All Entries Tagged With: "Energy Efficiency"
Learn How to Garden the Green Way – the Organic Gardening Workshop
How green does your garden grow? Learn how to grow it greener through the Chicago Park District’s Organic Gardening Workshop: Rain Barrels & Rain Gardening this Saturday.
Set to take place at Kilbourn Park & Organic Greenhouse, this class will demonstrate how to install a rain garden and harvest rainwater. Participants will receive a rebate from [...]
See the Builder Concept Home 2010 in Las Vegas at the International Builders Show
Next week is the annual International Builders Show in Las Vegas and there are many exciting things to see in 2010. A great example in sustainability and a paradigm shift towards responsible housing, the Builder Concept Home 2010 will be available to tour VIRTUALLY only at the Builders Show. Keeping in stride with the latest [...]
Move-in Ready Energy-Efficient Bridgeport Condos
Three energy-efficient condominiums in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood are available for immediate occupancy. Developer Bozena (Bo) Boguslawski has converted a four-unit apartment building at 3308 S. Lowe Avenue into three condominiums, ranging from 1,300 to 2,600 square feet. Prices range from $289,000 to $539,000.
Buyers can choose their own refrigerators, washing machines and dryers. “Other than [...]
10 Housing Energy Saving Ideas For Chicago Home Owners
Everyone is pinching pennies nowadays and the home is the largest expense a family has. Mortgage, heating, electric, insurance and maintenance costs represent up to half of some American’s cost of living expenses and any way to help reduce these costs over the long-term perks the interest of many owners of Chicago real estate.
This winter [...]
Illinois Residential Energy Code Update
On Friday August 28th, Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn signed into law a new statewide residential energy code. The Energy Efficient Building Act requires most new residential buildings throughout Illinois to meet the minimum standards of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The new requirement will take effect early 2010. In a conversation with Lisa [...]
