Throughout the next series of articles, we will be chronicling the steps to build an energy efficient home based on a current project here in Flagstaff. We are building a house for a professor just north of NAU who is prioritizing energy efficiency. This first article covers the basics of getting started, and the next few months will dive deeper into the details. To earn the ENERGY STAR label, a home must meet strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection … [Read more...] about Getting Started–Building an Energy Star Home
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City’s Land Trust Gets First Buyer
The City of Flagstaff is excited to announce that the first land trust home in its Izabel Homes development successfully closed escrow on January 24, 2011. The new homeowner, an Army veteran and long time Flagstaff resident, was thrilled to move into her new construction, highly energy-efficient home built through the City of Flagstaff Community Land Trust Program. As the first land trust home to be financed through the Veterans Administration in Flagstaff, all those involved with the … [Read more...] about City’s Land Trust Gets First Buyer