GreenDream » appraisal http://greendream.biz Learning to live lighter on the planet. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:34:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Energy Audits are the High Road http://greendream.biz/2010/11/energy-audits-are-the-high-road/ http://greendream.biz/2010/11/energy-audits-are-the-high-road/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:01:08 +0000 Steve http://greendream.biz/?p=977 When we have a choice to make, taking the high road means choosing the honorable or ethical course over some lesser alternative. In terms of housing efficiency, Nevada has a choice to promote an ethical path toward increased home energy efficiency and savings, or to maintain the dismal and expensive status quo.

I’m referring to legislation passed in 2007 to require a professional home energy audit whenever an older home is sold in Nevada. ...(more)

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In today’s home market, a lot of variables go into determining the price of a home, but some of the most common “features” are often ...(more)

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]]> http://greendream.biz/2010/01/265/feed/ 0 HomeFree Nevada http://greendream.biz/2009/06/353/ http://greendream.biz/2009/06/353/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:11 +0000 Steve http://greendream.biz/blog/?p=353 We’ve all heard a lot about green jobs lately. But what exactly is a green job? When are they coming? Where can a person find one? A lot of people want to know how they can make a living while making a difference.

While I believe that any job in any company can be “greened” with the right attitude and attention to detail, there are some that fall squarely in the green job category. ...(more)

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]]> http://greendream.biz/2009/06/353/feed/ 1 Green Options for Homebuyers http://greendream.biz/2009/02/green-options-for-homebuyers/ http://greendream.biz/2009/02/green-options-for-homebuyers/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:00:50 +0000 Steve http://greendream.biz/?p=515 It’s exciting to see the transformation taking place in the home building market. Perhaps the best example is the new Villa Trieste development by Pulte Homes. Located in Summerlin, this community of 185 homes is leading the way when it comes to responsible building in Southern Nevada.

The community has gotten some good coverage recently but I noticed the focus is mostly on energy savings and the electrical solar panels that come with each ...(more)

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