From a "Green" channel on cable television to "Eco-Friendly" products Green and Eco are "in". Studies are increasingly discovering a demand for energy saving features, products that ensure clean water in our homes and offices, clean air products and other eco-friendly features.
Solar panels and wind turbines are becoming a reality and will doubtlessly become more prevalent however for most consumers those type of systems are still somewhere in the future. What type of features are common marketable environmentally friendly and energy efficient items that can help sell a home in our Northern Ohio market? "Green" is no longer a radical concept. "Green" sells homes.
I market features that matter to people. This is particularly true in our current economic situation. What features sell today in Northern Ohio?
- Energy Efficient Furnace
- Geothermal Heating and AC Systems
- Hardwood Floors
- Low VOC Paints
- Products that do not off-gas after installed.
- Certified energy efficient windows and doors.
- Passive Solar Design
- Insulation, Insulation, Insulation
- Water Filtration/Air Filtration
- Energy Star Appliances Included in Sale
- Solar Tube Lighting
- Low Flow and/or Dual Flush Toilets
- Low Flow Showers and Sinks
- Wildlife areas instead of lawn & native plant landscaping.
- Efficient lighting bulbs/fixtures.
- Hot Water on Demand
- Recycled Products
- Moisture Barriers and Thermal Barriers
- Composite Lumber (recycled products/durable w/ long life)
- Sun rooms on the south side with concrete/tile/stone flooring provide passive solar heat.
Doing a remodel? Consider the above features to make your home more marketable. Consider buying a new home? Consider energy saving quality of life features rather than square footage alone. You'll be helping your pocket book, your community and our planet.
You can find homes with "Green Eco Features" throughout Northern Ohio: Avon, Avon Lake, North Ridgeville, Sheffield Lake, Bay Village, Olmstead Falls, Grafton, LaGrange, Elyria, Lorain, Wellington, Vermilion, Oberlin, Sheffield, Eaton, Columbia Station, Valley City, Litchfield, Amherst, Brownhelm Township, Henrietta Township, and other westside communities. Visit me at http://www.leehisey.com/
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