Comments on: ECOBROKER: Interview with John Beldock http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:29:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Inhabitat » GREEN KEY REAL ESTATE: Sustainable living in San Franciscohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-47411 Inhabitat » GREEN KEY REAL ESTATE: Sustainable living in San Francisco Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:00:09 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-47411 [...] his office. So in large part, Green Key plays the role of facilitator. Bartle’s agents go through EcoBroker’s training and a local 2-day seminar to increase their knowledge of green strategies. Green Key [...] [...] his office. So in large part, Green Key plays the role of facilitator. Bartle’s agents go through EcoBroker’s training and a local 2-day seminar to increase their knowledge of green strategies. Green Key [...]

]]> By: Doug Malawskyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-37051 Doug Malawsky Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:23:04 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-37051 Fascinating initiative. Our company, Horticultural Asset Managements, Inc., has created a product which is the Kelley Blue Book of trees, shrubs and installed landscaping. Our certified arborists go to the properties of homeowners and identify, inventory, measure and value the trees and shrubs on a property as well as create a care and maintenance guide for all of the inventoried trees and shrubs. We then generate a report which provides the homeowner with the replacement values for all of the green assets on their property, an inventory and care guide for each and every tree and shrub on the property and a plant health score with recommendations for follow up care on certain green assets. The purpose of the report or HMI assessment is to show home owners, sellers, buyers and realtors the value fo the green assets on the property - value seeking is a legitamite motive and if by educating homeowners that their property has green assets with dollar amount value we hope to see more owners, builders and realtors focus on this thus promoting the preservation of natural assets and promote landscape installation as an important part of determining a home's value - all of this will hopefully lead to greener properties. We are bundling our HMI assessment with rights to receive highly discounted treatments for trees and shrubs which may be used to prep properties for sale as well as preserve the natural assets in the after sale. In conclusion, we feel if we can qauntify the curb appeal of green assets, realtors and builders will place greater importance on the preservation and/or installation of trees and shrubs on residential and commercial property. Our nationwide network of arborists allows us not only to provide the HMI assessment but to provide additional services to "tune up" the green assets thus creating a greater consumer awareness of the importance of doing so. We are working with nationally branded realtors and builders and hope to meet many Ecobrokers along the way. Thanks, Doug Fascinating initiative. Our company, Horticultural Asset Managements, Inc., has created a product which is the Kelley Blue Book of trees, shrubs and installed landscaping. Our certified arborists go to the properties of homeowners and identify, inventory, measure and value the trees and shrubs on a property as well as create a care and maintenance guide for all of the inventoried trees and shrubs. We then generate a report which provides the homeowner with the replacement values for all of the green assets on their property, an inventory and care guide for each and every tree and shrub on the property and a plant health score with recommendations for follow up care on certain green assets. The purpose of the report or HMI assessment is to show home owners, sellers, buyers and realtors the value fo the green assets on the property – value seeking is a legitamite motive and if by educating homeowners that their property has green assets with dollar amount value we hope to see more owners, builders and realtors focus on this thus promoting the preservation of natural assets and promote landscape installation as an important part of determining a home’s value – all of this will hopefully lead to greener properties. We are bundling our HMI assessment with rights to receive highly discounted treatments for trees and shrubs which may be used to prep properties for sale as well as preserve the natural assets in the after sale. In conclusion, we feel if we can qauntify the curb appeal of green assets, realtors and builders will place greater importance on the preservation and/or installation of trees and shrubs on residential and commercial property. Our nationwide network of arborists allows us not only to provide the HMI assessment but to provide additional services to “tune up” the green assets thus creating a greater consumer awareness of the importance of doing so. We are working with nationally branded realtors and builders and hope to meet many Ecobrokers along the way. Thanks,
Doug

