Potomac News Scoops Washington Post
August 6th, 2007 Categories: Featured Listings, Focus on Prince William, Green Living
I know it isn’t the Wall Street Journal or the London Financial Times but I was very happy to see an article about my Earth-Sheltered Home listing appear on the front page of the Potomac News today. Interestingly enough the Washington Post has been telling me for 3 weeks that they were going to run an article about the house. The reporter kept saying I’m working on it. Meanwhile my associate Pam and I picked up the phone and called the local paper. Get this time line. We called the paper on Thursday afternoon. Friday morning I met the reporter at the house. Friday afternoon she called the owner to chat with her and today it is in the paper and online. So much for the Washington Post!
One of the things that the reporter didn’t add to her story is besides the energy savings the maintenance savings are incredible as well. If you think of any other 25 year old house in our area you realize that the owners have had to at minimum replace the roof, the windows, and paint the siding at least 3 times. I will admit that mowing the roof seems a little odd but if you are going to mow your yard what’s the difference?
The best part of the story will be when we find new owners!
Other posts about this property:
Earth Sheltered Home Offeres Green Lifestyle
Who Lives Underground-Not Just Moles
What’s Growing on Your Roof?
So glad to see the “green” articles here. It is a concept whose time has certainly come. My dad is a Builder and built a home surrounded by a berm of earth in the 80’s in Columbus, Ohio. It was a great concept for passive solar, but he built only the one. Let’s hope more and more people grasp the green concept!