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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:09 PM

The Issue of Water in the Austin area...

Today, I received this message: What If You Turned on the Water Faucet and No Water Came Out? We Want Water . Do You? The Time for Your Action Is Thursday There will be a town meeting on Thursday, September 17, 6:00 pm, at Palmer Events Center. This town
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Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:20 AM

How much do you really save? Quantify certain upgrades.

June 1, Austin became the first Texas city to mandate energy audits before most properties are listed, and disclosure of the results, to prospective buyers. TEXAS ASSOCIATION of REALTORS had an interesting article in a recent newsletter. I will pass it
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Monday, July 20, 2009 7:43 AM

Universal Design

Last week, the Austin American Statesman had a very interesting article about a home that is designed to meet the maximum number of needs, describing how a universally designed home will take people "from the stroller to the wheelchair." Additionally,
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:06 AM

Green Savvy Appraisers

Be sure that your lender has identified an appraiser who understands that energy efficiency improvements create a "front-end cost" that should be reflected as added value. An article written in the Appraisal Journal stated that home value increases
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Thursday, August 07, 2008 6:29 PM

Shades of Green

When an industry experiences a shift, business opportunities result. In the case of the Green Revolution, an entire industry of products and services is developing. There are also those opportunists who will jump on the bandwagon without true values to
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Sunday, August 03, 2008 5:53 PM

LEED me to answers for Green Living

L eadership in E nergy and E nvironmental D esign is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of green homes. LEED offers a measure of green building features. In Austin, credits are given for building green. Outside Austin, in Travis
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Friday, July 11, 2008 12:34 PM

Baby Boomers, Green Built Homes

As our population continues to age, single story homes are more and more popular. This is quite a departure from the large, Tuscan style homes that dominated the 90's. Better use of space, less square footage, and an open flow are key requests. Green
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Friday, July 11, 2008 11:43 AM

National Wildlife Federation

You can certify your property at a Wildlife Habitat by following a few practices that will also ensure that you have the joy of birds, butterflies and other wonderful animal friends in your own back yard. In our area, deer are as common as squirrels.
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Saturday, March 01, 2008 5:41 AM

Navigating Green Building

The past year has seen a huge increase in the interest in Green Building. The topic has dominated magazine covers and products are now available to assist you with a green home. Also, many builders and REALTORS have realized that there is profit in jumping
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Friday, February 29, 2008 8:46 PM

Single Story For Sale in Lakeway

• single story - Beautiful single story home. Built by Bobby Newton, who places great pride in the quality of his homes. Energy efficient. 4 bedrooms, media or game room could also be a junior suite. Signature wall of glass looks onto the back yard.
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