Recycled Stainless Steel Nesting Cookware – Cool Thing

Posted on October 6, 2011 | 1 comment

Natural Home Eazistore cookware takes a pioneering approach to high-quality stainless steel cookware. Its award-winning design allows each set of pots or pans to nestle inside one another, reducing storage space by more than 67 percent.

Natural Home cookware is manufactured using impact-bonding technology. This technology takes advantage of the structural benefits of stainless steel and the thermal conduction of aluminum.

Unlike copper and nonstick materials, Natural Home cookware is scratch-resistant, dishwasher safe and can be used with induction heating elements. We use wastewater recycling systems, recycled raw materials and natural light instead of electric fixtures in our workshops, reducing the energy needed to manufacture our cookware by 60 percent without sacrificing structural or thermal integrity. In addition, our manufacturing process is free of harmful byproducts, utilizes more than 50 percent recycled content, and produces a line of products that consume about half the energy per item to ship.

Read more at:  http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/marketing.aspx?id=2147488815&amp&amp&amp&amp

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Property Spotlight – LEED Plantinum Homes in Martha’s Vineyard

Posted on October 5, 2011 | Leave a comment

What is a LEED certified home? Read: https://greenrealestateappraiser.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/what-is-a-leed-certified-home/

The eight homes are split between a 1,250-square-foot two-bedroom model and a 1,450-square-foot three-bedroom model, which is identical to the smaller house except for the addition of an extension for the additional bedroom. They each have a 5 kW photovoltaic array on their south-facing roofs—enough power to make the all-electric homes net energy generators on an annual basis, if the residents are exceptionally frugal.

Now how would an appraiser value these LEED homes if there are no comparables.  Appraisers have different methods when valuing properties and the sales comparison approach is just one method.  The article reports that cost was $200/SF not including land acquisition, site work and the PVs.  The cost approach may be utilized depending on the scope of work requested by the client.  Again these are two methods but there are additional ways to value properties.  Contact the appraisers at www.socalappraisalserv.com for your “green” value issues.

For more information on these LEED homes: http://greensource.construction.com/green_building_projects/2011/1109_small_but_significant.asp

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Eliminate Home Health Hazards Inside and Out.

Posted on October 4, 2011 | Leave a comment

Household accidents cause at least 20,000 deaths every year. 

Here are 26 Ways to Protect Your Family from household accidents.

Your Bathroom: #1 Disinfect the drain. Of all the areas in the bathroom, the territory just around the bathtub drain is among the most inviting to bacteria. It’s perpetually moist, and every time we bathe, it gets fed with germs from our bodies. One study found almost 120,000 bacteria per square inch around the typical tub drain. (Another contaminated bathroom area, the sink faucet handle, harbored only 6,267 per square inch.) Disinfect at least once a week by mixing one teaspoon of bleach with a quart of water and swabbing thoroughly, while wearing protective gloves.

Read more and get the 25 additional tips at: http://www.parade.com/health/2011/10/home-not-so-safe-home.html

Safety is one of the 3 Ss that appraisers check for.  If you have questions regarding safety issues and your appraisal contact the appraisers at www.socalappraisalserv.com

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