Sustainable Real Estate

The Green Build Revolution: Transforming Real Estate with Greener Buildings   Photo by Beesmurf   The Green Build Revolution: Transforming Real Estate with Greener Buildings The green build revolution is transforming the real estate industry, making buildings and homes more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. From green building standards to green building technologies, green building certification to green building incentives, green building is becoming the norm. In this blog, we will explore all aspects of green building and how it is transforming the real estate market.   Introduction to the Green Build Revolution   The green build revolution is a movement towards building structures that are more energy-efficient, reduce emissions,...

The Latest Market News, COP 26 & Web 3 The latest market news, COP 26 & web 3 as you obviously can tell, looks at many diverse topics happening at the moment. There's just so much happening in the world right now that every 24 hours ushers in a bombardment of news and change is happening at an unprecedented, accelerated breakneck pace. Right now COP 26 is taking place over several days in Glascow Scotland. The wonderful thing about this is that you can watch it streamed live for free. Read more about it here.   Together for our planet! https://together-for-our-planet.ukcop26.org/ https://climatehub.nytimes.com/streaming The summit takes place until November...

Questions vs Possible Solutions for a Greener Planet & the Latest Market News Questions vs Possible Solutions for a Greener Planet & Latest Market News is about trying to actively find answers to some big problems. I don't know about you, but I'm so tired of people bringing up and/or discussing all the environmental problems the planet faces right now, without at least suggesting some possible solutions. At a recent conference I attended I learned about a new initiative in Barcelona that plans to provide free solar panels to it's population. This is part of a public - private partnership. " Barcelona...

Milan's Green New Deal - Leadership for the World All photos copyright Bonnie Meisels Milan's green new deal - leadership for the world as a shining example for the urban regeneration of cities and neighborhoods. The featured photo is of a new development called Bosco Verticale. This is found in an area of Milan called Porta Nuovo a newly constructed neighborhood with a focus on sustainable development. The aim is to create a thriving community with a healthy lifestyle and focus on wellness.  The architecture is wonderful! These are just some of the photos from the area:   [gallery columns="4" ids="30122,30123,30124,30125,30126,30127,30128,30129"]     https://youtu.be/yWWr6v-eAQc Another project that's leading the...

Wake Up Call & Climate Migration Map source: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Wake up call & climate migration tells a visual story of climate urgency. I was recently looking at the drought map of the west coast and the picture is quite alarming. Not only is this part of the U.S. experiencing unprecedented heat and high temperartures, but without sufficient water, this doesn't bode well for one of North America's primary bread basket. Another alarming sign of trouble is the drought-parched Lake Mead which could leave seven states high and dry. Lake Mead: The devastating impact of drought on America's largest reservoir | I'm not sure how much more...

Homes Sprouting Up Around Farms - The Birth of Agrihoods Homes Sprouting Up Around Farms - The Birth of Agrihoods is about a real estate trend and in my humble opinion, the sustainable future of real estate development.  This past sunday, CBS Sunday Morning, one of my all time favorite shows that I've been watching for over 25 years, featured an inspiring story about "Agrihoods" that is an exemplary example of sustainable real estate development. The piece features Steve Nygren, "The Founder and President of Serenbe, a 1,000-acre sustainable community near Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Serenbe is focused on land preservation, agriculture, energy...