like the [...]
The recently released Elmhurst Energy & Emissions Profle offers some great insights for Elmhurst residents to cut their energy usage and improve their homes!
One of the biggest findings in the study is in Table 2 and Table 3. It shows that factors like our pre-1970’s housing stock and predominance of single-family homes with air conditioning in Elmhurst means our homes [...]
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 [...]
Out of the whole Remodeling Magazine survey this year, one project jumps out at me – entry door replacement. This year in the midwest a new entry cost $1229 and added $1106. It recouped 90.1%, putting it in the top spot. That doesn’t reflect the fact that entry doors are eligible for an ENERGY STAR [...]
Last year, the City of Elmhurst used federal grant money to commission a study of our local energy use. The study compares both commercial and residential averages to DuPage County and Chicagoland regional numbers. The results are published on the City of Elmhurst website. The Elmhurst Energy & Emissions Profile was produced by the Center [...]
Remodeling Magazine recently came out with its 2009 Cost vs. Value Report. It is interesting to see that this year many of the top projects had an energy efficiency angle. I think the report is very valuable for homeowners as usual. But instead of just looking at the value various projects add at resale, how [...]
Sounds like I wasn’t the only one who thought it was a great time to upgrade water heaters! The State of Illinois program offering 25% off the purchase price of a new water heater was announced January 20th, launched January 31st and will be out of funding TOMORROW. So the deadline to purchase is February [...]