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No Phone Zone Pledge
May 3rd, 2010 Categories: Colorado Round Up, Focus on Boulder, Mountain Living, Trends
The Troia Team is supporting the newest initiative instigated by Oprah Winfreyherself. NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING! While it’s a nationwide promise, we are honoring it here in Boulder Colorado as real estate agents and concerned members of our city. It all began in a local community near our county, Fort Collins Colorado when earlier this year, Shelley [...]
Written by John Vaughan | Discussion: No Comments »
Boulder, Colorado. 300 days of sunshine going to good use?
September 21st, 2008 Categories: Colorado Round Up, Focus on Boulder, Mountain Living, Trends
Colorado receives, on average, around 300 days of sunshine a year. And in my little town called Boulder, there is no exception. While Boulder has been labeled by several publications as one of the “Greenest” cities in the United States, there is still much work to be done. And now, steps are being made [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: No Comments »
A Million $ Home is Not a Dream For Buyers on a Budget
July 25th, 2008 Categories: Buyer's Corner, Mountain Living, Selling Thoughts, Trends
Everyone would love to own a vacation home in the beautiful Colorado Mountains, or on a lake but the price tags can be $1 million or more and for most buyers this is definitely out of their price range. Well think again, before you think it’s an impossible dream. A company in Utah is helping [...]
Written by Ro Troia | Discussion: 9 Comments »
Are You Green Enough?
June 25th, 2008 Categories: Mountain Living, Trends
Whether remodelling your own home or ”flipping” your Boulder real estate, some Boulderites aren’t going green or eco-friendly. Why, I ask? If it’s because you don’t know where to begin or lack the creative know how, I’m going to help with easy and affordable ways to do a eco-friendly remodel…
First, for the most value in replacing carpet [...]
Written by Julie Johnson | Discussion: 2 Comments »
Why Build Green?
May 27th, 2008 Categories: Mountain Living, Trends
Why Build Green?
According to the EPA, in the United States, buildings account for:
39 percent of total energy use
12 percent of the total water consumption
68 percent of total electricity consumption
38 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions
In Boulder Colorado, green building is becoming increasingly popular. This is a beautiful place where people respect the environment and [...]
Written by Julie Johnson | Discussion: No Comments »
