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Source: Boulder County Business Report

BOULDER – At a time when many busy homeowners want to be as green as possible in their lives, it can be difficult to make the right environmental decisions when looking at so many possibilities for a green home.

Porchfront Homes, a Boulder based semi-custom homebuilder, works with buyers to help them make the right green choices while also considering their new home’s overall comfort. Read more…

Source: Boulder County Business Report
Author: Keely Brown

BOULDER – As founders and principals of Porchfront Homes LLC, Tim and Mary Coonce are proving to the building industry that being green means being market savvy.

By meeting the public’s increasing demands for environmentally friendly buildings, as well as offering a customized approach to the needs of their clients, the couple has succeeded in growing the revenues of their small business at an astounding rate in the last two years.

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Source: Boulder County Business Report
Author: Laurie M. Fisher

BOULDER – In an effort to link the intent to produce eco-friendly building with measurable results, the city of Boulder is updating its Green Points Program by simplifying the application process, streamlining city administration procedures and focusing on the big picture.

“We want to raise the bar to help the program achieve the bigger goals of the city such as the climate action plan, waste reduction, water conservation and increasing the urban forest. We also are looking how the program integrates into historic preservation remodels,” says Elizabeth Vasatka, environmental coordinator at the city of Boulder’s Office of Environmental Affairs. The Office of Environmental Affairs will present recommendations to update the program to the City Planning Board and Council by the end of the year. Vasatka hopes the changes will be in place in the first half of 2007.

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PV panel powers system, utility bills eliminated for green-minded homeowners

Source: Boulder County Business Report
Author: Christine Weeber

BOULDER – Two soon-to-be homeowners in a new North Boulder subdivision, NoBo, may have inspired a greening trend in their new neighborhood.

The home of Catherine Greener, managing director for Domani Sustainability Consulting, and Alan Greenberg, land surveyor with Flatirons Surveying in Boulder, will have a geothermal heating and cooling system powered by grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) panels. With these systems in place, the owners expect to have no monthly expenses for heating and cooling their 3,300-square-foot home. Read more…