One of the hottest trends in housing is creating a “green” home. In fact, in two places where Mother Nature has wiped the slate clean, green homes are all the rage. In the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, actor Brad Pitt has headed the creation and donation of 150 new environmentally friendly houses that will be 75% more energy efficient. In Kansas, after being completely destroyed by a tornado, the ironically named town of Greensburg will be rebuilt as the nation’s first green town.

Green homes save money by lowering energy bills and reducing a home’s impact on the environment. What may be even more important, however, is the pride of ownership involved in owning a green home and the positive effect it has on the community and the world.

Please click on the icon to the right for a guide on turning your home into a green machine. Low-flow plumbing fixtures and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are great examples of easy changes that will benefit your pocketbook and the environment. In fact, swapping out one traditional light bulb for a CFL will reduce carbon emissions by 150 pounds a year! Doing your part for the environment is now as easy as changing a light bulb

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