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Innovative Homes

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:50:10 +0000

Rio Rico Resort Terrace (www.rioricoresortterrace.com), built by Innovative Homes, Inc., is targeted for Gold LEED certification upon completion with a total of 198 homes built in two phases. LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a building project meets the highest green building and performance measures.

Innovative Homes
1068-2 Camino Caralampi
Rio Rico, Arizona 85648
Phone (520) 520.281.7112
innovativehomesinc@live.com
www.rioricoresortterrace.com

Innovative Homes

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:47:46 +0000

Innovative Homes specializes in affordable luxury housing in Santa Cruz County, making them one of the area’s most established, local homebuilding companies. They remain locally owned and operated, with the company’s owner personally overseeing construction. Rio Rico Resort Terrace is their latest project and information can be found at www.rioricoresortterrace.com.

Innovative Homes

1068-2 Camino Caralampi
Rio Rico, Arizona 85648
Phone (520) 520.281.7112
innovativehomesinc@live.com

Rammed Earth Developments, Inc.

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:00:49 +0000

We design and construct elegant, energy efficient, masonry homes. The systems we use include rammed earth, adobe, ICF and insulated concrete block. We install solar technology, harvest water, preserve vegetation and use recycled lumber. Our Energy Star qualified houses at the Mercado District will be served by the Modern Streetcar.
802 S. 8th Ave. Tucson, AZ 85701

(520) 623-2784

Email: redinc(at)rammedearth.com

Website: www.rammedearth.com

Rammed Earth Developments, Inc.

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:23:49 +0000

(520) 623-2784

Email: redinc@rammedearth.com

Website: www.rammedearth.com

Barrie and Janie Herr, www.GreenHomesTucson.com

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:08:52 +0000

We are Realtors with Long Realty, who have been “Green” and promoting pro-environmental practices since the 1980′s – before becoming Realtors in 1992. We will assist you in finding a green home, showcase the green features of a home you want to sell, and/or provide information and resources to make your existing home healthier and more environmentally friendly. Our website, www.GreenHomesTucson.com, features Green Homes currently for sale throughout Tucson, provides information and many links to the resources you need.

Barrie founded and operated the Arizona Waste Exchange in 1989, which kept industrial waste out of our landfills. He is a charter member of Tucson Clean and Beautiful, and in addition to volunteering at Outreach Recycling Centers, has served on their Board. He is the originator of the RUMBA competition – Re-Used Materials Becoming Art – which has gone city wide into schools, and has received Copper Letters from two of Tucson’s Mayors for his never ending volunteer efforts in recycling and waste reduction.

As Accredited Buyer Representatives, Certified Residential Specialist and Associate Broker with Long Realty, we look forward to using our many years of experience in real estate and many years of experience with environmental concerns to help you buy, sell or improve your home.

Janie Herr, ABR, CRS, e-PRO
Mailto:Janie@TucsonMoves.com
www.TucsonMoves.com
www.GreenHomesTucson.com
PH: 520-235-3973 or 800-453-7653
Fax:520-299-7716
Long Realty Company
1890 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718

www.greenhomestucson.com

TJ Bednar Homes

admin — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:16:50 +0000

Tucson Builder now includes solar system at no extra cost

Tucson, AZ—January 11, 2010—Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your new home actually started paying you? This is now a very real possibility, according to Ted Bednar, owner of Tucson’s TJ Bednar Homes.

Characterized by their traditional “True Tucson” design and award-winning energy efficiency, TJ Bednar Homes now includes a photovoltaic solar system in all new homes. Not only will the solar system not be an upgrade, it’s included at no additional cost, it can actually save money on energy costs.

First, because the solar system is standard in every new home, the buyer immediately qualifies for up to $6,000 in Federal tax credit. In addition Tucson Electric Power credits back the buyer for any unused power which is essentially, sold back to the grid. With TJ Bednar’s already energy efficient homes that can mean an owner may receive a check from Tucson Electric Power if their credit exceeds their utility bill.

