Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Green Real Estate Scares in Washington region

The Washington Post-Express published an article on the availability of environmentally friendly real estate in the Washington D.C. metro area, especially in the condo market. The article suggests that the lack of green housing, especially in the condo market is due to low consumer demand:

"In order to find the perfect first condo, 26-year-old Gillette has enlisted Kiefer, who just launched Green D.C. Realty, a firm dedicated to the selling and buying of environmentally friendly properties. But the paucity of listings on his site (zero) and the difficulty Gillette has faced finding something that meets her standards (the Glover Park place didn't cut it — nor have the other 15 they've seen) reflect how far the Washington area has to go in greening its condo market.....

But without any vocal demand from the public for green properties, and without a concrete definition of what green really is, developers have been hesitant to embrace the available options."

See the whole article here: WaPo
Everyday is Earth Day!

Every April it seems every newspaper, magazine and organization wants to promote Earth Day. Don't get me wrong, Earth Day is a wonderful way to promote environmental awareness. But most years it seems like after the middle of April we don't pay any more attention to environmental issues. I sincerely hope that this is changing.

In anticipation of Earth Day, Whole Foods has launched at program called "The Whole Earth Weigh-in-30 days in 30 ways"

But what's cool about this is that it includes a carbon calculator and coupons (and you know I love coupons)

See it here: Whole Foods