Though automobiles have become more environmentally-friendly, their traditional home – the garage – remains a warehouse of pollutants, according to the experts at EGOPowerPlus.com. Whether your garage is attached or detached, you can green your garage in as little as nine steps. Here’s how to get started. 1. If your garage lacks finished walls, lose… Continue Reading
One of the top trends driving today’s housing market is the demand for energy-efficient homes. If you’re looking to purchase a new home, green features can save money both now and in the future. Buyers can expect these upgrades to remain popular in 2015: Tight Construction – When searching for new construction, the building process is… Continue Reading
Green living not only helps the environment, it helps your pocketbook. When making upgrades to your home – whether it’s replacing a light bulb or a total living room makeover – incorporate energy-efficient and repurposed materials to make your living space more environmentally friendly. Emily J. Reynolds, an interior design faculty member at The Art… Continue Reading
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system was established in 1998 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes, and neighborhoods. What was invented by the USGBC over a decade ago is not the future of the home building industry; it is… Continue Reading
The winter of 2014 was a wake-up call for homeowners facing higher-than-normal heating costs. With polar vortex cold sweeps, heavy snowfalls and ice blizzards affecting much of the country, energy prices for electricity, gas and oil have increased. Propane prices have skyrocketed due to scarcity of supplies, leading some governors to declare a state of… Continue Reading
Take a look at this infographic outlining the many environmental, financial and health reasons to build green: Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Source: www.greenbuildingcanada.ca Courtland Building Company would love to help you plan your green home, call us today: (281) 932-4494 Visit our website: www.courtlandbuildingcompany.com… Continue Reading
Green housing features are in great demand. But do the buyers want all of these? We caught up with a reputable researcher and asked her advice in this regard. She gave us a deeper insight and highlighted a number of features which buyers wanted in green houses and also told us about the ones they… Continue Reading
The end of 2013 saw home construction pick up pace and 2014 is going to see more of this. Home sales are not going to slow anytime soon, at least not in the initial part of this year, and the inventory can definitely do better if more homes are added to it. So what materials are… Continue Reading
Did you know that residents of Green building are experiencing fewer sick days and much more productivity? Research suggests that not only are green buildings better for the health of tenants; tenants are much less likely to vacate green building than their non-green counterparts. The research, conducted by University of San Diego in collaboration with… Continue Reading
The nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers announced its support for federal legislation that would improve the mortgage underwriting process by ensuring appraisers are provided relevant property information relating to green and energy-efficient features. The Appraisal Institute expressed its backing of the recently introduced Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013. “We… Continue Reading