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Green Spaces in Green Places: Is Building Green Going From Niche to Mainstream?
"Add to that the news today that Countrywide is offering discounted mortgages for green home buyers, and we may be seeing a trend well on its way to establishing itself in the mainstream."
- Tom Schueneman, author
Asheville, North Carolina, USA - There hasn't been a lot of good news in the general economy lately; from a complete collapse of sub-prime mortgage loans, to slumping property values, whip-sawing stock markets, $110+ barrels of oil and colossal brokerage houses that suddenly run out of cash -- it isn't pretty.
At first blush, it might appear that this is no time for green builders to forecast increased orders through 2008. But that's exactly what Rob Moody is doing ...