Built "Green" info & resources

• Energy Star homes are as much as 30% more efficient than homes built to code, Visit www.northwestenergystar.com to calculate your EnergyStar savings.

• "BUILT GREEN" is an environmentally friendly green building certification program created for Puget Sound area homebuyers and those remodeling their homes that rewards the use of premium quality building materials and practices that exceed local building code requirements, thereby enhancing your home's performance and value.
• "Built Green" certification qualifies you for special mortgage rates through many lender & make you eligible for tax incentives.
• "Being "Built Green" saves you 10-40% in utility costs through clean, quiet energy saving systems and appliances.
• Being "Built Green" helps eliminate sources of indoor air pollution, improves soil & storm water management & lowers maintenance costs through the use of longer lasting materials.

• For more information Visit www.builtgreen.net

• Other useful websites: Home Power Magazine, Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy, Solar Electric Power