Today, Steven and I visited with our buddies, John Price and Ryan Nichol, of Hello Green Home. (visit their website at www.hellogreenhome.com)
A lot of Baby Boomers gripe about Gen Y, or the Millenial Generation (born between 1980-2000) but not me...I think they're great!
And John and Ryan are two of the finest examples of Millenial smarts, entrepreneurship, hard work, and heart, that I've ever seen.
Their green home at 514 S 11th Street in East Nash is a tribute to beauty, efficiency, and greenness....and...it's back on the market. Their original buyer could not sell their home in Goodlettsville so...back up on the MLS it went a few weeks ago.
We love that house, so we've decided that if timing does not work out for us to buy it, we will have "the boys" as we call them, custom build us a green home in either East Nashville or 12 South so that we can walk to cool shops, coffee houses and antique stores. After living in a rural area since 1993, that would be a real treat!
My favorite thing about the house other than its energy efficiency, is its efficiency of space. The main living area has an open floor plan; the kitchen is not huge, but it is so well-thought out that when I stood in it I enormously good feelings about preparing meals there, and having friends and family over to visit while I cook.
Also on the main floor is space for a home office, with a bay window and octagonal shape. It's designed so that you can bring clients in and they won't even be able to see if you have a dirty dish in the sink!
Upstairs is a huge bonus room, and an amazing master suite. I love the river tile in the separate shower. And the balcony off of the bedroom!
Bamboo floors, solar tubes, foam insulation, moisture-preventing black plastic in the crawl space, Energy Star appliances, energy efficient windows...and more, more, more.
This home is unique in Nashville.
Nashville is at the tipping point of "green". Metro government is on board to make this the greenest city in the Southeast within the next few years.
John and Ryan are talking about doing green rehabs, the same idea Steven and I had.
It really comes down to educating people about the benefits of either rehabbing green or building green...financial savings, health issues, aesthetics, efficiency.
So what I plan to do over the next few weeks is put together a talk I can give at Rotary Clubs, or anywhere else that will have me speak, about all the advantages green living can offer.
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We bought that green home on 11th St S. and we are DELIGHTED to be living here! It's been 7 months and life is good. Last month's (MAY) electric bill was 66.17 u.s.d. and gas and water were low as well. The future? Bring it on!
Mick and Sarah
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