Haven Properties Energy Tip: Saving in Your Kitchen
Over the past few months, Haven Properties has shown you how to save energy and money in your living areas ($215), bathroom ($145), laundry room ($74) and basement or utility room ($36). (links to past blogs) With an additional $35 recovered in your kitchen, you will have set yourself up to save $500 in energy costs this year.
Try fixing that leaky faucet. Hot water leaking at a rate of one drip per second can waste up to 1,661 gallons of water annually and up to $35 in energy costs. Taking the time to fix it – or calling a plumber to do the job – will not only save you money and conserve natural resources, (Continued…)
Haven Properties Makes it Easy to Judge Livability
Recognizing that women are making or serving as the primary influencer in 91 percent of new home purchases (according to Smith-Dahlmer, 2006), Haven Properties is taking the steps to help potential buyers judge homes for ease of living in a glance. Women are spending a great deal of time shopping for new homes on-line and are mostly looking at home plans with the most livability. In order to help make the process easier, Haven Properties now has color coded floorplans online. Said President of Haven Properties Mike Baptist, “Research shows that women filter through the home plans by looking at how a home ‘lives.’ There are four primary elements of a home in which they are most interested:
Special financing for green homes
The National Association of Home Builders has compiled a web page with links to information on special financing and rebates for builders and buyers of green homes. From explanations of EEMs (Energy Efficient Mortgages) to a database of state incentives, the site is a good resource for maximizing your dollars when you’re building or buying green. (Continued…)
Haven Properties wins another EarthCraft Award
Southface Institute and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association yesterday gave Alpharetta, Ga.-based Haven Properties the Accolade Award as an EarthCraft builder that received national recognition outside of the EarthCraft program. Haven Properties has achieved Energy Star recognition each of the last three years.
Haven Properties builds every home to meet or exceed EarthCraft and Energy Star standards. Now, with Haven’s Million Dollar Inventory Clearance Sale, buyers can get great buys on select Haven Properties new homes in Cobb, Cherokee, Dawson, Douglas, Forsyth and South Fulton counties. The details vary according to the home, and the offers are good only through May 31st.
It’s the best time to buy a Haven high-performance home.
How’s that New Year’s resolution working for you?
If you’re like about half of other American adults, you made a New Year’s resolution related to helping the environment. So how’s that going? Atlanta new home builder Haven Properties has some ideas for easy ways to make it happen.
A survey by Tiller, LLC, says that just under half (49%) of American adults made a green New Year’s resolution in 2008. When given a list of environmentally responsible lifestyle changes, 75% of respondents said they would reduce their household energy usage. An easy way to do it? Use smart power strips for things like computers and home entertainment centers. The smart strips prevent items from drawing an electric current while they’re idle. You can also help by unplugging chargers for your iPod, cell phone or other handheld devices when you’re not using them. Tiller lists nine more easy ways to help the environment on their site.
And if building a new home is on your list of things to do in 2008, now’s the time to check out Haven Properties, where building energy efficient, environmentally friendly and (Continued…)
