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The Greening of New England
We diligently sort our recycling. We drive our hybrids to the nearby market to buy locally-produced organic food. We are looking for ways to live more harmoniously with the planet. Real estate developers have carefully noted this trend, and many have been building new “green” energy-efficient condos as well as retrofitting existing units to decrease their impact on the environment. Read More
"Green" Carrots
Because they are relatively large and must maintain sizable common areas, condominiums have been hit particularly hard by rising energy costs. But because they are shared ownership communities, and because they often share walls, condominiums are also well-suited to benefit from utility or government-sponsored energy conservation programs, as well as green technology upgrades. Read More
Waste Not Want Not
We are all feeling it –costs consistently creeping upward, skyrocketing grocery bills, and do we dare discuss what we are dealing with at the pump? What’s next? The sad answer is: Your water bill. Read More
Taking the Lead
Keeping up with soaring energy costs has nearly everyone scrambling to make some changes. Unit owners are driving less, turning out lights, and keeping a close eye on the thermostats. Read More
A Breath of Fresh Air
“Be it ever so humble,” the song goes, “there’s no place like home.” There really is no place like home, but what if the air you were breathing in your “home sweet home” was actually making you and your family very sick? Read More
Even Older Condos Can Go "Green"
Yogi Berra, former philosopher-catcher for the New York Yankees, got it right. “It’s déjà vu all over again.” The reprise of the 1973 energy crisis is back on stage. The future is not what it used to be. Energy is the new arbiter of economics and, it would appear, global politics. The U.S. Department of Energy reminds us (again) that residential buildings consume 21% of the nation’s energy menu. We know that common interest developments make up a significant andgrowing portion of that percentage. Read More
Greenwich, Connecticut
Located just 30 miles from New York City’s Times Square, Greenwich lies in the very southwestern corner of Connecticut. The first town in New England on the commuter train line from New York, Greenwich has thrived on its mix of wealthy residents and proximity to New York to becomea modern and successful town with upscale shopping, enviable municipal services, international corporations and stratospheric real estate prices. The resulting prosperity of southwestern Fairfield County, anchored by Greenwich, has earned the entire area the nickname “Gold Coast.” Read More
Legal Issues
Skyrocketing energy costs have become the unfortunate norm. So it’s probably a good time to revisit a relatively obscure section of Massachusetts’ condominium statute that empowers condominium boards to become energy conservationists. Read More
