Posted in Green Real Estate on Mar 6th, 2011 No Comments »
Although people have been talking about sustainable building methods since the 1970s, it was only in the recent years when internationally recognized eco-friendly house certification systems started to function properly. It was understandable that he builders around the world would need an assessment system to guide them into the best practices and green building materials. [...]
Posted in Green Real Estate on Jan 6th, 2011 No Comments »
As far back as the 1970′s Sears envisioned a kiosk in their stores where a customer could buy stock and even real estate. It was a bold look at the future from one of the world’s largest retailers. All they had to do was to get the consumer to come to their stores to do [...]
Posted in Green Real Estate on Dec 20th, 2010 No Comments »
One general tip when looking for a contractor is to gather a few contracts and keep them. Finding one isn’t something you want to do in a pinch. It takes some time to check out your potential contractors, and you don’t want to make any hasty decisions. What Do You Need Done? The first step [...]
Posted in Green Real Estate on Nov 18th, 2010 No Comments »
Concepts like sustainable development, recycling and environment protection have never been stressed like these days. Obviously, the purpose is to make a change in our mind, therefore, to make a change in the whole world ? for the better. Environment protection covers each field of our lives: from waste-management, through technological and industrial development to [...]
Posted in Green Real Estate on Nov 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Green construction isn’t all that different from regular construction. Both need to be carefully planned out and both need skilled labor to be brought into the picture. The difference is that traditional construction doesn’t take the well-being of the environment into account nearly as much as green construction does. A building with certain green guidelines [...]