TurningHoustonGreen

I posted this on another website that I frequently write on and wanted to share it here also.
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Hurricane Ike was only a Category 2 Storm.  Yes it caused a lot of damage, I’m not downplaying that.  But it could have been a lot worse.  To date there are still nearly 500,000 people without power in [...]

A while back I heard of a neat tool that was available to builders.  It’s an Environmental Report where you can search any address and find out what kind of Environmental Concerns were around the property.  For example, you have a property that is near what used to be a gas station and want to [...]

There is so much that going on in Houston that is Green, it’s easy to miss when something exciting comes out.  Just for fun, I thought I would start putting some updates on here so you can stay current on what is happening.  Here are a few items that you may want to know about:
Green [...]

I was just thinking and remembering a poll I did about a year ago on another website that I contribute to which made me think- I really do enjoy polls.  It is so interesting to see the responses from people, how people think about certain topics..
And sometimes, they help me with marketing and to keep [...]

Up and coming on Turning Houston Green to continue the seris on how to Buy Green in Houston will focus on certain loans available to Homebuyers and how to use them in the Houston area.  To start, myself and some of my experts will be putting together some ‘hypothetical’ Remodels to help folks looking to [...]

One evening while on the computer doing some research I ran across an update from Michael Garfield about him doing a Hybrid Tour Across Texas with Dan Bryant and thought it sounded interesting so I clicked over to see what was going on.  It turns out that the two were going to drive around the [...]

I am passionate about Feng Shui and Green Building and my goal is to create homes and master planned communities that incorporate the principles of both of these systems for the masses.  It is a marriage between two concepts that has culminated after a lengthy engagement!  For starters, let me teach you how to pronounce [...]

We were sent excellent question this past week and one that I personally believe that about half of the entire City of Houston probably has this time of year.  Clayton Farmer with Alternative Power Solutions and Kathleen Reardon with RDArchitecture both hopped in to answer right away…
Here was the Question:
Hi, I need to change the [...]

When a Builder or Developer is considering taking a project Green, especially to a LEED level, there are so many possibilities that can come to mind.  Often times the shade of green that you choose to go is directly related to the amount of money one would want to spend.  Unfortunately.
However, one opportunity that I [...]

Let’s pretend that the picture to the right is a snapshot of the homes for sale in your Community.  There are a handful of homes available, but there are only 5 Buyers lurking around.  It is a race for curb appeal, staging, and upgrades.  A battle of advertising wits to get the most showings with [...]