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LEED Oceanfront home rolls along

by Evan Little on August 24, 2010

Tresor Properties held it’s ground breaking ceremony back in July of 2009 announcing it’s goal of becoming the 1st or one of few oceanfront LEED Platinum homes in California. Designed by local architect Mark Singer, today the 2 home development is rolling right along with some wildly innovative features relating energy management, water heating, storm [...]

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How to flush a tankless hot water heater

by Evan Little on August 17, 2010

The recent surge of tankless hot water heaters has resulted in many set backs for early adopters of this system. One cause of tankless earning a bad name recently is not surprisingly due to poor maintenance. Another example of how green is only green if the occupant understands how to care for or live with [...]

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LEED Open House at Depot Walk

June 19, 2010

WHAT: Join the U.S. Green Building Council Orange County Chapter for our first public open house at Orange County’s 1st LEED Certified residential building, Depot Walk. Designed by William Hezmalhalch Architects Inc and built by Olson Homes, this cutting edge, unique community is comprised of 32 townhomes which steps to a public rail station and [...]

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AirLab’s new do-it-yourself test kit

May 12, 2010

While taking my annual tour of my favorite green building expo in Southern California, Santa Monica’s Alt Build Expo, a few new exhibitors caught my eye. Both very timely to the needs of the green building movement and needs. Recently, I’ve been researching some of the test kits and services available to homeowners for a [...]

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HOAs cannot prohibit water efficent landscaping

March 31, 2010

“Effective January 1, 2010, Assembly Bill 1061 makes any provision of the governing documents of a common interest development void and unenforceable if it prohibits the use of low water-using plants as a group, or if it has the effect of prohibiting or restricting compliance with a local water-efficient landscape ordinance or water conservation measure. [...]

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Energy Efficient Mortgage Workshops!

February 22, 2010

It’s been nearly 8 months since the $8,000 cap was removed from FHA’s Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) and it’s high time banks start taking notice of this dynamic financing tool! To say that lenders have been slow to adopt the EEM’s new guidelines would be a massive understatement. While cities, consultants and venture capitalists race [...]

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