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“Mad Props VI”: A Green Vision

October 14th, 2007

Meet Rich Curtis!  The subject of today’s “mad props”.  When I first launched iGearList, Rich stepped up and contacted his paddling friends with news of the launch.  This was huge boost to iGearList, resulting in our first kayak posts almost immediately!  Thanks, Rich!

But, more than just a help to iGearList, Rich is out to change the world of real estate.  Opening the first “green” real estate, Greenway Properties, in the Sacramento, CA area, he is acting to bring environmentalism to the real estate business.  Greenway Properties  specializes in buying and selling houses that are environmentally friendly, i.e. “green”.  Green buildings are inherently healthier to those living in them, require less energy to use, and use materials that were made with the environement in mind.

Among other things, Rich is lobbying to have green houses listed in the MLS as such, as well as changing how houses are sold - using virtual offices, reducing paperwork, and using recycled paper with soy-based ink.  The end result is a reduction of harm to the inhabitants of houses, and to the environment. 

Learn more about Greenway Properties, and hear Rich Curtis on NPR by visiting his website.

Good stuff!

- P

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