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How to Find a Green Home |
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Finding a green home is getting to be easier as more people are becoming aware of the benefits of green living for their health as well as for the Earth. There are a few things to look for and ask when you are in the market for a green home. |
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Green Retirement Communities |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that generation "Y" is not the only community of people joining the green movement! Young and old alike are becoming more eco-conscious; even senior citizens are trying to live greener. Unfortunately, searches for green retirement communities generally only turn up developments with green in their titles, though they're not green at all. |
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Green Retirement Blogs: The Green Geezer and More |
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Blogging became popular in younger crowds almost overnight. Some well-known personalities such as Robert Kennedy Jr. and Al Gore later began creating environmental blogs, using their popularity to spread the word about green efforts. Seniors who are active in the environment are also putting blogs up on the internet to help others see environmental matters through the author's eyes and even learn something new. |
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Green Rentals Overseas |
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Finding a green rental home is a feat in itself, but if you are moving overseas, where the standards may be different, it can be even trickier. EnviroCitizen.org has found that there are ways to tell if you are in an environmentally-conscious place. |
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Green Homes Safe for Elderly |
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Our homes are a place where we should feel safe. When it comes to seniors, this is especially important as mobility is limited. The concept of a universal home is gaining popularity for seniors, allowing them the flexibility to tailor them to their changing needs. |
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Folsom/Dore Apartments- San Francisco, CA |
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Folsom/Dore Apartments- San Francisco, CASan Francisco has always been a trendy city. It has recently been setting trends in regards to green initiatives as well. The Folsom /Dore apartments are a perfect example of this with their ultra-modern architecture. This building is a LEED certified building that has won many awards: 2007 Award of Excellence. |
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Emerald- Chicago, IL |
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In the Windy City, green rental units are becoming more prevalent. Emerald is as green as the stone after which it was named. The building is a wonderful place to live and a great example of a fine, green residence. Emerald was designed with people's health and the Earth in mind. |
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An Overseas Example in Dubai: Green Communities in Motor City |
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Dubai is a city that has become world renowned for its appeal to tourists. The Motor City development, based in Dubai, is based on a motor-sport theme and includes residential units, business towers, motor-sports facilities, retail and a theme park. |
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DosVesta, Oregon |
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DosVesta is in a Portland neighborhood that has caught EnviroCitizen.org's attention. This home fits right in with its green surroundings. The multitude of green touches attest to the amount of thought and effort that was put into this design. |
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Broadstone Centreport, Texas |
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Located in Northern Texas, Broadstone Centreport is an eco-friendly apartment community built to Green Built North Texas's energy-efficient standards, a regional set of green building guidelines. Broadstone has the convenience of apartment living combined with single family home features and spacious interiors. |
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Bluebird 58- Portland, OR |
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Bluebird 58 is a unique living environment located in Portland that offers clean, healthy, low-impact living in the Pacific Northwest. The property is uniquely located at the end of a quiet street directly adjacent to a large city-owned agricultural preserve. This brings a nice blend of urban life with the country for the urbanite who wishes for something a little different. |
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Best Communities to Find Green Rentals |
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EnviroCitizen.org has found that finding a green place to live is no small feat. It can be hard to find the optimal place by sorting fact from fiction. We have reviewed a few places that are worth considering if you are looking for a green rental. |
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Green Housing Developments: Seeing Green Change All Across the Country |
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EnviroCitizen.org is pleased to see just how far we've come when it comes to green housing. Ten years ago, there were only a handful of green homes and buildings. A few individuals decided to go off the grid, but the resources available were limited at best and typically non-existent. |
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Is Affordable, Green Housing an Oxymoron? |
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EnviroCitizen.org would answer "no" to this question. There is a common misconception about green home features. Many tend to think that green options are more expensive, most likely because such features can be seen as extravagant. |
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Pringle Creek Community: Going Green in Every Aspect of Living |
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EnviroCitizen.org is always looking for new, exciting, eco-friendly communities to research and become better acquainted with. Pringle Creek Community is one such community that recently caught our attention.Pringle Creek Community is one of the most sustainable communities in the United States. |
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Going Green While Helping Renters Become Owners: Host Development |
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HOST Development is a unique program the EnviroCitizen.org came across that provides potential homebuyers with assistance in buying a home. They focus primarily on potential homebuyers that are low to moderate income families and individuals, as well as families and individuals with credit problems or other special circumstances. |
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The Navy Yard at Noisette: Going Green Never Looked So Good |
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The Navy Yard at Noisette, located in North Charleston, South Carolina, is a residential, industrial, commercial and recreational area that is being transformed into a sustainable community. The Navy Yard originally acted as a dry-dock when it opened in 1909, and served as a ship production plant through World War II. |
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The Issaquah Urban Village: Green and Great |
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The Issaquah Urban Village is a model community that thrives on two basic ideas: community and sustainability. Located in Issaquah, Washington, the Issaquah Urban Village was unique to EnviroCitizen.org because it combines a convenient, urban lifestyle with parks, open space, trails and forest. |
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A Conservation Community: Prairie Crossing |
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EnviroCitizen.org recently became acquainted with yet another eco-conscious community. Prairie Crossing is known as the Conservation Community, and for good reason! Located in Grayslake, Illinois, Prairie Crossing was created to conserve open land, increase the availability of local transit and encourage its residents to take part in an eco-friendly lifestyle. |
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The Stapleton Community: A Green Community at Its Best |
