It's a cold, hard fact that green home building and sales are on the rise, and the momentum doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon. According to a study done by McGraw-Hill construction, green homes are expected to make up approximately 10% of new home construction over the next several years. There are many "pros" to purchasing a green home. Most homeowners purchase these homes for the obvious reasons of saving money on energy bills as well as reducing their carbon … [Read more...]
Affordable Green Homes
When people think of buying a "green home", for some reason they immediately see rows and rows of dollar signs. They envision writing over their entire savings, their first born child, and their favorite sports car in order to afford the house. Nothing could be further from the truth! There are many affordable green homes, particularly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In fact, there are several ways you should be thinking about "affordability". Let's not just pay attention to … [Read more...]
What Is A SEER Rating And Why Is It Important?
You often see that an air conditioning appliance has a SEER rating of "X" or people brag that they use air conditioners with a SEER rating of "X" in their construction. Do you really know what that means, though? It all sounds great, but if you don't know the logic behind it, it doesn't really matter, does it? SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, and it is a measurement that is used to calculate the energy efficiency of your air conditioning system. It was … [Read more...]
