SMART CHOICES - Mesa Real Estate Arizona

SMART CHOICES - Mesa Real Estate Arizona Living It Green: Concerned about global warming, over-taxed landfills, growing energy costs? Here's a list of organizations that can help you build, renovate or simply live at home in a more environmentally friendly way. - Ecosystems: Develops, promotes and markets methodologies, technologies and products that conserve natural resources and advance our planet toward sustainability through the use of solar energy. - Efficient Windows Collaborative: Assists with step-by-step process for selecting energy-efficient windows by geographic regions, based on three different U.S. climate zones. Online links to energy-efficient windows are also provided. - Energy Savers Guide: From the U.S. Department of Energy, provides tips on saving money and energy at home and on the road. - ENERGY STAR: A joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy offering information on products and practices to help save money and protect the environment. - Environmental Building News: Focuses on environmentally sustainable design and construction. Articles, reviews and news stories offer information on energy-efficient, resource-efficient and healthy building practices. - The Green Builders Catalogue: Provides service to contractors, homeowners, weatherization agencies and utilities throughout the country. - The Green Home Guide: Offers unbiased reviews and advice from professionals and homeowners, along with a green directory of products, services and retailers. - Green Seal: An independent, nonprofit organization that provides product rating and evaluation services and promotes environmentally responsible consumer products. - The Internet Consumer Recycling Guide: This recycling guide provides a starting point for consumers searching the Internet for recycling information with the goal of making recycling so easy and automatic that it blends into the flow of everyday life. - The U.S. Green Building Council: A non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction. Developers of LEED (the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System™), the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. For more information, please visit our website.