LEED and Energy Star - Green Homes for Better Living

Do you want to make your home more energy efficient and green? You can definitely take some basic steps to save money on energy costs, and you can fix up an existing home to make it a green home. Or, you might consider purchasing a new LEED property. A LEED certified home is one that has been certified as meeting certain measurable "green" characteristics. Even taking a few simple steps can make a home more energy efficient: unplugging unused appliances, turning off lights in vacant rooms, and replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescents are just a few examples. Of course, the greenest homes have been designed to be energy efficient right from the first moment they were conceived and constructed. Read More>>