Top 10 Green Building Trends for 2011 as Selected by Earth Advantage Institute

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1. Affordable Green

Many consumers typically associate green and energy-efficient homes and features with higher costs. However, the development of new business models, technologies, and the mainstreaming of high performance materials is bringing high-performance, healthy homes within reach of all homeowners. Leading the charge are affordable housing groups, including Habitat for Humanity and local land trusts, now building and selling LEED® for Homes- and ENERGY STAR®-certified homes across the country at price points as low as $100,000*. In the existing homes market, energy upgrades are now available through new programs that include low-cost audits and utility bill-based financing. Through such programs as Clean Energy Works Oregon [1], and Solar City [2]'s solar lease-to-own business model [3], no up-front payment is required to take advantage of energy upgrades.

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Links:
[1] http://www.cleanenergyworksportland.org/
[2] http://www.solarcity.com/pressreleases/46/SolarCity-Announces-New-Residential-Solar-Service-in-Oregon-Plans-to-Expand-Local-Operations.aspx
[3] http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/01/p758110/top-ten-green-building-trends-for-2011-selected-by-earth-advantage-inst#
[4] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-0
[5] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-1
[6] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-2
[7] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-3
[8] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-4
[9] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-5
[10] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-6
[11] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-7
[12] http://www.housingzone.com/hz/article/top-10-green-building-trends-2011-selected-earth-advantage-institute-8