Comments on: LEED Homeowners: Save 5% on Green Home Insurance

By: Durability Planning and Prerequisites in LEED Homes | LEED for Homes Illinois

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:23:54 +0000

[...] Often times, these durability strategies are common to local building practices and are already being planned by the project team (e.g. attention to window flashing details, moisture management, etc), but in a LEED home, the project team is taking these strategies and mapping them to specific risks. With this kind of attention and the third-party verification most LEED homes pursue (ID 2.3), you can see why home insurance companies are willing to give premium discounts for LEED-certified homes. [...]

By: Sheba Blomstrand

Sheba Blomstrand — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:12:20 +0000

The protection offered by building and contents insurance can cover a valuable home and all of its contents against a huge range of risks, but if you are one of the many people struggling to afford the mortgage that comes with a new home your first home then there are various government initiatives to help, it is not hard to find them.

By: LEED for Homes Myth #3: The costs are expensive | LEED for Homes Illinois

LEED for Homes Myth #3: The costs are expensive | LEED for Homes Illinois — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:04:43 +0000

[...] include the ability to get an energy-efficient mortgage using the Green Rater’s report, reduced home insurance, and higher property value now that the real estate MLS changed. Prospective home buyers can now [...]