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	<title>Chicagoland Real Estate Forum &#187; Energy Efficient Homes</title>
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		<title>Gerstad Builders Build with You in Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/05/22/mchenry-county-home-builder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 17:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerstad Builders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cost effective, energy efficient, green and eco-friendly are all words that we find ourselves saying more and more these days. We at Gerstad recognize that you not only want to buy a beautiful, well-built home, you also want a home that is going to save you money over time. That&#8217;s why we are dedicated to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time to Jump on the Green Bandwagon</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/04/19/its-time-to-jump-on-the-green-wagon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday is the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day. Are you doing your part to protect the planet?
Americans make up less than 5 percent of the world&#8217;s population but consume 25 percent of Earth&#8217;s natural resources.
Here are some green tips for your home. These ideas are win-win because they will save you money while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tour at Museum Displays Green Living</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/05/tour-at-museum-displays-green-living/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/05/tour-at-museum-displays-green-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to see Chicago&#8217;s greenest home? Visit  Home: Green + Wired at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Situated on the museum&#8217;s east side, the exhibit is a real, functioning three-story home that features the latest in eco-friendly living and is being touted as the greenest home in Chicago.
In its third year, the 2500-square-foot demo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Financing Updates And Tips For Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/04/green-financing-updates-and-tips-for-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/04/green-financing-updates-and-tips-for-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying Chicago Green Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Chicago real estate enters its traditional deep freeze of January, thankfully FHA&#8217;s Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEM&#8217;s) financing tools have been retained for home buyers in 2010.   As many as 55% of entry level home buyers reported that they used FHA loans for purchasing their home in 2009.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have reportedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Green MLS Comes to Chicagoland Real Estate</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/01/the-green-mls-comes-to-chicagoland-real-estate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying Chicago Green Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We're pleased to share developing news that Northern Illinois' Mulitple Listing Service (MLS), will be adding support for green building features in 2010. Real estate professionals will need to be prepared by taking education through NAR GREEN or Eco Broker courses. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Village Burns Harbor First Green Neighborhood In Nation</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/30/the-village-burns-harbor-first-green-neighborhood-in-nation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/30/the-village-burns-harbor-first-green-neighborhood-in-nation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2367</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often, the National Association of Home Builders Green Building program certifies a home for energy performance, land use and sustainable resources.  However, for the first time, an entire community qualified for the National Green Building Standard named The Village in Burns Harbor.  These new homes in northwest Indiana not only are environmentally friendly and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago&#8217;s Yannell House Makes Builder Magazine&#8217;s Favorite 2009 New Homes Top Ten</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/22/chicagos-yannell-house-makes-builder-magazines-favorite-2009-new-homes-top-ten/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/22/chicagos-yannell-house-makes-builder-magazines-favorite-2009-new-homes-top-ten/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying Chicago Green Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago&#8217;s LEED-H Platinum home in the north-side neighborhood of Ravenswood with it&#8217;s unique design made Builder Magazine&#8217;s Top Ten Coolest houses in 2009.  Built with just about every green innovation on a traditional Chicago lot near the Ravenswood Metra stop on the North shore line, the Yannell House is as green as it stands out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAHB National Green Building Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/17/nahb-national-green-building-awards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/17/nahb-national-green-building-awards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention green Chicago real estate developers and builders, local government (that&#8217;s you Evanston) advocates or green professional: submit your environmentally friendly home, initiative or contribution to the National Association of Home Builders&#8217; National Green Building Awards!
Award categories include:

Advocate of the Year (Builder, Remodeler, Individual, Group)


Advocate of the Year (State or Local Government)


Green Project(s) of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Green Building Materials &#8211; NAHB Green Approved Products</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/16/know-your-green-building-materials-nahb-green-approved-products/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/16/know-your-green-building-materials-nahb-green-approved-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Levinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2358</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Builders and consumers alike are flooded with &#8216;green&#8217; everything these days.  Anything from cars, energy, vacations, food and new homes &#8211; all seem to claim to have a green component to them.  Often, this &#8216;green fog&#8217; can create confusion and mis-information as to what is green, why its green and why the product might have advantages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Tour of a LEED Chicago Home Saturday December 12</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/10/free-tour-of-a-leed-chicago-home-saturday-december-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2009/12/10/free-tour-of-a-leed-chicago-home-saturday-december-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=2267</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what goes into making a LEED Platinum candidate home? Now is your chance to tour a home going through the LEED for Homes program that is substantially complete.
This unique project has been a labor of love by the homeowner, and includes features such as:

reclaimed copper roof
remnant stone from blast fragments as a facade
vegetative [...]]]></description>
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