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Turning Old Charm Into Energy Efficient Living
- By Stephanie Sharp
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Ask about the Mosaic Realty Retrofit Program
Asheville neighborhoods are filled with charming older homes that are part of this majestic city’s charm. These homes are desirable and tell a story. The key to enhancing the home you have fallen in love with, retrofit to make it more energy efficient.
Making your home environmentally friendly is simple and can save you money. The best way to start is with your heating and cooling needs. Simple changes can help keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. If you have central heating, central air-conditioning or both, you can install and use a programmable thermostat. This way you control the temperature settings during all hours of the day, and are not spending money to heat or cool your home when you are not there. Energy saving thermostats run about $65.
Now, let’s talk about appliances and various fixtures in your home. Purchasing items such as refrigerators, freezers, lighting, washers, dryers, dishwashers, ceiling fans, windows, skylights, computers, roofing products, printers, doors, and televisions, you will want to look for the Energy Star symbol. This symbol represents a seal of approval by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of energy, with a goal to help everyone save money while protecting the environment through energy-efficient products and practices.
What can you do today? Change your air filter. This is commonly overlooked. Filters get dusty, dirty, or clogged, making it harder for your system to pull air through. Keeping a fresh filter can keep your system running smoothly and efficiently, and not having to work so hard. It is best to change every 6-8 weeks, we recommend replacing your filter every six months.
Add life to your home, appliances, and fixtures by upgrading or changing to make your home more environmentally friendly. Upgrades to consider now or in the future include insulation, double-pane windows, solar panels, and a drought-tolerant garden. Each step we take to turn old charm into better energy efficient living, helps protect the earth and the environment around us.
WNCGBC Reaches 1,000 Certified Green Built Homes
- By Stephanie Sharp
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1,000 Green Built Home located at 87 Fenner Ave, located off of Merrimon Ave in Asheville, North Carolina.
Green Built North Carolina, the Western North Carolina Green Building Council’s green home certification program, reached a substantial milestone in April 2015. The program certified it’s 1,000 green built [...]
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Downtown Asheville Real Estate
- By Stephanie Sharp
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Downtown Asheville real estate is booming. With construction of several new hotels and parking structures in downtown, there is obvious growth taking place in Asheville and the surrounding areas. The lifestyle of living downtown in this vibrant city is an appeal to many with the numerous shops, restaurants, and activities.
From condo living to walkable neighborhoods such as Montford, Five Points, and Grove Park, downtown Asheville has something for everyone in terms of style. Activities in the city are plentiful throughout the year, including the Downtown Association’s Downtown After 5 live music events that takes place once a month during the summer.
Asheville has also been recognized as a culinary mecca as large or larger than Charleston, South Caroilina. With many James Beard award winners and nominees (James Fleer of Rhubarb, Katie Button of Curate’ and Nightbell) gracing the menus with exquisite dishes, people travel from all over to experience the great food.
“The walkability of downtown Asheville, combined with eclectic shops and fabulous restaurants makes it a desirable and unique destination for the South East, attracting people from more progressive areas of the country who want to live in a setting of natural beauty and creativity. Needless to say, the downtown Asheville real estate market is bursting at the seams, Mike Figura, Owner Mosaic Realty.
The activity and feeling of the city is intoxicating! In addition to the variety of restaurants and nightspots, Asheville is known for great beer, evening being named Beer City USA several times. Breweries such as our Biltmore Ave neighbor, Wicked Weed, are making a statement with visitors and local alike. Downtown Asheville is unique, we know. We live, work, and play right here, so ask one of our real estate agents about Downtown Asheville real estate, you will be glad you did.
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