Captain Kauf's Blog

A few days ago our local newspaper, the Quad City Times, reported on a story pertaining to future green construction in one of the fastest growing parts of Bettendorf, IA. It was said that members of the Quad City Home Builders Association (QCHBA) were going to donate their time and provide mater...

Effective immediately for a limited time Eagle Ridge Subdivision is offering large discounts on many of our lots. We now have an entry level price of $39,900 down from $47,500. Many lots have been reduced by $5,000. Eagle Ridge is located on the outskirts of Davenport, IA and offer low county tax...

The Quad City, IA real estate market is lacking one thing; the amount of homes which meet or exceed an Energy Efficient Rating System.Many regions of the country offer different guidelines to build green. Some of which consist of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Built Green C...

The following is taken from the November issue of Radish Magazine. EcoBrokers Find a green home with help from the pros By Steve Trainor Looking to buy a green home, but not sure exactly where to look or what it should include? You might consider hiring an EcoBroker to help. EcoBrokers are licens...

The Smart Home is an unbelievable home which was built as a full scale exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. The home was constructed in part with wired magazine and was built to the nine with the latest in efficient technology. The home was designed by San Francisco architect, M...

The following prestigious home, located between Davenport, IA & Muscatine, IA, has recently been added to Chris Kaufmann's portfolio of available real estate. We are listed at $389,900 with over 4,000sf ($96/sf), 4 Br's, 6+ car garage and originally built in 2000. Also included are many energy ef...

Upon reading this most of you are probably unaware such a thing even exists. I was also oblivious to Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEM's) and I sell real estate for a living. It was only after entering into my EcoBroker® Certification course several months back that Energy Efficient Mortgages were ...

It appears as though the FDA has completed the traceback of salmonella in tomato's. They have found that the infected tomato's came from certain farms in Mexico and Florida and are searching out other cases that may have occurred in parts of Texas. Currently the FDA is recommending the consumptio...

Here's a new idea, or should I say, an old idea finaly gaining recognition. A month or so ago I overheard an interview on Dwyer & Michaels (a local radio talk show). Something about a guy who gets some 50-60 miles to the gallon in his cavalier by "hypermiling". I didn't think much of it at the ti...

If you think going green will cost you more than its worth, think again. In the Iowa Quad Cities Mid American Energy offers a free energy audit upon request. I belie they call it an energy home check because it is not a full fledge energy audit. The only catch is that; 1) you must be a current cu...