There is a new buzzword being used in today's real estate market, that term is Short Pay Refinance.
Most of you have not heard about this. It is a new approach were a new lender negotiates on your behalf with your current lender to pay less than the full amount for the pay off of the existi...
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According to the Santa Monica OSE (Office of Sustainability and the Environment), a “green” building places a high priority on health, environmental and resource conservation performance over its life-cycle. These new priorities expand and complement the classical building design concerns: economy, utility, durability, and delight. Green design emphasizes a number of new environ-mental, resource and occupant health concerns:
Reduce human exposure to noxious materials.
Conserve non-renewable energy and scarce materials.
Minimize life-cycle ecological impact of energy and materials used.
Use renewable energy and materials that are sustainably harvested.
Protect and restore local air, water, soils, flora and fauna.
Support pedestrians, bicycles, mass transit and other alternatives to fossil-fueled vehicles.
Most green buildings are high-quality buildings; they last longer, cost less to operate and maintain, and provide greater occupant satisfaction than standard developments. Sophisticated buyers and lessors prefer them, and are often willing to pay a premium for their advantages.
What surprises many people unfamiliar with this design movement is that good green buildings often cost little or no more to build than conventional designs. Commitment to better performance, close teamwork throughout the design process, openness to new approaches, and information on how these are best applied are more important than a large construction budget.
Sustainable Home Examples
While these homes are not located in Davis, California, they do serve as inspiration.
Green remodeling can save you money on utilities, increase the resale value, and provide a healthy, environmentally conscious home. The following quotes are from an article in the September 2008 issue of California Real Estate. Mike Hall, president and CEO of Berkeley-based solar company Borrego Solar was quoted as saying,
“For every 1,000 watts of power in a home that’s coming from PV (photovoltaic panels), it can add $20,000 to the resale value of your home.”
Chris Bartle of Green Key Real Estate was quoted,
“If you’re comparing [green building] to a super-cheap Home Depot remodel, then yeah, it’s more expensive,” he explains. But if you’re comparing it to a high-end remodel with granite counter tops and things like that, then a lot of times it’s actually cheaper.”
The opening of “Green” building supply companies is evidence of the increasing popularity of Green remodeling. Davis has it’s own eco-friendly home improvement store called Casa Verde. There are also recycling options for building materials. Sacramento’s Habitat for Humanity has a building supply store called the ReStore offering surplus building supplies donated to the store and sold at discount prices. Another web-site resource is www.thereusepeople.org. They are a non-profit organization that provides environmentally responsible demolition services and sells reusable building materials.
If you would like more information on green building and learn about the “GreenPointed Rated” system, check out www.builditgreen.org
Davis, CA is much more than a marker on a map. Being the child of a two college professors, I’ve lived in my share of college towns. As an adult, I’ve decided to lay down roots here in Davis because of several reasons, the Davis proactive community being one of them. With this idea in mind I share the following website: Repower America.
Repower America is the bold clean energy plan to “repower” our country with 100% clean electricity within 10 years.
First described in a speech last July by Al Gore, Repower America means new industries with high-paying jobs. It means lower energy costs. And, it means substituting clean domestic sources of energy and a transition away from dirty coal and foreign oil. Read about the goal here.
Looking to Repower your piece of the world? As an EcoBroker and former PV designer I can anser any quetions you might have about Clean Energy for your current or future home. Just ask me. I have answers.
Green remodeling can save you money on utilities, increase the resale value, and provide a healthy, environmentally conscious home. The following quotes are from an article in the September 2008 issue of California Real Estate. Mike Hall, president and CEO of Berkeley-based solar company Borrego Solar was quoted as saying,