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Laura Reedy Stukel's Blog – October 2011 Archive (6)
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…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 30, 2011 at 3:00pm — 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
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
Getting What It's Worth - Green Home Value
EcoHome Magazine provides a great case study on a home builder that takes the extra steps to provide the data points an appraiser needs during a green home appraisal.
Yup, it's too bad we need to take these extra steps right now. And yup, you'd be crazy not to do the extra work! The new…
ContinueAdded by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 7, 2011 at 11:01am — No Comments
Defining GreenMLS – Great video!
Wow. GreenMLS is friendly, fun and adds value when you look at it via an excellent cartoon video! Kudos to USGBC Colorado and the Governor’s Energy Office in Colorado for breaking it down, making it fun and keeping it real!
Please share with folks who might not be aware of the growing inventory of green/energy efficient homes and how to properly promote them during resale!
Added by Laura Reedy Stukel on October 7, 2011 at 10:02am — No Comments
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