EcoHome Guy

A bloggin' EcoBroker® practicing green real estate in the ATL

About EcoHome Guy

I am a licensed Broker striving to be more than just a real estate agent -- I want to be a Change Agent. This blog is for people who are green-leaning and concerned with energy and environmental issues where they matter most: the home. After all, our homes use more energy and cause more climate-changing greenhouse gases than our cars.

As one of Georgia's first certified EcoBrokers®, my passion is helping buyers and sellers of greener, healthier, more sustainable properties in the metro Atlanta area. As a member of a national network of EcoBrokers® I can, in many cases, refer you to a green real estate agent regardless of where you live or wish to relocate.

I stay current on eco-trends and technologies pertinent to the homeowner and journal information that I hope will educate, enlighten, empower and even entertain my current and future clients.

Thanks for visiting and welcome to the other side of the fence.

~ Burke Sisco

Contact Me

Attaboys

We found Burke Sisco through his website, Ecohomeguy.com when we were searching for a real estate agent with an eco-conscience. True to the name, Burke proved to be extremely committed to and knowledgeable about green technologies and practices as he patiently helped guide us towards finding and obtaining our "greenovation" project. We still check his site regularly to see what is new and green in Atlanta.

~ Caroline

Recommended Reading/Viewing

Andy Goldsworthy - Rivers and Tides (Special Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Evan Almighty (Full Screen Edition)
GoingGreen -- Every Home an Eco-Home
Living with Ed: Season 1
The New Natural House Book: Creating a Healthy, Harmonious, and Ecologically Sound Home
Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]
Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action

Links

EcoHome Guy has put together a list of useful energy and environmental links
Partners
- EcoBroker
  
  Education and certification for green real estate professionals
- GreenSteel Homes
  
  Steel-framed system-built homes from recycled material
- The Hoots Group
  
  Home Performance Specialists
- Jennifer Spivey's EcoBroker Blog
  
  An Atlanta-based authorized EcoBroker trainer
- Living Green
  
  A fellow EcoBroker blog
- myEnergyLoan
  
  Energy-efficient mortgages
- Pure Air Systems
  
  Indoor Air Quality Professionals and Crawlspace Mold Remediator
- RainHarvest Company
  
  Promoting stewardship of a priceless resource
- Waldenour
  
  An Eco Design Source
Resources
- 156 Mellrich Ave.
  
  Best practices in sustainable Intown living
- architecture2030
  
  Insightful AIA website regarding global climate change
- ATL Trail + Rail
  
  trail- and transit-oriented living
- BeltLine.net
  
  Stay in the Loop™
- Certified Rater Directory
  
  RESNET Certified Energy Rater Members by State
- E - The Environmental Magazine
  
  Subscribe here
- EarthCraft House
  
  Atlanta's high performance green building standard
- Ecological Home Ideas
  
  Special link for 50% off subscription
- Atlanta Eco Painters
  
  environmentally friendly ideas in painting
- Live Near MARTA
  
  Location, Location, Location Information Station
- Natural Home Magazine
  
  The authority on sustainable home design and materials, earth-friendly décor and natural lifestyles
- Southeast Green
  
  Closing the gap between consumer and green
- Southface Institute
  
  Non-profit promoting sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities
- The Green Home Guide
  
  U.S. Green Building Council resource
- The Real Estate Tomato
  
  Juicy blogging advice for realtors
- TightLines Small House Designs
  
  Small house = greater potential energy-efficiency
MindShare
- Earthship
  
  "self contained dwellings that will sail on the seas of tomorrow"
- EcoGeek
  
  publishes up to ten stories daily about innovations that are saving the planet
- Green Student U
  
  Green issues and initiatives on the college campus
- Grist
  
  grinding out environmental news + commentary
- Hobbitat Clarkston
  
  Cottage community initiative
- LivePaths.com
  
  At the crossroads of economics and environment
- Open my brain and out comes...
  
  Joe Taylor's blog
- Swaptree
  
  Swap your movies, CDs, books, and games
- TreeHugger
  
  The premier portal to all things green
- World Changing
  
  The tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us

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The answer is blowing in the wind...and winding through our bodies...

Turns out the most efficient design for a wind turbine copies the structure of DNA. Several companies are now offering rooftop-mounted double helix wind turbines to generate electricity for the home and small business. The videos tell the story:

Update on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 09:59AM by

Burke Sisco

Also turns out that whale fins teach us how to construct a more efficient traditional turbine blade. Toronto-based Whale Power Corp. has started mimicking whale fins in the manufacture of their bumpy-edged fan and turbine blades after US scientists discovered that tubercles -- the little bumps on humpback fins -- result in 32 percent less drag and an 8 percent rise in lift when compared to a smooth fin.

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Posted on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 10:57PM by

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