"Will it Kill Me?"
That is the question I was asked by a gentleman, who had enquired about the name of my real estate brokerage. I had given him a brief explanation of one aspect of a green home, better indoor air quality. His remark “Will it kill me?” was in response to me mentioning in some cases the air inside our homes is more polluted then the outside air.
I just laughed and told him no, but the combination of poor air quality mixed with other background chemicals such as pesticide residue on food and an over aggressive use of it on our lawns can lead to trouble. I told him to look at what he spends on medical care and then make a decision on if it can kill you. I am not sure if he comprehended where I was coming from or not but the smile left his face and I could see he was thinking about something.
As I have mentioned before a lot of the illness we experience is from environmental triggers. Doing what we can to improve our local environment where we live goes a long way towards improving our individual health and our national health too. A green home is only park of the equation, awareness of what is in our local environment and the food we eat can mitigate illness cause by environmental triggers
Energy efficient is good, green is better! Thinking of buying a home, talk to an Ecobroker® and make an informed decision. 210-316-4555