Category Archives: Green Building

Energy Trust of Oregon’s EPS Helps You Get the Best MPG in a New Home

April 14, 2010 – 11:14 am

The Energy Performance Score (EPS) for new homes is a MPG (miles per gallon) rating for the home.

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8 Ways to Keep Your Home Renovations Green

April 13, 2010 – 6:15 am

If you are planning a home renovation project, you are likely concerned with keeping costs down. While many people think that “green” renovation practices are expensive, the truth is that many green practices are just as easy on your wallet as they are on the environment. 1. Before you begin your renovations, hire a licensed [...]

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Do Building Appraisers Understand the Value of Green?

March 18, 2010 – 6:17 am

If you think it’s not easy being green, try measuring it. In fact, establishing the financial benefits of green building and making sure they’re accounted for in a building’s appraisal is one of the more significant challenges facing the industry today. When appraisals for green construction don’t reflect the value of the technology used to [...]

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Homestar Program Would Offer Rebates For Energy-Efficient Home Retrofits

March 15, 2010 – 5:58 am

Obama’s Homstar program would offer up to $3,000 in federal rebates for energy-saving home renovations.

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Investors Use Green to Make More Green

March 10, 2010 – 4:18 pm

Everyone knows it takes green to go green. Now it seems some investors are discovering that taking an environmentally aware approach to property investing could make them some green in the not-too long run. Take Jamestown Properties, a German real estate investment company, which has said it will invest $3 – $10 million to retrofit [...]

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