Adding simple green components to your home can add immediate value not only for you, but from a resale value perspective as well. Hint: buyers are asking about green features in homes.
1 – Rain recapture/harvesting systems and at the Rivanna Store (archived: 2009)
2 – Small Solar arrays
3 – Upgrade insulation (archived: 2008) and weather stripping
4 – Avoid toxic cleaners whenever possible; use green products (archived: 2025).
5 – Visit the Charlottesville Habitat Store
(archived: 2025)6 – Join a CSA (no longer available)
7 – Green building resource guide (archived: 2016)
8 – Go green today (no longer available)
9 – Green your air conditioning (no longer available)
10 – Educate yourself. Read green blogs (here are some of the green blogs I read)
* several of the links above were found at Move’s Green blog (no longer available)
What are some of the easy green tips that you have found for your home?
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