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 Energy Tip: One Quick Change in the Basement
Haven Properties is taking you on a virtual tour of your house to help you save $500 on energy costs this year. We’ve saved $215 in the living areas, $145 in the bathroom and $74 in the laundry room with several easy changes. One more change in the basement or utility room will get you $36 closer to our goal. Simply lower the temperature setting on your water heater from 145 degrees to 120 degrees. The change makes your home safer for children who are more likely to get burned by hot water, plus it saves the average homeowner from $36 to $61 a year in energy costs. (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:
Haven Properties Energy Tip: Save Money and Energy in Your Laundry Room
Haven Properties is all about high performance, environmentally friendly construction in our Atlanta neighborhoods, and this week we offer two easy tips you can implement in your existing laundry room to save money and energy. First, switch to a laundry detergent formulated for washing in cold water, then turn the knob away from the hot and warm cycles. Using only cold water to wash clothes will save you $24 to $40 in the fuel it takes to heat water. Simply cleaning the lint trap in your clothes dryer before every load of laundry will increase the dryer’s efficiency and save an additional $34 each year in energy costs. (Continued…)
Sanctuary Cove Lakeside Living
Clear Creek Communities & Coro Real Estate Advisors are proud to announce the pre-grand opening of Atlanta’s newest lakefront community, Sanctuary Cove. With a convenient location only 16 miles from Atlanta, Sanctuary Cove is a gated lakefront community located along the shores of the 480 acre Dog River Reservoir featuring new homes in Douglas County. It is truly a one of a kind neighborhood with over two miles of shoreline and picturesque ridge top views. Now is the time to visit the community so that you can hand pick your homesite and have your house custom built to accentuate the breathtaking views of the lake and trees. The Dog River rapids border the property to the west, the 800 acre Dog River Park to the north, and several scenic creeks cascade through the middle. Future owners can enjoy sunsets from private docks or socialize with friends at the five acre lake front park. There are a total of 66 home sites with 32 lakefront sites. The home sites range in size from 3 to 5 acres and are priced from (Continued…)
