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Green Construction Big Savings
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Yesterday I was showing a buyer an Energy Star certified home. She asked me why the house was priced $10 per sq ft more than other homes in the area. I had to pause and try to explain in a way that she could understand. If I started rattling off this rating and that rating it would not have met any thing. The bottom line is how much you save over a 5 to 10 year period on utility bills and property maintenance.
The materials used in green construction typically have a 35 to 50 year life span. That alone saves a tremendous amount of long term reinvestment in a home. However, immediate is the utility savings. This last month I paid $500 for utilities in a beautiful old home that has been renovated with lots of energy savings upgrades. A new construction green home would have cost $100 for the same utilities. Now in 1 year that is a $4800 savings on utilities alone.
A better built home that is designed with energy savings and low maintenance design features is a Smart Value.
Check out our new Smart Value Homes in South Side Village in down town Chattanooga. They are going up now and will be ready in May. Join us April 22 at 9 am for a planting party in honor of Earth Day.
Grace Frank
Certified Green Realtor
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Posted By - grace frank - 04/10/2011
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