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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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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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>Net-Zero LEED Homes Within Homebuyers&#8217; Reach</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 20:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Will]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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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>Lead Yourself to a LEED Class and Demystify</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Demystifying LEED]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quiz: What does the acronym LEED stand for and why is it so beneficial? Answer: Check out these events from LEED for Homes Illinois to find out. Leadership in Energy &#38; Environmental Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system. LEED for Homes, the U.S. Green Building Council&#8217;s residential rating system that covers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several Local Seminars on LEED for Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/02/18/several-local-seminars-on-leed-for-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the ground completely thaws and the building season kicks off, Chicago's local LEED for Homes provider, the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability, is launching a series of green building seminars around the Chicagoland area. The seminars are nearly free and cover the LEED for Homes rating system.]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance Discounts for Green Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/05/insurance-discounts-for-green-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/01/05/insurance-discounts-for-green-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two types of green insurance policies for homeowners.

One covers buildings that already meet stringent efficiency and sustainability standards. The other offers the option to replace any losses incurred on the property with more environmentally sensitive materials.]]></description>
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