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Why This Web Site… America’s leading free ‘Green’ home remodeling resource for anyone that wants to save money and the environment as well as create a healthier home and overall lifestyle. Our team continues to research the data from a broad range of public and private sector reports as well as manufacturer specifications and actual user feedback. Major online resources and the 150 year old institution, the American Institute of Architects, link into our site to educate their members, and The National Association of Realtors uses the content in the curriculum to educate their agents. Clear Channel Radio's Great Green Home Show also picked GREENandSAVE.com as "The BEST user-friendly site for Homeowners." Our company is the first to offer comprehensive Return on Investment (ROI) ranking and Take Action recommendations on multiple ways to ‘Go Green’. See Master ROI Table™.

Here is the ROI of the 10 TOP ‘ACTION’
Items that Save Money and the Planet
Spend $200 and Save $2,000
with a payback in the first year, on the first three
items. Click on any one to learn more.
GREEN 'Tune-Up' Payback
Time in
Years:		 Added
Cost: 		Annual
SAVINGS 		10 Year
SAVINGS		 Return on
Investment
(ROI):
Programmable Thermostat - Learn More

0.6

$115

$180

$1,180

156.5%

Standby Power Reduction - Learn More

0.8

$20

$24

$240

120%

Compact Fluorescent Lighting - Learn More

0.8

$60

$80

$800

133.3%

Hot Water Heater 'Blanket' - Learn More

0.8

$25

$30

$300

120%

Shower Heads - Learn More

0.9

$180

$300

$3,000

111.1%

Heating System Tune-up - Learn More

1.1

$200

$180

$1,800

90%

Seal Duct Leaks - Learn More

1.5

$450

$300

$3,000

66.7%

Dishwasher - Learn More

1.5

$20

$13

$130

65%

Water Filters - Learn More

1.9

$200

$104

$1,040

52%

Water Efficient Toilets - Learn More

2.0

$50

$25

$250

50%

TOTAL SAVINGS and Average Payback / ROI Payback
Time in
Years:		 Added
Cost: 		Annual
SAVINGS 		10 Year
SAVINGS		 Return on
Investment
(ROI):

 

 


1.2

$1,320

$1,136

$11,360

96.5%