Reinventing Green Real Estate
It’s all about ugly solar panels and cold houses, right Turn down the heat! Put a sweater on! God, those solar panels are an eye-sore! Not any more. Green building has evolved into much more than simply slapping some solar panels on the roof of your house and calling it a day. It can include such basic concepts as the proper orientation of your house, sealed air ducts, high efficiency windows, improved insulation, high efficiency HVAC, and tight construction.
Check out The US Green Building Council for more information. A comprehensive rating system called LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) has been developed whose goal is to provide a road map for delivering economically profitable, environmentally responsible, healthy, productive places to live and work.
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To go green or not to go green the 21st century Shakespeare says. Contradictory to common belief, going green in your real estate business is actually more profitable than not. One company, In The Now Investments, Inc. has taken it to the next level.
If you have a heartbeat you surely often hear the word green almost every day but most of us really do not think about what green is or what all is involved. The term has been tossed around loosely and has most likely lost some of its true meaning. This is why the owners of In The Now Investments decided to get educated and learn the true benefits (short and long-term) of taking their business to the green side. What they were about to find out would change their lives dramatically.
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