Our Reduced Electrical Power Consumption Christmas Tree.Years ago, we walked into Sears and spied a Beautiful Christmas tree.We are happy to announce that this year, Our Christmas tree has become much more valuable to us.The other evening, I made a commitment and began cutting out…
Hello ....Fellow Enthusiasts! It's a Beautiful FALL Weekend in the Inland Northwest. This weekend around our home we are busy caulking to prepare our home for lower monthly energy costs. What are you doing this weekend? To encourage your efforts to save money, I thought…
The Voice of GREEN Real Estate is going to ….go out on a limb here, so if you don’t want to look in the mirror and ask yourself some important questions, flip the page and catch me in a less confrontational mood another day! I…
Many aspects regarding our up and coming future excite me! One of the most exciting is the opportunities I see for homes and businesses to help one another by becoming location sites within neighborhoods and communities for co-generation of ENERGY. Tomorrow: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 2010,…
Harnessing the Energy of the Sun! Calling all: "Children of the Sun" ... OUTDoors for a tour of OPEN DOORS! 2nd Annual GREEN+Solar Home & Landscape Tour/Information Fair. Date: This Sunday, September 12th, 2010 Time: 11am - 4pm Where: Multiple tour Sites throughout Spokane County.…
Local Builders Share their Comments about the Home Show. Sparked by interest in rising energy costs and heightened environmental awareness, over 2,500 attendees toured Six Built-Green Certified Homes in the River District. All attendees expressed a desire to save money and improve the performance of…
We WANT your Review of the Showcase of GREEN Homes! Share your point of view with US. Just reply to this blog. The Spokane Home Builders Association will be providing me with the latest statistics and the BuiltGreen Builders review of the show tomorrow, until…
Certified vs Building Codes?Who's going to come out the winner with Consumers?Do you know what a Certified Home is verses a home built just to the Washington State building codes? Let's take a quick look:Building codes exist in each State. These codes are enforced by…
I was invited to attend a marketing meeting for the Spokane Homebuilders Association yesterday which focused on the upcoming: Showcase of Green Homes, June 18th - 29th, in the River District, Liberty Lake, WA.The Showcase is going to feature 6 Built Green Homes. The Spokane…
going to a meeting this afternoon regarding the green home tour, will write more on it later today.....stay tuned!
~Hello Spring, good bye...Mold! Spring is a great time to look for and address any MOLD problems that might need your attention! Most of us this time of year...love to open the windows in our homes and do some Spring Cleaning! ....refreshing the inside of…
Hi Everyone, Laurie Jackson, Water Stewardship Coordinator, City of Spokane Environmental Programs.......Wanted me to pass along the following invitation:Teya Kuhle will be presenting “Beautiful Realistic Drought Tolerant Yards” at the downtown Public Library at noon, May 20th. Bring your lunch to room 1-A just to…
For those of us that like to really experience with all of our senses the wonders of things....There's an upcoming *first of its kind* event in Spokane. The Green Home Showcase.Join Spokane's first ever Single Site Home Show featuring six {3 to 5 star} Certified…
Hi Everyone: April Showers Bring May Flowers (I think that's how the sayin' goes anyways.)May is National Remodeling Month. The remodeling business has seen such a slow down over the last couple of years with concerns over the economy and housing values. A new study…
Does anyone in your family have allergies, asthma or other respiratory conditions? My Adult Daughter has asthma. When she comes over to visit, she usually leaves affected by the indoor air quality of our home. We have several indoor domestic animals. Certainly, we try to…
Saturday, April 17, 2010 was much to do about awareness and participation. I really like the location this year, on Main Street, instead of at Riverfront Park. The street closure gave this years Earth Day ~Spokane~ Celebration a better feel, more activity in a defined…
Talk on the street is all about Energy Audits. On April 17th, 2010....this coming SATURDAY: as you are walking around the booths, enjoying the spirit of our community of neighbors and neighborhoods... EARTH DAY in Spokane, You'll be hearing about Home Energy Audits. To help:…
“ThingamaSavings”I am a BIG HUGE Gigantic Believer in the “idea” that sometimes you just want to learn something. You DON’T WANT to be “Sold” on Something. Most of our time is spent with campaigns to SELL us on something. I get extraordinarily tired of this…
Let’s practice, say it all together; “Are You a Lead Safe Certified Firm.” Extra...Extra...Extra: Learn all about it! Lead Abatement.Starting with the basics: What is Lead? Lead is a poisonous metal that can damage nervous connections (especially in young children) and cause blood and brain…
Let’s UNITE …as we turn out the LIGHTS!Saturday…March 27th, 2010, the World will demonstrate a united front. Show your awareness & support towards efforts to increase our understanding of just how much energy we consume and how this attributes to global warming. The significance this…
Cash for Appliances $$ Cash for Clunkers…Do you have an old appliance in your home or office gobbling up Energy? Fret no more…..consumers nationwide can benefit from a federal "cash for appliances" program offering rebates on purchases of select home appliances certified as energy-efficient by…
I just read an article that Energy Star, a jointly run program by the Dept. of Energy and the EPAplan on doing additional tests to ensure that products receiving the Energy Star certification actually perform better than products without the certification. Third-Party verifications will bring…
I've been encouraging you to be on the Looky Loo for Leaks. I would like to make another suggestion before you ever let anyone into your home, please check out references and credentials. Recently in our local news, there was a report on poser(s) pretending…
Growing up in Colorado has a tendency to encourage a love for the outdoors. Plus, nearly every summer I’d go visit my grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins in Montana. Cliff diving (or in my case…a loose tucked cannonball and the occasional perfectly thought-out jackknife dive…
"Talkin' about a revolution, well....you know, we all want to change the World." We've all heard the song, Will you hear the call to action? We are in a revolution, which may produce many new and innovative ways to get more for less. We are…
Grace Chiquette, a Green enhusiast from Liberty Lake, has 19-plus years of real estate experience. She is a licensed, insured broker in the State of Washington, NAR GREEN Sustainable Property Designee, REBAC Instructor, EnergyStar NorthWest Program Verifier, Certified EcoBroker and performs home energy audits. She also is the founder of EnergyWiseChallenge.com (EWCEC.Org) a non-profit educational advocation agency and is active in national, state and local real estate committees and businesses.
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