Green Real Estate Appraiser

US researchers have developed a fully transparent solar panel, meaning that windows of the future can turn the sun’s energy into electricity. It consists of organic salts that absorb ultraviolet and infrared light, which then glow at another wavelength. Eventually, infrared light is guided to the edge of plastic, where thin strips of conventional photovoltaic solar cell convert it into electricity.

FOOD APPLIANCE – Kitchens will have appliances such as the Food Cycler, a countertop composter that turns food scraps into odourless compost in three hours. At present, less than 5 per cent of the more than 30 million tonnes of organic waste that enters landfill each year gets recycled. Food waste produces methane gas.

read more at: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/un-climate-conference/environment-for-change-at-home-20150623-ghvbuh.html

Closing checklist

Prepare for closing by learning your rights, key questions to ask, and common mistakes.

http://www.consumerfinance.gov/owning-a-home/resources/checklist_mortgage_closing.pdf

Remodel projects, small or large, can go bad fast. It is jokingly said that they always come in at double the price. That is not true, but it is correct that often the bottom line is significantly more than originally planned.

Is this because everyone is trying to make your life miserable or has larceny in their hearts? Not really. The facts are that when you tear into an older home or one with deferred maintenance, there is no way to know what will be found. Odd stuff just happens.

No one wants to hear this. Most humans look for a reason why negative things happen, and it is easy to blame the architect, contractor or the interior designer. Remodels are like being on a direct flight that has to stop midpoint due to a passenger’s medical emergency. Suddenly you are stranded in your seat in St. Louis for four hours instead of landing at National in D.C. No matter how well you’ve planned, the unforeseen crops up.

read more at: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jun/12/remodeling-projects-unforeseen-problems/

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