Home-Tech

Everywhere (including here) you see references to “green this” and “green that”.  Since I work in the real estate industry, I have some thoughts on all of this “green” talk.

Green tech uses some new and some old technologies to save you real cash.  For example, the growing use of Geothermal Heating & Cooling in new home construction. This one area of RE Tech can save you thousands of dollars! And if you live in the South, that can be your savings the first year of use.

A friend of mine uses Geothermal for his newly constructed SIPs home - and his power bills during the hottest months of July and August should have been in the $40 dollar range. And he’s cooling a two-story home! And, getting hot water from the same system.

Then there’s solar panels, which is both an old and new technology. Old in the sense that it’s been around for a long time. And, new in the way newer development technologies are creating more and more efficient and useful panels. Find out if your state offers any incentives for using solar power. Here’s another source of info on “Green Power”.