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Information, products, and seasonal articles to help you lead a more sustainable life.
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New ratings for the greenest cars, electronics, apparel, home and garden...and more.
Greenopia rates gas mileage, manufacturing footprint, emissions and more, so you can find the best green value.
GREEN RATINGS AND MORE

Find energy efficient and green homes in the Rockford Illinois region.
ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES

Among the considerations for building GREEN are energy efficiency, resource conservation and material efficiency,
water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, site planning, preserving trees and open space, and providing access to nature,
in an effort to minimize the effect that buildings have on our environment.
DEFINING GREEN BUILDING

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 extends tax credits for energy efficient home improvements
(windows, doors, roofs, insulation, HVAC, and non-solar water heaters) during 2009.
Tax credits for solar energy systems and fuel cells are extended from 2009 to 2016.
 New tax credits are established for small wind energy systems and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Tax credits for builders of new energy efficient homes
and tax deductions for owners and designers of energy efficient commercial buildings are also extended.
FEDERAL TAX CREDITS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

This site covers many environmental issues--from child-safe chemicals to pollution and restoration,
to clean cars, global warming, smog, soot, dirty power, and legislative action.
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

 

"For as long as people have been building shelter, we've looked at buildings in the context of what nature does to them," says Ron Jones, founder of GREEN BUILDER and editor of Green Builder Magazine. "It's only in the past few decades that we have really started to seriously look at it from the other direction and to examine the effect that buildings have on nature -- not just individually, but collectively. As human population expands dramatically, we have to look at our built environment, the resource drain that it creates -- not just materials used to build, but operationally. We have to examine all the other elements -- indoor environment, quality, the waste stream, water -- and of course we can't have any of this discussion without talking about energy. These issues combined help us understand how much impact we have on the environment."

There are many shades of green, and many levels of home energy efficiency. Today's new awareness of earth friendly construction techniques and products will have an effect on the future of our children and the communities they are left with. As your Personal Realtor an important part of my job is advising and guiding you through the home buying or home selling process. That includes helping you get the information and make the choices that are important to you and your future.

For a list of mortgage lenders in the Rockford area and this weeks interest rate information --
see my weekly local mortgage rates update.

If I can be of help to you in buying or selling a home, especially a green and energy efficient home,  please don't hesitate to call at 815-381-6850 or email.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE PRINTING.


ROCKFORD'S GREEN AND ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES

 
 

THE ROCKFORD "GREEN" HOME SOURCE

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