My Home’s LEAP Energy Makeover Continues
Today was interesting. As part of the LEAP Energy Makeover, the 2nd phase of my home's energy efficient makeover began: Day one (Monday) started with having a few exhaust vents addressed. Day two (Wednesday) brought the foam insulation as the builder neglected to put insulation…
Getting Started with Energy Efficiency in My Home
As some I know I am in the midst of making some energy efficient upgrades on my home. I am finding that the $2500 dollar prize is great, but its only just a start. To truly realize energy efficient gains I am faced with the…
Sustainability Matters
I was humbled to participate in the panel with real business leaders John Lawrence of Mudhouse Coffee and Crystal Mario of Rivanna Natural Designs yesterday. John and Crystal are setting standards for what and how profitable green/sustainability can be done successfully. Read about it at Charlottesville…
Seeing Green and Talking Green – Charlottesville Workshop Tomorrow
I have long said that a very small percentage of the (American) populace will make green decisions - conservation of resources, smarter use of resources, building green, etc. - because energy efficiency and other green choices save - green not solely for altruistic reasons. With…
Lifestyle Shift – Riding a Bike Revisited
Looking back at when I started riding a bike in Charlottesville in 2008. What I wrote is as relevant now as it was then. Since then, I've gotten a better bike, discovered more routes and actually shown property to a client while on bikes.
A first – Rode My Bike to Show a House in Charlottesville
Today marks a first: I rode my bike from Nest to a buyer client's house (where they're renting) and from there to a house on the market in the City. No car, just a nice ride on a beautiful day in Charlottesville. I've wanted to…
Backyard Garden, Year Two
Year One was a reasonable success, in that: - We fed ourselves a little bit, - We learned that gardening is a lot of work that requires constant vigilance - from weeds, deer and other critters - The family gardened together - I'd like to…
Charlottesville’s Retail Relay raises Nearly $3 Million
Congratulations are in order ... : Retail Relay Inc. has raised $2.96 million, according to a pair of SEC filings. The online grocery retailer took in $2 million from an equity offering, while raising $959,836 from an offering of convertible notes. Retail Relay is a…
Cities Are Greener than the Suburbs. Apparently.
City dwellers have smaller carbon footprints, walk more and are generally better for the environment. So says Ed Glaeser in the Freakonomics podcast. The higher price of urban space means that people are living in smaller homes, even with the same family size. And that…
Coaching Soccer This Spring. Again.
Next Wednesday my spring life changes again. My real estate business will shut down from three o'clock to six o'clock. And Saturdays' schedules will be non-negotiably altered. Soccer season for the little one begins anew. Coaching U-8 soccer is a thrilling, exhausting, rewarding, exhausting, trying,…