Why We Dropped Our Home Builders' Association Membership
This year, we dropped our area home builders’ association membership. The pricey $1,000 annual fee was certainly a consideration – no...
WHOAAAA, HOA! Hands Off My Green!
HOAs can be big buzzkills full of nosy busybodies who bust chops for seemingly minor infractions like where to put trash for pickup or...
E Pluribus Green - Green's A Community Thing
Making the case for big-ticket green features in home and building boils down to one question – Who’s gonna own it? And often the answer...
Good Versus GREAT Homes & Buildings
Building code-minimum homes and buildings are structurally sound, have working mechanical systems like heating and cooling, and are...
.GOV Goodie Bag for Green
The IRS offers some big tax incentives if you're building or renovating green. Now that it's tax-prep time, remember to reach into the...
GreenSpot 2015 Sustainability Report
We just released our second annual Sustainability Report, and it's available for download. GreenSpot Real Estate is a real estate...
Climate Talks and Bricks and Sticks
Last December, 195 countries agreed to reduce carbon emissions to 10 percent of 2005 levels by mid-century to avert the worst effects of...
Green from The Gitgo - What I Wish Designers Knew about Green
I get a knot in my stomach when I drive around and routinely see wasted opportunities to make homes and buildings more energy-efficient. ...
Baby Bump Makes Energy Bills Jump
When you’re preparing to bring a newborn home, having a nursery at-the-ready is de rigeur. But one thing you may forget is that your...
Solar Nexus - Where Solar Meets Real Estate
Almost daily, someone asks me about solar and how it interacts with residential and commercial real estate – whether it’s worth it, does...
