Appraisers and Lenders Need to Recognize Added Value of Green Building

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 20 - Kohler, Marvin Windows and Doors and Whirlpool are three manufacturers ready with new lines of green and sustainable products for today's new homes, company representatives said today at the National Association of Home Builders' International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
But until lenders and appraisers learn to recognize the value of green innovation and the money it can save new home buyers, there is not enough incentive in the marketplace for large-scale implementation, said Bill Nolan, the Florida home building consultant who moderated the first of three press conferences in commemoration of Green Day at the Builders' Show.

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Traverse City: Where Green Meets Blue

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