Zero the Hero - Building Net-Zero with Bricks & Sticks
Net-zero is the new superhero in homes and buildings, and anything less is merely mortal. “Net-zero” can be defined lots of ways – in...
Green Risk - Insurance Drops for High-Performance Buildings
The actuaries have it right. Not only are green buildings healthier, productivity lifters, and worth more money in capital markets - now...
HERS Ratings - All That And A Bag of Chips
The “Home Energy Rating Score” boils all energy use in a home down to a “miles-per-gallon” number – like a window sticker in a car. One...
Green Seen - You Can Run ...
Finding out whether a home is energy-efficient (or not) is as close as a smart phone. HERS ratings, the industry standard for measuring...
Green Premium - Price Bump for Green Homes & Schrödinger’s Cat
A valuation premium for green homes and energy efficiency is a lot like Schrödinger’s cat, says a new study released by the Colorado...
GreenSpot Named NGBS Partner in Excellence
GreenSpot Energy & Sustainability was recently named a “Partner in Excellence” by the certifying overseer for the National Green Building...
Off the Shelf - LEED & NGBS As Building Code
Cities grafting green-building certifications like LEED into commercial building codes is nothing new, and a number of places like...
Green Stamps - Investor Sells Green-and-Flips for More
Real estate investor Kassi Pelley had bought and sold a number of “fix-and-flip” homes in metro Denver when she fell down the rabbit hole...
Adding Up - Green & HERS Add Value to Home
Rick and Joann Sandoval live in a green Ferrari – a souped-up, high-performance home loaded with 21st century, energy-efficient and...
Building Code Upgrades Sideline Older Buildings
Marla and John Ray relocated to Denver from Washington, D.C. in 2008, partly because of the weather. But there are days they’d never...
