A real estate investor's perspective on "green" homes

I found this interesting post on "green" homes from a real estate investing website. I do believe that some of these points apply to the average homeowner. I guess the moral of the story is to do your research on green products and be careful about the hype. Click here to read the post from the Bigger Pockets website.

Living Green Expo in Franklin this weekend

The Factory in Franklin will be the host of the Living Green Expo this Saturday from 9:30am to 3:30pm.  For more info go to www.keepwilliamsonbeautiful.org.

Nashville home owners doing their own green renovations

Here is a cool profile from www.re-nest.com of some Nashville home owners doing their own green kitchen renovation.  Click HERE to read more. 

Info from the US Green Building Council on green remodeling

I talk a lot about new construction that features various green building certifications such as LEED and Earthcraft, but the fact of the matter is that there are many more existing home than new construction homes. That being said, there is a ton of interest in remodeling using green building techniques. The US Green Building Council has put together a pretty cool program and website that focuses on remodeling. The beauty is that "remodeling" your home can be anything from painting a room or two, to building and addition. Go to http://www.regreenprogram.org/ to check it out.

Results interesting on the TVA's energy efficient home program

This mornings article in the Tennessean describes the results that the TVA is getting doing research on energy efficient home. Going so far as to put solar panels on homes among other upgrades, the energy cost savings are significant, but the up front costs are significant too.  One has to consider the pay back period on such a big investment.  The fact is that big energy savings can be achieved without big costs, particularly to older and existing homes.  Caulking, programmable thermostats, and weather stripping for example are all affordable and offer big saving.  So, read the article here to see what you think.