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The New Granite is...Siding! Really?
My friends in energy efficiency have been patiently waiting for granite to fall out of favor as the sexiest way to improve your home, and add value when you…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on February 19, 2013 at 8:59pm — 1 Comment
Commit to advance the "State of the Union for Green Value"!
It's State of the Union time, and another union worth looking at is the state of value for high performance homes (HPH). The image below shows how value comes…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on February 15, 2013 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
Mapping the Market Triggers for an Efficiency Tipping Point
We've been talking about Market Transformation of energy efficiency for a long time. And the home sale transaction has been long viewed as a lever that can…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on February 12, 2013 at 7:51pm — 2 Comments
High Performance Home Simple to Buy - Like a Latte???!
A group of industry visionaries has set out to make the home-buying process as simple as buying a latte! It's an inspired vision of simplicity and data-sharing all built around the consumer. Latte Vision Video
According to their website, Inman News is the leading source of independent real estate news, information, advice,…
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Do Words Matter for High Performance Homes?
When people consider high performance homes the term “label” gets used most broadly – in both a positive or negative context. In general, when people talk about…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on January 18, 2013 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment
Time to Stand Up and Be Counted!
If a tree falls in the…
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Energy Efficiency & Real Estate in 2013?
This new year has the promise of some bright signs in the housing market. There are equally…
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EE + RE? Top 10 Takeaways from Realtors' Annual Conference
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Five very full days in Orlando at NAR Annual 2012 creates a full slate of new ideas, opportunities and new thinking about old obstacles. Here are my Top 10 ideas and…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on November 23, 2012 at 12:51pm — 2 Comments
The RETS Way to Green MLS
Those that are interested in a tipping point for residential energy efficiency often look to real estate, and Multiple Listing Services (MLS) as the Holy Grail.
Slowly but surely, one MLS at a time is adding fields for green features. The last official count in 2010 showed that about 15% of the 850+ independently owned and operated MLS offered at least one green field. Another 10% were planning to add fields. But anecdotal information since then indicates that some of the planning…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on September 8, 2012 at 1:19pm — 4 Comments
A Tipping Point for Energy Efficiency?
In a post-foreclosure world, home buyers want homes that cost less to own - and energy efficient homes are the means to that end. …
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Missed Opportunity? Energy Audits @ Home Purchase
ContinueIt may be the…
Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on May 8, 2012 at 9:30pm — 12 Comments
The Redboxification of Home Performance
Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on May 3, 2012 at 2:17pm — 6 Comments
Green Light for Good GreenMLS Design
Last month Chicagoland's multiple listing service …
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on April 2, 2012 at 12:41pm — 2 Comments
Predicting GreenMLS Market Progress
CNT Energy just released a report with the results of the Green MLS/Better Buildings Roundtable convened this fall.
The…
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Are Realtors doing enough for “Future Generations?”
This time two weeks ago I was in Anaheim, California, at the National Association of Realtors’ Annual Conference, themed “Seize the Day“.
I am still struck by the bigness of it all. Not just the sheer numbers (over 20,000 of us!), but by the strength of the passion and the vision. Yet I am still wondering, are we delivering what future generations of home owners need…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on November 28, 2011 at 7:54pm — 1 Comment
NAR Study: Homebuyers Consistently Seek Efficiency
The National Association of Realtors’ annual Profile of Home Buyers/Sellers is out. The 2011 results are impressive not because of anything new, but because of consistent results about homebuyer interest in…
Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on November 21, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments
All I Know About Home Performance I Learned from a Happy Meal
There's one thing that keeps me from my favorite fast-food indulgence, the Junior Whopper with Cheese. It's called the Happy Meal. My kids insist on them. And our meals are indeed happier if I forgo my trip to Burger King so we can snag Happy Meals at McDonald's instead.
How does this relate to Home Performance?
A big focus among home performance professionals at the moment is driving demand. To do that…
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Upcoming Webinars on Appraisal Institute's Green & EE Addendum.
The Appraisal Institute has announced a webinar on their new Green & EE Addendum. The course is open to members and non-members. It will be presented by Sandy Adomatis, a leader in the industry on green value, and a primary author of the form. Don't miss! And keep an eye out at the end of November on another webinar on the same topic from Efficiency First.
Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 20, 2011 at 9:01am — No Comments
Upcoming Webinars on Appraisal Institute's Green & EE Addendum.
The Appraisal Institute has announced a webinar on their new Green & EE Addendum. The course is open to members and non-members. It will be presented by Sandy Adomatis, a leader in the industry on green value, and a primary author of the form. Don't miss! And keep an eye out at the end of November on another webinar on the same topic from Efficiency First.
Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 20, 2011 at 9:01am — No Comments
Follow Price Signals to a Green Revolution
Tom Friedman delivered an engaging keynote speech at USGBC’s Greenbuild last week in Toronto. His message around the difference between a green party (“Yeah, we’re BP – Beyond Petroleum!”) and a green revolution was very inspiring. His words fit right in with my presentation the next day on …
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 11, 2011 at 6:21pm — 1 Comment
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