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Scott Kelly is a full service General Contrator providing Green home building and home remodeling services, he provides Green Building/Energy Efficiency Advising and Verification Services for "existing" and "new build". Through Building Science and Energy technology he delivers solutions for Near Net Zero and Net Zero residential building professionals.  Upon getting licensed as a general contract...

Jan Green,  HomeSmart Elite Group, has been a realtor since 2002.  Due to the housing market change, Jan switched her focus to energy efficiency in real estate in 2007, earning both EcoBroker & NAR GREEN designations thereafter.  According to Jan, the interesting paradox about green homes is that you keep hearing more about “green products” but people are interested only when the subject is br...

Mark Buhler is a Certified Residential Appraiser with over 25 years of experience in California.  Mark has found a niche in the valuation of resource efficient, ‘green’ homes; which are becoming increasingly common. Mark has recently presented on the valuation of solar and green property at Appraisal Institute conferences and state coalition meetings. Mark is also presenting the ‘Accredited Green...

Dav Camras is a staunch environmentalist, started his business, HouseSmart Green Solutions after departing from the non-profit sector in 2008. Today, through House Smart Green Solutions and HERSRaterLA, Dav brings home energy efficiency and resourse conservation to homeowners and businesses across the Los Angeles basin. Through home energy consulting, air balancing and special inspections for heat...

Erica Reiner is the owner - principal of Eco Method Interiors, where her company helps families and businesses through a unique eco-friendly approach to interior design. Through her former career in environmental business and environmental education as well as a lifetime of creating and studying interior design, Erica combined her two passions to create this unique business in 2014. Since then, Er...

Robert Fortunato is the President of ForStrategy Consulting, and Owner/Builder of the Green Idea House in Hermosa Beach. He is a trusted advisor to businesses, developers and non-profits, helping them scale solutions that are less costly and better for our health, lifestyle, economy and the environment. In 2012 Robert designed and general contracted the multiple award winning Green Idea House, one...

While energy efficiency alone doesn't make your home all green, it is the most commonly integrated element of "green homes" mostly due to the leading edge of building codes in California requiring higher standard of efficiency. Yet there are so much information to know what would be the best way to upgrade the energy efficiency of your home, what types of incentives there are, what do the solar pa...

This is the first episode, and I could not start this podcast without having my green home guru, Marla Esser, as a guest. Marla is THE green home coach and the author of a book, “Living Green Effortlessly, Simple Choices for a Better Home,”  and a host of her own podcast, “Green Gab,” which is how I found her. She inspires and educates about how green practices and homes help people to have safer,...