Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled Market

phantom power

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Mon Jul-18-11 10:40 AM
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Builders Push ‘Green’ to Stand Out in Foreclosure-Filled Market

In the 20 years Ron Betenbough’s company has been building homes in west Texas, he’s always been willing to compete on price. Now, in a market crowded with cheap properties, he’s also touting environmentally friendly construction and energy-saving features.

Betenbough Homes has been promoting all its houses as “green” since November, after winning certification under an industry-run program, Betenbough said in a telephone interview. The company didn’t raise prices, absorbing added costs of less than $500 on each of its units, which list for as low as $110,000 in some subdivisions.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-18/builders-push-green-to-stand-out-in-foreclosure-filled-market.html

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txlibdem

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Mon Jul-18-11 03:40 PM
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1. All it takes is an extra 500 bucks to call your house "green" ???

That is a pretty wimpy standard if you ask me.

On the positive side, my house has low flow toilets, faucets and shower heads so I can slap a "green" label on the ole thing and watch the buyers flood through the door.

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Kolesar

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Mon Jul-18-11 09:08 PM
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2. It is explained in the article...eom

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txlibdem

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Tue Jul-19-11 08:14 AM
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3. Thank you but my post was merely a reaction to the $500="green home" idea

To truly cut energy usage it is going to cost at least $2000:

1. Far more insulation in walls and attic
2. Triple pane windows on the south side of the building
3. Making the home "air tight" and having an appropriate air exchanger installed to ensure air quality

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