Another Eco Certified® Real Estate Consultant and I happened on a "find" as we were out previewing properties for a client here in Asheville, NC not long ago. Horse farms and organic acreages are wonderful to visit on a mild winter's day. And, this time of year, most of the leaves have nested in the mountain crevices leaving landscapes free for viewing what otherwise might be missed.
One of those missed items was our "find" ... a for sale by owner sign that was almost totally obscured by fallen leaves. The sign read...
"For Sale By Owner 4 BR 5 Bath Luxury Green Home 10+ AC"
I could almost hear my eco-savvy "small footprint" proponent and pal exclaim, one eyebrow raised..
"Luxury and Green. Can the two coexist?"
Echoing his sentiments I said to my companion, "It's amazing that land of this quality could be for sale so close to Asheville, but add to that a luxury green-built home on the land ...I don't know. What do you think?"
Always on top of things, my Eco Certified® associate replied,
" Well....according to the folks at the NC Green Builder Program, ‘Green building' is also referred to as ‘high performance building' or ‘sustainable building.'
So if a luxury home is built with the intention to use energy, water, and materials efficiently during the construction and lifetime of the structure; the health and productivity of occupants is supported; and the impact of the structure on the local and global environment is minimized...I suppose it could be GREEN, eh?!"
"People around Asheville, NC are hungry for sustainable design and building, " I nodded ,as we cleared off the sign in search of an email address and/or phone number. This could turn out to be an Excellent Find!" What do YOU think? Excellent Find? Luxury Green Homes: can they be for real??
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What do YOU think? Excellent Find? Luxury Green Homes: can they be for real??
janeAnne - of course luxury can be green! I don't remember learning that a green home had size requirements. Maybe it's large but self-sustaining -- maybe it even contributes electricity back to the community.
Cadillac is now making a hybrid version of the Escalade. I think that is missing the point of going hybrid. So is a gigantic luxury "green" home.