The first in a series of infrequent but regular green carnivals here … just a few stories culled from my feedreader. I’ve said it before; the majority of people will not “go green” simply because it’s the “right thing to do,” but if there is profit to be had, or money to be saved, then we’ll have something.
… nearly 90 percent of Americans think that solar electricity should be an option for all new home construction, up significantly from one year ago (79 percent).
(archived: 2008)
Making energy efficiency pay (no longer available)
Create an eco-friendly playroom (archived: 2007)
100 ways to save the environment (archived: 2008)
How big is your ecological footprint (no longer available)? Mine is 32 (I drive a lot, and have an SUV) but I am trying to offset it a bit by recycling, composting, using a non-gas-powered lawn mower and riding my bike to the farmer’s market)
Green modern prefab meets Google
The many shades of the eco-consumer
I took a brief tour of this exceptional new development in Albemarle County on Friday … I will write more about Bundoran Farm soon.
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Bundoran Farm’s Second Act
Bundoran Farm, the preservation development near North Garden and Batesville in Southern Albemarle was foreclosed on last year. Dave McNair at The Hook reports on how they're moving forward under new ownership. I've always loved that development and wish it was viable on a larger…
Bundoran Farm – Preservation Development Near Charlottesville Virginia
Disclosure: my firm, Nest Realty Group, is marketing Bundoran Farm in conjunction with three other firms in the Charlottesville area. I would be posting about them regardless of any affiliation I might have; I was talking about them in 2007, long before I was with…
A Conversation about the Charlottesville Real Estate Market
Two years ago, I would have been terrified with the prospect of filling an hour of radio time. This past Sunday on WNRN's Morning Wake Up show, I think we could have done two. :) We covered a lot of information on Sunday in a…
Bundoran Farm – How All Development Should Be
This is a pretty great note about the Bundoran Farm preservation development in Albemarle County: (click through to read the whole thing) I received this nice letter below from Joe Barnes at Bundaron (sic) Farm after posting about his wonderful conservation development. I want to…