]]> By: emma amiadhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-35377 emma amiad Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:50:58 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-35377 I am so thrilled to have earned the EcoBroker designation and can now be a part of a network of real estate professionals who care about "Green Built" homes and, hopfully, the environment. I am an exclusive buyer broker on Vashon Island in Washinton state (vashonislandrealestate.com) and have felt like the only voice for "green" and sustainability for so long! 20 years ago I founded our local land trust as well as the local Audubon Society chapter and have offered my services, pro bono, to these non-profits. I also served for 10 years on our local park district board and working thorugh these three organizations i've helped preserve vital habitat here. I've also encouraged sustainable and eco minded buyers to buy older homes here and remodel, the best form of sustainable living, as well build "green". I look forward to hearing from other brokers in my region (Seattle area) as well as builders and contractors who are interested in working on Vashon Island. The Ecobroker course work was challenging and I think it will lead to far more educated and professional level or real estate brokers. Great work! I am so thrilled to have earned the EcoBroker designation and can now be a part of a network of real estate professionals who care about “Green Built” homes and, hopfully, the environment. I am an exclusive buyer broker on Vashon Island in Washinton state (vashonislandrealestate.com) and have felt like the only voice for “green” and sustainability for so long! 20 years ago I founded our local land trust as well as the local Audubon Society chapter and have offered my services, pro bono, to these non-profits. I also served for 10 years on our local park district board and working thorugh these three organizations i’ve helped preserve vital habitat here. I’ve also encouraged sustainable and eco minded buyers to buy older homes here and remodel, the best form of sustainable living, as well build “green”. I look forward to hearing from other brokers in my region (Seattle area) as well as builders and contractors who are interested in working on Vashon Island. The Ecobroker course work was challenging and I think it will lead to far more educated and professional level or real estate brokers. Great work!

]]> By: Manoj Kumarhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-21253 Manoj Kumar Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:05:18 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-21253 We are one of the lartest manufacturer of solar water heaters and solar lighitng sytems in India, w are looking for off shore partners / distributors to sell our products , we are very keen in supply, and we have the full capability to deliver the goods. in the following range. Solar Water heaters - Flat plate collectors and Evaculated tube collectors. solar lanterns , solar Modules etc. We are one of the lartest manufacturer of solar water heaters and solar lighitng sytems in India, w are looking for off shore partners / distributors to sell our products , we are very keen in supply, and we have the full capability to deliver the goods. in the following range.
Solar Water heaters – Flat plate collectors and Evaculated tube collectors.
solar lanterns , solar Modules etc.

]]> By: Jennifer M. SPiveyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-14065 Jennifer M. SPivey Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:46:40 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-14065 I am an Ecobroker certified real estate professional in Atlanta. My career prior to real estate was in the environmental / sustainable development field and it was really important for me to bring that knowledge with me and use it to help my clients. The Ecobroker certification has been a great investment! It has given me a way to stay current, but more importantly, it has created a growing network of "green" professionals in the Atlanta area.Thank you Mr. Beldock!Jennifer M. Spivey www.jenniferspivey.com I am an Ecobroker certified real estate professional in Atlanta. My career prior to real estate was in the environmental / sustainable development field and it was really important for me to bring that knowledge with me and use it to help my clients. The Ecobroker certification has been a great investment! It has given me a way to stay current, but more importantly, it has created a growing network of “green” professionals in the Atlanta area.

Thank you Mr. Beldock!

Jennifer M. Spivey
http://www.jenniferspivey.com

]]> By: Quincy Valehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-11701 Quincy Vale Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:02:02 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-11701 As the former manager of both the Green Buildings and the Green Schools efforts in Massachusetts and now, as the leader of an integrated design-build residential green building company (using modular techniques by the way for speed, economies, and quality control), I have been active for years in trying to communicate the benefits of better, healthier and high performing buildings to the marketplace.The transactional professionals in the real estate space (agents, broker, appriasers, lawyers, mortgage brokers) etc.) are the necessary lubricant in the whole equation. But they can't do their job unless they have the correct knowledge. Ecobrokers is the right answer at the right time.By way of advertisment, I am pleased to note that the forthcoming Building Energy 2007 conference (March 13-15 at Boston's World Trade Center) will feature (among many other notable presenters), Mr. John Beldock, founder and CEO of Ecobrokers. I would encourage anyone and everyone with interest in green buildings and clean energy to attend. Please see http://buildingenergy.nesea.org/ for more information.Sincerely,- Quincy Vale www.PowerHouse-Enterprises.com As the former manager of both the Green Buildings and the Green Schools efforts in Massachusetts and now, as the leader of an integrated design-build residential green building company (using modular techniques by the way for speed, economies, and quality control), I have been active for years in trying to communicate the benefits of better, healthier and high performing buildings to the marketplace.

The transactional professionals in the real estate space (agents, broker, appriasers, lawyers, mortgage brokers) etc.) are the necessary lubricant in the whole equation. But they can’t do their job unless they have the correct knowledge. Ecobrokers is the right answer at the right time.

By way of advertisment, I am pleased to note that the forthcoming Building Energy 2007 conference (March 13-15 at Boston’s World Trade Center) will feature (among many other notable presenters), Mr. John Beldock, founder and CEO of Ecobrokers. I would encourage anyone and everyone with interest in green buildings and clean energy to attend. Please see http://buildingenergy.nesea.org/ for more information.

