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	<title>Chicagoland Real Estate Forum &#187; Jason</title>
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		<title>Better Buildings mean Better Business</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2012/01/25/better-buildings-mean-better-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do green building incentives, new statewide Illinois energy codes, and Ed Begley Jr. all have in common?  Find out Feb 1 and Feb 2 as the Better Buildings Better Business conference comes to Schaumburg, IL. This new conference is for residential builders, designers, developers, and real estate professionals. Featuring a celebrity keynote from Ed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wheeling Workshop on Green Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/11/wheeling-workshop-on-green-real-estate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/11/11/wheeling-workshop-on-green-real-estate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[green Chicago real estate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[green mls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGBC Illinois]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Shore and suburban real estate professionals have a great opportunity to learn how to make green with green building on Wednesday, November 16. Learn about recent developments in the real estate industry, such as the Green Addendum and the SAVE Act, which will significantly impact real estate values and appraisals for homes that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appraisals Go Green to Account for Energy Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/31/appraisals-go-green-to-account-for-energy-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/10/31/appraisals-go-green-to-account-for-energy-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Buying Chicago Green Homes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[green buildign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LEED for Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lending restrictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USGBC - Chicago]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage underwriters generally weigh several numbers when deciding whether a family can afford a new home. They look at income, of course, and tally up expenses in the form of a home’s property taxes, insurance premiums and monthly payments. There is one number they ignore: how much a household spends on its utilities, a figure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tour a Chicago-Area Home with Nearly No Heating Bills</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/05/14/tour-a-chicago-area-home-with-nearly-no-heating-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/05/14/tour-a-chicago-area-home-with-nearly-no-heating-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 18:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Single Family Homes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blunk Residence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Batavia home]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=17769</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Join the USGBC &#8211; Illinois Chapter&#8217;s Fox Valley Branch and Residential Green Building Committee for a case study and tour of a green home in Batavia! The Blunks contacted Marko Spiegel in early January 2007 intrigued by the One-Watt/Passive Design concept, and never looked back.  Spiegel used the concepts of compact design, optimal utilization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn how to Leverage Chicago&#8217;s Green MLS</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/03/13/learn-how-to-leverage-chicagos-green-mls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2011/03/13/learn-how-to-leverage-chicagos-green-mls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City of Chicago]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join the USGBC - Illinois Chapter's Chicago Branch for a presentation on the residential green real estate market  We will define what a green home is, talk about implementation on the Green MLS, present some early market research, and talk about valuation and appraisal considerations.  The session will apply to both new and existing green homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Complimentary Passes to the Greenbuild Expo Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/11/12/complimentary-passes-to-the-greenbuild-expo-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/11/12/complimentary-passes-to-the-greenbuild-expo-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[In the City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alliance for Environmental Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenbuild free tickets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McCormick Place]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=10128</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wanna get to Greenbuild but don&#8217;t have the funds for a full conference admission? If so, you&#8217;re in luck, as the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES), Chicagoland&#8217;s leading LEED for Homes provider,  is giving away complimentary tickets to the trade show / expo hall (a $75 value). To request an expo hall ticket, simply send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Net-Zero LEED Homes Within Homebuyers&#8217; Reach</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/08/07/net-zero-leed-homes-within-homebuyers-reach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/08/07/net-zero-leed-homes-within-homebuyers-reach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Single Family Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geothermal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Net zero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new lenox]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A newly formed company thinks the beacon that will attract homebuyers to its patch of dirt in New Lenox isn’t a clubhouse or walking paths, the extras that once drew attention to new subdivisions, but 30-foot-tall vertical-axis wind turbines. Prairie Ridge Estates, as envisioned by local developers Jim and Phil Regan, could just possibly become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Subdivision to Break Ground in July</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/18/green-subdivision-to-break-ground-in-july/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/18/green-subdivision-to-break-ground-in-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green building is helping the residential building market resurgence, and it's happening right here in the Chicagoland area, beginning with the groundbreaking for a LEED-certified subdivision in the southwest suburbs.]]></description>
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		<title>LEED Subdivision Announced in New Lenox</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/09/leed-subdivision-announced-in-new-lenox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/09/leed-subdivision-announced-in-new-lenox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:12:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[geothermal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES) is proud to welcome Energy Smart Home Builders of New Lenox, IL as a participant in LEED for Homes. LEED for Homes is a national third-party certification system for energy efficient, healthy, green homes. Energy Smart Home Builders, founded by Phil and Jim Regan, are planning to develop Prairie Ridge Estates, a community of 132 net zero energy homes using solar panels, geothermal power, wind turbines and other technologies. AES will be providing support and the third-party testing and verification for the green homes, which are planned to achieve LEED Platinum certification.]]></description>
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		<title>Third-party Certified Green Homes Outsell the Market</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/15/third-party-certified-green-homes-outsell-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/15/third-party-certified-green-homes-outsell-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appraisal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=3206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a real estate market such as this, any edge helps. What if your home sold for 9.1% percent more than the competition? Why might a home do this you ask &#8211; because it is a third-party certified green home, such as a LEED home. Real estate professionals have anecdotally reported for years that Green [...]]]></description>
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