October 2014 market snapshot new construction

In the Portland proper there were 597 new home starts that sold over the last 6 months.

Here is the break down
19.4%  of the homes were green certified homes
61% of the certified homes were Earth Advantage
23% of the certified homes were Energy Star
18% of the certified homes were LEED

Northwest Earth Institute has a challenge for you! Join me!

The idea of changing for the betterment of the planet can be overwhelming.  Northwest Earth Institute makes it easy to start looking at how we can change our behavior and make a more positive impact on the planet. 

Here is the link for the challenge  http://www.ecochallenge.org/about_the_challenge/choose_your_ecochallenge

Have fun with it and stretch to see if you can do some of this stuff.

On a personal note.  One that I like is turning the heat down.  A friend of mine also suggested a step further with this~ not turning on the heat for as long as you can stand it. I tried this myself.  Funny thing is the body starts to acclimate.  See what you discover!