Comments on: Blog Irony… plus the Green movement http://www.strothmanassociates.com/2008/10/03/blog-irony-plus-the-green-movement/ Randy's Marketing Blog Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:54:52 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Randy http://www.strothmanassociates.com/2008/10/03/blog-irony-plus-the-green-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Randy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:24:27 +0000 http://www.strothmanassociates.com/?p=205#comment-19 Jim,your family is a testimonial advertisement for greening a home! You're in the "Major Changes" group and experiencing big savings. Perhaps your strong engineering background and even work with NASA had something to do with your commitment? Yes, it will take some time to break even on the super efficient tankless water heater and new boiler. But then it's all gravy. BTW, there's a really good, detailed book on the subject: <em>Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time</em>, by David Johnston and published by <strong>Mother Earth News</strong>. I'm also finding out that these kinds of improvements increase the market value of your home, should you decide to sell it in the future. This week on NPR I discovered something relatively new about this marketplace: there are real estate brokers that are certified as "Eco Brokers" and specialize in selling green homes and advising owners about green remodeling. http://www.ecobroker.com/ Thanks for being my first blogging response! Jim,your family is a testimonial advertisement for greening a home! You’re in the “Major Changes” group and experiencing big savings. Perhaps your strong engineering background and even work with NASA had something to do with your commitment?

Yes, it will take some time to break even on the super efficient tankless water heater and new boiler. But then it’s all gravy.

BTW, there’s a really good, detailed book on the subject: Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time, by David Johnston and published by Mother Earth News.

I’m also finding out that these kinds of improvements increase the market value of your home, should you decide to sell it in the future. This week on NPR I discovered something relatively new about this marketplace: there are real estate brokers that are certified as “Eco Brokers” and specialize in selling green homes and advising owners about green remodeling. http://www.ecobroker.com/

Thanks for being my first blogging response!

]]> By: Jim Wessel Walker http://www.strothmanassociates.com/2008/10/03/blog-irony-plus-the-green-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jim Wessel Walker Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:56:20 +0000 http://www.strothmanassociates.com/?p=205#comment-18 Good on you, Randy. We put insulation in the roof a few years ago, new and better windows in the walls, and we replaced our ancient boiler with a new and efficient one. Then the tank of the water heater rusted through, causing a bit of a flood. We now have a tankless water heater. All these changes are saving us a bundle on our utility bills, though it will be a few years before we break even on the up-front costs. Best wishes, Jim Good on you, Randy. We put insulation in the roof a few years ago, new and better windows in the walls, and we replaced our ancient boiler with a new and efficient one. Then the tank of the water heater rusted through, causing a bit of a flood. We now have a tankless water heater. All these changes are saving us a bundle on our utility bills, though it will be a few years before we break even on the up-front costs.
Best wishes, Jim

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