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It’s Keen to be “Green” in Chattanooga
Categories: Chattanooga Real Estate News, Home Maintenance, Market Myths and Truths
By David Israel, Business Manager
Everyone around the world and in Chattanooga are going “green”, but what does it mean? Some people say that the term 
has become a buzz word for companies to capitalize on a movement to be able to charge more for products and services. Others feel that it is an ecological movement by the citizens of the world to clean up the mess we have made over the past century, and a few even call this movement just a “fad”! Kermit the Frog was actually the leading proponent of going green in the early 70’s saying, “It’s not easy being green”.
Personally, I think going ”green” is a way of life that is changing the world around us. As consumers of “stuff”, I really think that this movement is here to stay and hope that it will improve our lives. There are so many products that have come to market in the past couple of years, but do we really know if they are “green” and really what does it all mean to you and to me personally? We hear terms that builders are now building “Green Homes” under LEED Standards with Energy Star Appliances, and a reduction in the Carbon Footprint. This sounds wonderful, but what in the world are they talking about? Well, I was reading Georgia Realtor Magazine, September/October 2008, “Going Green Eco-Friendly Initiatives in Real Estate” Issue, and found a glossary of terms that gave me a better understanding of what all these terms and acronyms mean and I thought I would share them with you.
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