Mahalo to all the wonderful speakers, sponsors, attendees, and to Kamehameha Schools for hosting this great event. This was a Free gathering where Maui locals got to mingle with established Green businesses, and community organizations to become more educated on sustainability for Maui. Local Kahuna Kimokeo gave an early morning traditional blessing [...]

“Green building seems to be insulated from the recession and is growing.”
The value of Green construction increased five-fold from $10 billion in 2005 to as much as $49 billion this year and could triple by 2013 to nearly $150 billion according to McGraw Hill’s 2009 Green Outlook study. This includes existing homeowners who continue [...]

Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a plan to revitalize the economy.
The following is a re-print of their current vision of homes and mortgages.
January 18, 2009
http://change.gov/agenda/economy_agenda/

DIRECT, IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS, NOT A BAILOUT FOR IRRESPONSIBLE MORTGAGE LENDERS Over the past two years, Americans have lost 20 percent of the value of their homes. In [...]

“Changes in certification process get ‘green’ light”
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
The U.S. Green Building Council is changing its certification process for green buildings through its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program (LEED).
A 30-day online public comment period ended June 22, and the new version, dubbed LEED 2009, is slated to debut in January.
More [...]

Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency are presently the most powerful tools in our transition to a clean energy future. As depicted in the Energy Pyramid, renewable energy is an important piece of our energy future, but the largest opportunities are currently in energy conservation and efficiency. There are many excellent resources for those researching [...]

Test Yourself below to see how efficient you are with your own water use.
Follow the link to 100 Ways to Conserve Water

Here are a few samples
#1. Adjust sprinklers so only your lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk, or street.
#2. Run your clothes washer and dishwasher [...]

Sugar Cove Renovation in Spreckelsville
Dean Johnston
M.Arch., LEED AP
Principal: Johnston•Cassel Design Studio
Dean designed and built his first passive solar homes in Colombia County, New York, in 1980. Since then he has designed and built custom homes, cabinetry, furniture and sculpture using a wide variety of materials and styles in locations ranging from Vermont [...]

Hawaii is an ideal candidate for alternative energy solutions. It’s an island, meaning any outside fuels must be shipped directly to the state (and each various island). Furthermore, it has an abundance of natural energy gifts – active geothermal energy, powerful wind cycles, easy access to tidal, and a whole lotta’ sun.
It’s no surprise then, [...]

EcoBrokers® In the News…

Here is a article about me from the EcoBroker International Newsletter: 12/22/08
EcoBroker Certified® agents are often recognized for their outstanding community work and no one epitomizes this EcoBroker spirit of involvement more than Meghan Clair of Windermere Real Estate Wailea, LLC in Maui, Hawaii. Clair, a Certified EcoBroker® since October 2007, lives, [...]

Real-estate moguls know there’s good money in environment-friendly buildings. Here’s how the little guy can play, too. So how do individual investors get in on this latest real-estate boom?
If the workplace is any indication, you could almost believe corporate America really cares about the environment. Goldman Sachs , Hearst, IBM Corp, JPMorgan Chase, [...]