Comments on: Economic woes remedied by green technology http://talkradionews.com/2008/07/economic-woes-remedied-by-green-technology/ The Talk Radio News Service is the only information news service dedicated to serving the talk radio community. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Reddy Kilowatt http://talkradionews.com/2008/07/economic-woes-remedied-by-green-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-10351 Reddy Kilowatt Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:07:57 +0000 http://talkradionews.com/?p=19819#comment-10351 Statistics on home ownership have lost relevancy. With the lending crisis and eventual interest rate climb, people will be staying in their homes longer. The housing market crash and subsequent Fed lending institutional demise, has dampened any perceived growth and will do so forwardly. This is the 80's all over again. Additionally, greenies don't consider resale value when investing in alternatives. It is a culture that combats "capitalism at any cost" and their home value is way down the list of their priorities. They enjoy living off the grid as much as possible, it gives them a feeling of victory and is their contribution to the global warming crisis. These folks are not your normal "Joe's" YET!! Statistics on home ownership have lost relevancy. With the lending crisis and eventual interest rate climb, people will be staying in their homes longer. The housing market crash and subsequent Fed lending institutional demise, has dampened any perceived growth and will do so forwardly. This is the 80’s all over again. Additionally, greenies don’t consider resale value when investing in alternatives. It is a culture that combats “capitalism at any cost” and their home value is way down the list of their priorities. They enjoy living off the grid as much as possible, it gives them a feeling of victory and is their contribution to the global warming crisis. These folks are not your normal “Joe’s” YET!!

]]> By: lisetrise http://talkradionews.com/2008/07/economic-woes-remedied-by-green-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-10269 lisetrise Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:20:40 +0000 http://talkradionews.com/?p=19819#comment-10269 It's encouraging to see that even small changes toward green (like water efficient fixtures) can really make a huge difference. We keep hearing a lot about how "building green" is more expensive, and how the average buyer only stays for 7 years, etc., but I believe this is rather short-sighted thinking. Simply planning an energy efficient home design (see http://www.building-your-green-home.com/energy-efficient-home-design.html) can save a substantial amount of money and energy expense. Passive solar design and passive cooling features cost next to nothing to implement - just planning. And suppose a family does use active solar panels (and federal incentives are great!) - and they decide to move after year 7? Well, green homes are in great demand now, so someone will be willing to pay a lot more for such a house. And the energy efficiency will be a huge draw! I see it as a "pay me now or pay me later" situation. What good is it to build the cheapest possible home - with toxic construction materials, and pay increasingly higher and higher energy bills each month? In addition, expect medical bills to pile up....because indoor air quality is connected with numerous health problems. I believe the demand for green homes will only continue to grow. Thanks for your report on this issue It’s encouraging to see that even small changes toward green (like water efficient fixtures) can really make a huge difference.

We keep hearing a lot about how “building green” is more expensive, and how the average buyer only stays for 7 years, etc., but I believe this is rather short-sighted thinking. Simply planning an energy efficient home design (see http://www.building-your-green-home.com/energy-efficient-home-design.html)
can save a substantial amount of money and energy expense. Passive solar design and passive cooling features cost next to nothing to implement – just planning. And suppose a family does use active solar panels (and federal incentives are great!) – and they decide to move after year 7? Well, green homes are in great demand now, so someone will be willing to pay a lot more for such a house. And the energy efficiency will be a huge draw!
I see it as a “pay me now or pay me later” situation. What good is it to build the cheapest possible home – with toxic construction materials, and pay increasingly higher and higher energy bills each month? In addition, expect medical bills to pile up….because indoor air quality is connected with numerous health problems.

I believe the demand for green homes will only continue to grow. Thanks for your report on this issue

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