I was happy to see my comments to one of the staff writers for Lancaster's Intelligencer Journal, Linda Espenshade quoted in her excellent article from today (4/21/09) on "Greening Your Kitchen" in honor of Earth Day 2009. She pulled quotes from several local sources on ideas to make changes in our kitchen habits, use new products and common sense to reduce our wastefulness and toxic side effects.
The link to the article is here.
I spent today in the first of a few classes required to earn my "official" green designation from the National Association of Realtors. They came out with a formal certification process that I applaud and am excited to work alongside the NAR Green Resource Council. To be honest, the class was very rudimentary for me, more of a primer for real estate agents just getting interested in the movement. I'll finish my coursework in 2 weeks and let you know how that goes...A highlight was talking to Alex Plesslet, a realtor/developer from the Philadelphia area who attended the class and is planning to develop a 16-unit project aiming for a LEED platinum rating from the start. Here's the listing on Sheldon Street in Philadelphia Talking to him encourages me to continue the dialogue with local builders who are interested in making changes to their business models too.
I appreciate the efforts being made by good folks from the journalistic and real estate communities to push into "Green" alternatives. Let's keep the ball rolling!
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Hi Jeff - Congrats on getting quoted in the news. Looking forward to hearing what ou think of the NAR designation class.
Great Jeff! Glad to hear NAR is getting the realtors up to speed! Hopefully the MLS services will be on board next!
Congrats on your 5 minutes of fame...again!
Marlene - underwhelmed so far with the Green designation courses.
Hi Mary - great to hear from you? Still racing this new season?