Author Archive for Laura
Take Advantage of the Green Built Tax Credits
Did you know that you can get a tax credit for all of the energy-efficient, water conserving and green products in your home? The government is doing what they can to encourage more builders to construct green homes and homeowners to renovate their homes with green features. It’s pretty obvious why you get so many [...]
Sterling’s Certified Green Professionals
Building an eco-friendly green home can sometimes feel a bit daunting. With the number of green building products, technologies and practices out there today it is easy to get bogged down in the clutter. However potential home builders in Austin no longer need to worry: you have Sterling Custom Homes.
With three Certified Green Professionals [...]
Move Over Canada, the United States is Taking Back the LEED
Dockside Green is the current world record leader in the LEED sustainability rating. The master-planned development is in Victoria, British Colombia and received an unprecedented rating of 63 points out of a possible 70. While this is a tremendous feat, Aldeia, LLC decided it was time an American structure took the world record from this [...]
A Look at EcoManor, the First LEED-Certified Home in the Southeast
We are lucky enough to have the opportunity to share with you a brief excerpt from the book “Green Matters: The Residential Builders, Visionaries, Communities & Lifestyles Shaping Atlanta’s Landscape.” In this particular column, Michael Eastman and Jill Westfall interviewed Laura Turner Seydel (who is pictured in the top left photo on the book cover), [...]
