Green Home Resources   

For your convenience, we have listed below information related to green homes and green real estate. If you would like to receive other related information not listed here please contact us.

• Review the energy-efficiency information brochure required by Section 553.996, Florida Statutes, in all Florida Residential Sale and Purchase Contracts.
  
  
• Request a FREE booklet on the Benefits of Owning a Green Home and the Environment (pdf format).
  

• Request a Home Energy Analysis
  

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Energy-Efficient/Green Homes

• Will your new home really be energy-efficient?
• Energy-Efficient Appliances
• Energy-Efficient Windows 
• Basics about Energy Star
• A Citizen's Guide to Radon (English) > (en Español)
• Home Buyer's and Seller's Guide to Radon (English) > (en Español)

Mold

• Introduction to Mold
• A Guide to Mold, moisture and your home (English) > (en Español)

Lead

• Facts about Lead (English) > (en Español)
• Protect your family from Lead in your home 
• Testing your home for Lead
• Reducing Lead hazards when remodeling your home 

Asbestos

• Basics about Asbestos

Mercury

• Facts about Mercury
• Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and Mercury 

Air Quality

• An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
• Guide to Indoor Air Quality
• Should you have the air ducts in your home cleaned?
• Air Pollution

Cooling & Heating

• Celings and Attics Insulation 
• Walls Insulation 
• Cooling your home naturally 
• Cooling your home with fans and ventilation 
• Energy-Efficient Air Conditioning
• Automatic and Programmable Thermostats 
• Passive Solar Design 
• Solar Water Heating 
• Residential Solar Heating Collectors 
• Home/Building Orientation 

Water

• Drinking water and health - What you need to know! 
• Do deeper wells mean better water?
• Drinking Water from Household Wells 

Contaminated Lands/Brownfields

• Better Protected Land - Waste and Contaminated Lands
• Targeted Brownfields Assessments 

Green Financing

• What is an Energy-Efficient Mortgage?
• Financing an Energy-Efficient Home