“Of course, every TJ Bednar Homes buyer still receives the authentic True Tucson designs we’ve been known for and have been building for almost 30 years” Ted says. “Plus we have recently lowered the pricing on most of our homes and now we’re crowning it off with the solar system. I think it’s just one more good reason to buy a TJ Bednar home.”

TJ Bednar Homes has homes from the mid $150s at Lakeside Ridge on Sarnoff near Golf Links; and homes from the high $120s at Vista Montana Estates, a gated master planned community on Wilmot south of I-10.

Contact 520-293-7203 for more information on any of our energy efficient communities.

www.tjbednar.com

Zach MacDonald- Realtor

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:17:05 +0000

I am a full time realtor with Tierra Antigua Realty, a 33 year Tucson Native and graduate of the UA and the Community Design Academy at the Sonoran Institute. I am an active cyclist and advocate for bicycle transportation and recreation, on and off road as a Pima County appointee to the Tucson-Pima County Bicycle Advisory Committee. I am also actively involved on the board of the Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclist (SDMB), The Arizona Trail Cienega Corridor Construction Project, and am active in our neighborhood association, Wilmot Desert Estates / Thunderbird Heights. We are working on a number of projects including planting trees, encouraging waterharvesting & greywater, calming traffic, improving recreation opportunities, and enhancing bicycle and pedestrian connectivity within our neighborhood and the community. These experiences and more have given me the knowledge and experience to advise my clients on how best to live comfortably but conservatively in this amazing place we live, the Sonoran Desert.

Main: (520) 248.9882
Office: (520) 290.2335
Zach@ZachsMyAgent.com
www.ZachsMyAgent.com

Tierra Antigua Realty
7423 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85715

Doucette Homes, Inc.

admin — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:10:36 +0000

Every home Doucette Homes, Inc. builds is characterized by careful attention to detail. Craftsmanship, innovative design and sensitivity to the environment have made Doucette Homes one of the most respected builders in the Southwest. All floorplans at our new Civano neighborhoods; The Presidio and The Orchards as well have recently been reengineered to meet the EPA EPAct rating. These homes will provide at least a 50% savings for heating and cooling over conventionally built new construction.

Doucette Communities

520-622-7373

Fax 520-622-7227

info@doucettehomes.com

Nicole Brulé-Fisher, ABR, CRS, Certified EcoBroker®, e-Pro, GRI

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:12:49 +0000

I am a Realtor in Tucson with Keller Williams Southern Arizona. I am also Tucson’s First Certified EcoBroker®. An Certified EcoBroker® is an agent who has completed an extensive training program on energy and environmental issues that impact real estate and the consumer. Certified EcoBrokers® are agents who have been educated to help our clients navigate the green real estate market, and/or guide our clients through the preparation and building of an environmentally sound home.

As an EcoBroker® and a long time citizen of Tucson, I am committed to educating myself and my clients on all matters related to green and simply all the little things we can do to minimize our impact on our fragile desert and reduce the overall consumption of non-renewable resources. Further, as an EcoBroker®, I have a unique opportunity to help my clients make major life decisions about where they live and HOW they live. And with that opportunity comes great responsibility and great commitment for which I take very seriously and with great pride!!

Keller Williams Southern Arizona
Tucson’s First Certified EcoBroker®
Direct, 520-465-5770
Email, nicolebf@aol.com
www.nicolebrulefisher.com
efax, 844-6705 www.nicolebrulefisher.com.

U.S. Green Building Council- Arizona Chapter

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:29:58 +0000

The distinguishing characteristic of the USGBC Arizona Chapter is a focus on green building techniques, technologies and philosophies appropriate to the arid bio-region that encompasses the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Whether in the pine forests of Show-Low, the lush desert of Scottsdale and Tucson, or the low desert of Yuma, the common characteristics of low humidity and vast sunshine tie this bio-region together, influencing the appropriateness of various green building tools. Our Chapter goals involve educating the marketplace for overall awareness of green building, and understanding and communicating how that applies specifically to our climate.
Chapters.usgbc.org/arizona