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EnviroCitizen.org is excited and intrigued by the number of eco-friendly communities that are sprouting up all over the country. The Stapleton Community, located in Denver, Colorado, is an amazing example of a sustainable community. |
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The Mueller Village: Austin is Going Green |
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In many ways, Austin, Texas is a very progressive city. It was rated as the second best city to live in by Money Magazine in 2006 and MSN rated it the Greenest City in America. Austin, the capital of Texas, has received a lot of praise and attention for the city’s overall attitude in recent years. |
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Intervale Green: Helping Women and the Environment |
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Quite often green building is viewed as the kind of thing that only wealthy Americans take part in. If you hear someone claiming that sustainable designs are only for the rich, they’ve probably never heard of Intervale Green. EnviroCitizen.org did a bit of research and discovered that it is the biggest affordable housing, multi-family high-rise that is Energy Star certified. |
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The Hazards of Conventional Low Income Housing and What They're Doing About It |
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EnviroCitizen.org has gotten the impression that the average American probably sees green choices as being more expensive. Many argue that organic food and clothing is too costly. Many people also argue that green energy alternatives such as solar panels are far too expensive for the average person to afford. |
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The Green Community Initiative |
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The Green Community Initiative by Enterprise Community Partners is a very progressive idea which recently came to EnviroCitizen.org’s attention. It is the first national green building program for affordable housing. |
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Greenbridge Condominiums: Making Sustainability Work |
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Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, EnviroCitizen.org believes that Greenbridge Condominiums will be a model for conscious living. The college town of Chapel Hill was named the Most Livable City in America by the National Mayors Conference in May 2009. |
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Green, Low Income Housing: Stone Way Apartments |
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Stone Way Apartments, located in Seattle, Washington, is a great example of low-income housing that is also green. This is an important combination of qualities. When it comes to low-income housing, families and individuals have often been forced to live in housing that reflected a low standard, but EnviroCitizen.org has discovered that it’s all starting to change! |
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Stanford University Makes Their Student Housing Green Through Simple Steps |
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Stanford University's student housing is a perfect example of how going green really is quite simple! Through a few simple steps anyone can reduce their environmental impact and these steps make a big difference. With four million square feet of student housing, Stanford University has made quite a commitment to going green! |
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University of California at Irvine's Green Room: An Example of Green Student Living |
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EnviroCitizen.org recently discovered that the University of California at Irvine is doing something different as far as universities go. It's similar to a Parade of Homes event, where you can go and tour homes to get ideas for your own. That's pretty much what the University of California at Irvine is doing, only they're doing it dorm-room style. |
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Matthew Pace and His Feasibility Study in Green Luxury Student Housing |
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In September 2007, Matthew Pace submitted his thesis to obtain his Master of Science degree in Real Estate Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business in 2001 from Pepperdine University, Pace set out to make a difference. |
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Leading by Example: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter |
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Sustainable, green building is growing in popularity and practice around the world. Green building utilizes a lot of concepts. Energy efficiency is often at the top of the list, followed by the use of some sort of green materials, such as recycled or sustainable materials. |
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Highlighting a Green Building: Gish Family Apartments |
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The Gish Family Apartments, located in San Jose, California, are a wonderful example of what good we can do for our neighbors. This group of apartments collectively forms a special needs housing development with over 75,000 square feet of space. |
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Elliott Homes |
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In Roseville, California, EnviroCitizen.org discovered that Elliott Homes is currently selling new homes with solar roofs and energy-efficient appliances. These homes, in their Terra Vista community, were recently named "Roseville Best Homes" by the Roseville Electric Company. |
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Kingsbury Place - Walker, MI |
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As the first community in Michigan to win a Green Communities award, EnviroCitizen.org believes that Kingsbury Place is worthy of attention. One of green housing's major selling points is that it means healthier homes. The desire to create a healthier home for a community plagued by asthma and similar health issues was the driving force behind the community. |
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Legacy at Riverpark Apartments: A Seattle Coming Home Attraction |
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EnviroCitizen.org recently discovered Riverpark, a community within one of our most green and enterprising cities-Seattle. It's an urban village of shops, restaurants, natural surroundings and urban features. The Legacy apartments are also green, making city living great for anyone. |
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Listing a Green Home |
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As Americans, our society has become highly mobile. We often have to sell our homes to move for a new job or to join family. One thing has becoming increasingly clearer: green homes are becoming higher in demand and have turned out to be good investments. |
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Renting Made Ecofriendly |
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An apartments.com survey showed that 60% of renters said they specifically search for environmentally friendly apartments, and 25% of them are willing to pay more for those amenities. 17% said they wouldn't rent a non-green apartment. |
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The Greenest Dorms |
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Every year, many enterprising young men and women set out for college. This often means living in a dorm. Luckily, getting your dorm room to be green has never been easier. All it takes is a little effort, a little creativity and a few tips and tricks from EnviroCitizen.org. |
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Top Green Rental Property Tips |
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The switch to a green lifestyle is easy, even for those who rent because they live in an urban area, are in college or whatever the case may be. Here are a few ideas from EnviroCitizen.org to get you living green within your means. |
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What to Look for in a Green Community for Seniors |
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The newest group of senior citizens is very eco-aware. Because of this fact, there is a demand for green living even amongst retirees. Unfortunately, searches for green retirement communities may turn up a lot of dead ends as many people use the term "green" simply for marketing purposes. |
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