I was very excited to see the article in the Wall Street Journal titled, 'How Green is My Realtor'. So were a lot of other people I know, seeing that 4 people e-mailed it to me and 3 copies were placed on my desk at Village Properties. I am so proud that the EcoBroker® program is getting press and more and more agents are signing up for it across the country.As a member of many green organizations here in Santa Barbara, (Green Building Alliance, USGBC C4 Chapter member, Architecture 2030 Challenge board member, Built Green at the Santa Barbara Contractor's Association, The Plan Santa Barbara group, co-founder of SB's Green Drinks and helper of the Sustainability Projects yearly adult ed courses) plus the first EcoBroker® in Santa Barbara, I feel that I am pretty green but like everyone else I can be a lot greener! I have several green built and or LEED certified listings hitting the market in the next few months...please stay tuned for details! It is great to see more and more people embracing this way of living. Of course in the current market, or at any time for that matter it is important to stand out. Having my EcoBroker® certification has really helped with that as has the fact that I obtained it well over a year ago and that I believe in and love what I choose to do for a living. Personally I am in the beginning stages of research for a remodel of a house here in Santa Barbara. I purchased 'Green Remodeling For Dummies' book written by Eric Corey Freed and have been learning more about the differences in insulation, water heaters and choices in paint, appliances and construction waste solutions. I highly recommend this book... Thank you for sending me this article and I look forward to seeing more front page coverage about this very important topic. Hopefully the phrase "green built" will be unnecessary one day in the not too distant future and all building will be done with sustainability in mind. To read the whole article, click here.
