During recent years a number of households across the country have started being more environmentally friendly, according to the Earth Advantage Institute.
The group anticipates the movement to continue and has released a number of "green" trends it expects to see over the course of 2012.
According to the source, one trend that could start improving your home value is consumer friendly energy tracking devices. This includes smart thermostats that will adjust to use energy more efficiently during peak hours of the day and while you're sleeping at night and energy monitors that indicate the energy use of an individual appliance.
Additionally, even more energy efficient materials could soon hit the market to be used to build homes and make upgrades, says the institute. Many of these materials require extensive testing before they can be deemed suitable for consumer use. However, a growing number of universities are teaming up with developers to get these projects going.????????
Meanwhile, the construction of homes that are designed with energy efficiency in mind could start to break ground all over the country during 2012, says the source. These units are known as smart grid-compatible high-performance homes and are designed to monitor and control their energy use internally.????
Updating your home to meet current housing trends is a great way to improve your home value. However, if you find yourself checking the couch for spare change to fund your next home improvement project, you may want to consider refinancing your home loan with Freedom Mortgage to free up some extra funds.
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Source: http://blog.freedommortgage.com/home-improvement/energy-efficient-trends-expected-in-2012
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