The Pinehills in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is comprised of 3,000 condominiums, custom homes, townhomes, cottage homes and luxury rental apartments on 3,000 acres of land. It might sound like that’s a lot of building that can wreak havoc …
Unless someone strenuously objects, I‘d like to start an argument. When it comes to sustainability and the “green” theme, condominiums and HOAs don’t get no respect. The primary focus of the U.S. Green Building Council and its L…
As gasoline prices rise with increasing summer demand, American thoughts focus sharply on the cost of energy and ways to trim fat from their overall energy budgets. Yet for the nation’s nearly sixty million condo dwellers, considering n…
My last column discussed how the approach to greening your individual condominium unit is different from greening a single-family home. To complement the efforts private unit owners may be taking in their homes to reduce environmental im…
Real estate professionals, developers and builders are all reporting the same thing: today’s homebuyers who are looking for maximum value are asking for more than granite countertops and hardwood floors – they want energy savings and green…
As Kermit the Frog once sang, it’s not easy being green. In many cases, going, “green” for condominium units (which can encompass a wide range of practices) comes with paperwork, additional maintenance, and, least app…
Talk of green homes these days often evokes images of roof gardens, solar collectors and even wind turbines humming in the background. But for most homes, including condominiums, “going green” comes in much smaller measures. Individua…
If one wants to ascertain the state of the green building industry, shared vacation condos – also known as “fractionals” – are a good place to start. While many will settle for an uninspiring exurb lot near a convenient highway entrance…
We diligently sort our recycling. We drive our hybrids to the nearby market to buy locally-produced organic food. We are looking for ways to live more harmoniously with the planet. Real estate developers have carefully noted this trend, …
Keeping up with soaring energy costs has nearly everyone scrambling to make some changes. Unit owners are driving less, turning out lights, and keeping a close eye on the thermostats. But when it comes to reducing energy use and en…