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Harrell Remodeling-Living Green Fair, Half Moon Bay

Harrell Remodeling has been in business in California for 24 years. In 2002 they became a Certified Green Building Professional with approximately 30 staff members with this designation.

Greening projects are often an afterthought. It is easier and most effective to “Green by Design”. No matter how green your design, without a Green Contractor to implement, you can find a traditional contractor falling back on their old, non-green ways. Think about deconstruction in your project. Deconstruction is not only costly to you but to the environment by putting products into landfills that take a long time, if ever, to decompose. Harrell Remodeling removes materials in a way that doesn’t destroy them in the process. They identify the things that can be reused in your project and route salvageable items that can not be reused to a company that will treat them in a use-able product. An example of this is the often leftover small pieces of wood that get thrown away. Instead, these pieces would be crunched for use in composts and ground cover. Even metals in electric and plumbing waste can be melted down and recycled.

Green doesn’t mean unattractive. You’ll see quite the contrary when you got to www.harrell-remodeling.com and find out how beautiful green can be.


Harrell Remodeling from Kathy & Michael Rain on Vimeo.

Green Chi Designs, Linda Lenore-Living Green Fair, Half Moon Bay

Teaching how to create “Healthy, Hi-Vitality Homes with a Heart” is the impetus for this wonderful educator and her company. Physical psychology/bio-philia is how people relate to their spaces on an unconscious and sub-conscious level. Designing, remodeling and decorating will benefit from having this awareness and will result in a space that is more appealing both visually and emotionally.

Linda Lenore has been an interior designer for 45 years and has incorporated the art of Feng Shui in her business for the past 25 years. In 2002 Linda acquired the unique honor as one of three non-Asian Feng Shui Masters. A Feng Shui Master has the highest percentage of results as they have had to master a dozen different schools of Feng Shui. Adding to these credentials including 15 years of Sustainable Green Design, Linda is the only US Feng Shui Master also certified in Green Building Design.

Busily teaching ASID continuing education classes and working with Fortune 500 companies, Linda’s personal goal is helping people create spaces where they can thrive and promote health, energy and prosperity.  Contact Linda at www.lindalenore.com.


Green Chi Design from Kathy & Michael Rain on Vimeo.

Realtor Magazine 2008 Cost vs Value Report Released

Realtor Magazine’s 2008 Cost vs Value Report is out on what return you will get on your investment for various remodeling projects.  There is also a link to compare this year’s report with the one from 2007.  Return on investment (ROI) also varies from area to area in the country.  With a price sensitive Real Estate Market, homeowners want to be sure they will get their money back in case they have to sell their homes.

Check out the report and see for yourself what is going to make sense on where you put your hard earned dollars.

Remodeling magazine’s annual report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks, even in a slower market.

2008 Cost vs. Value Report: Still Many Happy Returns for Home Rehabs“  [Realtor Magazine]