Register Real Estate Advisors » GREEN designation http://rrea.com Specializing in Houston and Northern Suburbs - The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Cypress, and Houston, Texas Mon, 28 May 2012 20:18:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Making “Green” Choices in Your Home http://rrea.com/blog/making-green-choices-in-your-home/ http://rrea.com/blog/making-green-choices-in-your-home/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 19:50:31 +0000 Shannon Register, Broker/Owner http://rrea.com/?p=17428 Many builders are moving to Green Choices.  Green Choices that builders make can save you big money on your utility bills.  Whatever you motivation for making green choices, it makes all of us and our kids healthier and more sustainable for the future.  Below are just a few tips that will make you a little more “Green.”

  1. Put a brick or full 2-liter bottle in your toilet tank to save water. Saving that volume space of water each time you flush saves you money.
  2. Turn down the temperature on your hot-water heater by at least 2 degrees and wrap your unit with insulation.
  3. Replace burned out light bulbs with new CFLs or LEDs.

As always, when you or someone you know is interested in buying or selling real estate, call me at 281.288.3500

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  • Recycle old tennis shoes at the Nike Outlet Store in Conroe
  • Recycle your wine corks at Spec’s
  • Rince out the shampoo bottles to recyle with your kitchen plastics
  • Mail in printer cartridges to recycle
  • Buy houses with tech-shield in the attic
  • Look for skylights when purchasing a home
  • Tankless water heaters are energy efficient
  • Metal Roofs last much longer than the traditional shingle roof
  • Plant a garden in your backyard
  • Install water efficient toilets in older homes
  • There are a variety of windows for the home that lower utility bills
  • Sun Screens on windows help consumers save on energy bills
  • Variable Speed pool pumps help with energy efficiency
  • Program thermostats
  • Put lamps on timers

Find out more GREEN tips!

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