Green Roundup in advance of Earth Day
Is 21st Century Urban America Turning Green? Yahoo! to be carbon neutral by end of 2007 Home Depot to introduce "green" labeling and Lean, Green, Mainstream Household green paint alternatives - if for no other reason than they don't smell, use these. Earth Week Charlottesville…
Thursday links 04-12-2007
Best in the World gets more challenging all the time. Charlottesville Blogger Meetup Albemarle County lessened their tax hike The real-time passenger information system will cover about 400 bus stops for the city's 28-strong bus fleet. The City needs to do more than track the…
Tuesday Links – 27 March 2007 – Green stuff and foreclosures
Are there "Victims" in Foreclosures? Or is holding people accountable for their decisions unreasonable? Short Sales in the Luxury Home Market - I am curious to see what happens to this segment in the Charlottesville area; I have heard already of anecdotal pain. Translating anecdotes…
Monday links 03-19-2007
One of the best things you could subscribe to and read right now - The Dip by Seth Godin A good story referencing home warranties - I recommend that all of my purchasers get home warranties (some are good, some not so much) - if…
Friday links 02 March 2007
Why invest in student housing? I noted the other day how UVA's population is growing ... Subprime pain starts to spread. The Free Enterprise Forum's March newsletter is out. Go to the gym, create some energy (HT: slashdot) Go Green, get rich The Budget Wino…
Thursday links 2-21-2007
Carnival of the Green How to stage your home Stats, lies and real estate How to shrink Albemarle's footprint - yes, Virginia, green building is smart and fiscally viable: Specifically, the board is considering tying rezoning and special-use permits to the willingness of developers to…
Thursday links 02-07-2007
Rate your agent sites Home buying one step at a time - a great wiki entry from Zillow. Building green series from Treehugger But, It's not easy going green Amid slump, real estate agents hang up their blazers
Green homes = common sense
More and more, people are recognizing the value of common sense. Yesterday brought two articles from national media. Why is this green movement going to last? The Wall Street Journal (temp permanent free link here) Today, heating and cooling of homes accounts for about 20%…
Smoke-free buildings?
This, from a recent eco-broker listserv: “Do you address the issue of secondhand smoke in multi-unit buildings as a component of indoor air quality? A condo could be built with the healthiest eco-construction but still be hazardous to your health if you end if living…
Sustainable building workshop in Albemarle
Kudos to the County of Albemarle: The Virginia Sustainable Building Network will be holding a training session for Earthcraft House™ in Charlottesville for the first time on January 18, 2007. Earthcraft House™ is a green building standard endorsed by Governor Tim Kaine, the Homebuilders Association…