ANCHOR LEAD IN:
THERE ARE A TON OF THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT- LIKE
DRIVE A HYBRID, BUY ORGANIC, RECYCLE. BUT NOW, WHERE YOU LIVE CAN
ALSO BENEFIT THE PLANET. AS ___ EXPLAINS, ECO-CONSCIOUS
HOMEOWNERS ARE TURNING THE REAL ESTATE MARKET GREEN.

TRACK ONE Length: 05
FROM BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE… JASON AND KELLY JOSEPH'S
HOUSE LOOKS LIKE ANY OTHER…BUT…

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KEY @ : 06 Jason Joseph, Green Homeowner
"It's really the things that are under the hood that make it different."

TRACK TWO Length: 08
DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY'RE LIVING IN A 'GREEN' HOME…THE JOSEPH'S HOUSE IS HELPING THEM SAVE MONEY, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND, THEY SAY, EVEN THEIR HEALTH.

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KEY @ : 18 Jason Joseph, Green Homeowner
"We have a special type of insulation, high efficiency windows, and an air re-circulating unit that purifies the air."

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KEY @ : 24 Monica Marsicek, Ecological Home Ideas Magazine
"There's definitely an increased awareness of going green."

TRACK THREE Length: 10
THE TREND IS SO POPULAR THE ENTIRE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY'S GETTING A
PRO-PLANET MAKEOVER… FOR EXAMPLE, WANT TO BUY AN ENERGY
EFFICIENT HOME? AN ECO-BROKER CAN HELP.

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KEY @ : 40 Monica Marsicek, Ecological Home Ideas Magazine
"Ecobrokers have educated themselves about the different green home options. "

TRACK FOUR Length: 12
THEY CAN ALSO HELP YOU FIND AN ENERGY EFFICIENT MORTGAGE.
WHAT'S THAT? WELL, SINCE GREEN HOMES TYPICALLY COST A LITTLE MORE
THAN REGULAR HOMES, THESE MORTGAGES COUNT ESTIMATED ENERGY
SAVINGS AS PART OF YOUR INCOME.

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KEY @ : 54 Monica Marsicek, Ecological Home Ideas Magazine
"They will build that extra buying power into your mortgage."

TRACK FIVE Length: 06
AS FOR CONSTRUCTION…IF YOU'RE THINKING ENVIRONMENTALLY, YOU
MIGHT WANT TO ENLIST THE HELP OF A GREEN BUILDER.

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KEY @ : 1:05 Monica Marsicek, Ecological Home Ideas Magazine
"Your builder will know how to design your house to take advantage of all the green building techniques."

TRACK SIX Length: 09
GREEN BUILDERS SHOULD BE CERTIFIED…BY EITHER THE GOVERNMENT'S
ENERGY STAR PROGRAM OR ONE OF SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS.
THE JOSEPHS' BUILDER HAS THE GREEN BUILT STAMP OF APPROVAL.

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KEY @ : 1:19 Jeff Wassenaar, Certified Green Built Builder
"There's a lot of training that takes place, and not just for the builder. Also for all the trade partners and the suppliers."

TRACK SEVEN Length: 03
ONCE YOUR NEW HOME IS COMPLETE, IT, TOO, CAN BE CERTIFIED!

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KEY @ : 1:30 Jeff Wassenaar, Certified Green Builder
"It is audited by an independent inspector, and so it's not the builder that's calling it green. It's actually an independent process that you go through."

TRACK EIGHT Length: 04
THE JOSEPH'S HOME IS CERTIFIED, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL DEFINITELY
BUILD GREEN AGAIN.

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NO KEY
"If everybody did this, we'd really make a difference in the world."

ANCHOR TAG:
OUR EXPERTS SAY THE BEST WAY TO CHECK OUT YOUR GREEN BUILDER IS
TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAM HE OR SHE IS CERTIFIED UNDER, FIND OUT WHAT
THEIR GUIDELINES ARE, AND SEE IF THEY MATCH UP WITH WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR.
YOU CAN ALSO GET TAX CREDITS FOR BUILDING GREEN AND EVEN MAKING
SOME EFFICIENCY UPGRADES-LIKE ENERGY EFFICIENT FURNANCES. FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON BUYING OR BUILDING GREEN CHECK OUT
ECOBROKER DOT COM.

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Monica Marsicek
ecoLogical Home Ideas Magazine
www.ecologicalhomeideas.com
Monica is the Publisher of ecological Home Ideas Magaine.

Jeff Wassenaar
Legacy Homes
www.homesbylegacy.com
Jeff Wassenaar is the President of Legacy Homes, a Certified Green Built Builder.

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Jeff Wassenaar
Legacy Homes
1971 East Beltline Dr. NE
Suite 200
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
616-447-4070


Monica Marsicek
ecoLogical Home Ideas Magazine
622 Anthony Trail
Northbrooke, IL 60062
847-239-7155
For more information on building green, check these websites:

www.energystar.gov
www.usgbc.org