Sincerely,

- Quincy Vale
http://www.PowerHouse-Enterprises.com

]]> By: dr. miguel stroehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-11688 dr. miguel stroe Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:14:17 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-11688 interested seeing pictures of the house being built in Missouri and learn more about wildcrete panels and applications, costs, etc.Thanks interested seeing pictures of the house being built in Missouri and learn more about wildcrete panels and applications, costs, etc.

Thanks

]]> By: Jim Farley, Gen. Mgr.http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/comment-page-1/#comment-11673 Jim Farley, Gen. Mgr. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:02:54 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/10/25/ecobroker-interview-with-john-beldock/#comment-11673 Howdy,Thanks for the interesting article on John Beldock and EcoBroker. This sounds like we should be in touch with EcoBroker to introduce ourselves since from the gist of your article, they are in the process of identifying cos. like ours. Our co. is Wildcrete International LLC with developing divisions: Wildcrete Midwest, Branson, Mo.; Wildcrete Southeast, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Wildcrete Rocky Mountain, Hamilton, Montana and Wildcrete Mexico.We are a new co. seriously dedicated to sustainable living construction affordable to the woking class as well as designs for the upper end homeowner. We are constructing a prototype in Branson, Mo. area now. Though some other builders in the US are also utilizing the same specialty panels, we have developed our system with some new ideas and innovations. However, all the limited number of cos. involved in this building technology are producing excellent homes and commercial buildings. There are a number of photos of our project as well as another example set of photos from a friend in the business, exhibiting the strength of these buildings. Our friend, Ed Moore, 3-D Distributor in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico kindly allowed us to post those photos on our website.We are home based in Montana with developing divisions across the USA and Mexico. We are developing a specialty concrete for shotcrete and overlay applications. We are initiating manufacturing of bone shaped fiber concrete reinforcement. We are utilizing the best structural panels of steel mesh and EPS from the top two cos. in the world, 3D (Austrian) and M2 Emmedue (Italian) via their producers in the US and Mexico.The economic development authority folks from city and county level to the governor's office here in Montana are enthused about our construction and eager to work with us in getting some of these homes and commercial buildings built in Montana. The response has been overwhelming causing a presently little co. like us to wonder how to respond to the staggering amount of interest. The EDA folks recognize the need, saying they will work with us on training grants to train other contractors in our Wildcrete construction system.Thanks for the opportunity to introduce ourselves to Inhabitat, along with John Beldock, if you would like to pass this along to him.Happy Green Trails,Jim Farley Howdy,

Thanks for the interesting article on John Beldock and EcoBroker. This sounds like we should be in touch with EcoBroker to introduce ourselves since from the gist of your article, they are in the process of identifying cos. like ours. Our co. is Wildcrete International LLC with developing divisions: Wildcrete Midwest, Branson, Mo.; Wildcrete Southeast, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Wildcrete Rocky Mountain, Hamilton, Montana and Wildcrete Mexico.

We are a new co. seriously dedicated to sustainable living construction affordable to the woking class as well as designs for the upper end homeowner. We are constructing a prototype in Branson, Mo. area now. Though some other builders in the US are also utilizing the same specialty panels, we have developed our system with some new ideas and innovations. However, all the limited number of cos. involved in this building technology are producing excellent homes and commercial buildings. There are a number of photos of our project as well as another example set of photos from a friend in the business, exhibiting the strength of these buildings. Our friend, Ed Moore, 3-D Distributor in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico kindly allowed us to post those photos on our website.

We are home based in Montana with developing divisions across the USA and Mexico. We are developing a specialty concrete for shotcrete and overlay applications. We are initiating manufacturing of bone shaped fiber concrete reinforcement. We are utilizing the best structural panels of steel mesh and EPS from the top two cos. in the world, 3D (Austrian) and M2 Emmedue (Italian) via their producers in the US and Mexico.

The economic development authority folks from city and county level to the governor’s office here in Montana are enthused about our construction and eager to work with us in getting some of these homes and commercial buildings built in Montana. The response has been overwhelming causing a presently little co. like us to wonder how to respond to the staggering amount of interest. The EDA folks recognize the need, saying they will work with us on training grants to train other contractors in our Wildcrete construction system.

Thanks for the opportunity to introduce ourselves to Inhabitat, along with John Beldock, if you would like to pass this along to him.

Happy Green Trails,

Jim Farley

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