Joomla! site syndication http://ecorealtyintl.com 2008-12-05T00:58:26+01:00 http://ecorealtyintl.com http://ecorealtyintl.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-05-14T01:47:52+01:00 http://ecorealtyintl.com http://ecorealtyintl.com/content/view/2/ Welcome to Eco-Realty International.Located in Spartanburg, SC, Eco-Realty International was formed in response to serious global environmental and societal concerns. We are committed to promoting sustainable development (content/view/13/36/) and smart growth through the use of environmentally sensitive building practices (content/view/12/21/) that maximize energy efficiency and minimize waste of our precious resources. In support of this claim, we actively sponsor local conservation and green building initiatives including the U.S. Green Building Council (http://www.usgbc.org/) , Pacolet Area Conservancy (http://www.pacolet.org/), and Upstate Forever (http://www.upstateforever.org/). Eco-Realty International is the premier expert on commercial real estate (component/option,com_cmsrealty/Itemid,3/action,searchresults), eco building/renovation (content/blogcategory/6/25/), and property management (component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,39/) in Upstate South Carolina, including expertise in: sales and leasing of existing office, industrial, and retail buildingsdowntown developmentnew buildingrenovation/restorationeco buildingeco renovationinvestmentproperty managementland Eco-Realty International also provides services for: single-family/multi-unit residential sales eco single-family/multi-unit residential buildingeco single-family/multi-unit residential renovations Eco-Realty International has two additional divisions that provide important services to buyers and sellers. text/html 2008-05-14T01:50:08+01:00 http://ecorealtyintl.com http://ecorealtyintl.com/content/view/3/ Eco-Realty International’s Green Growth Team provides testing for energy savings for homes, multi-family units, and businesses. The thorough Home Energy Rating System (http://www.energyrateronline.com/) (HERS) testing and detailed report informs owners and sellers where weaknesses in energy savings are occurring on the property, and offers a range of solutions. A HERS rating can be used to help a home owner or home buyer qualify for green financing (content/blogsection/3/37/) options such as an Energy Efficient Mortgage (where home owners and buyers can roll the cost of needed energy improvements into the mortgage based on the expected savings) or an Energy Improvement Mortgage. Sellers may also use the testing to add value to their homes through modifications to ensure long-term energy savings. The Green Growth Team also coordinates vendors for the upgrades when requested, using the finest experts in the Upstate to make properties sustainable and energy-efficient, and retests to verify results.