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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11th, 2007
WHEN PLANNING HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HOMEOWNERS ARE DIVIDED ON HOW TO ACT ON THEIR GREEN BUILDING BELIEFS
For homeowners, words may be louder than actions. While most homeowners claim that green building is important to them,
they are not acting on these beliefs for their own home remodeling projects.
Portland, Ore. September 11, 2007 Continuing with a series of surveys researching homeowner attitudes towards green building
practices, ReliableRemodeler.com announces their latest survey results. While homeowners claim that green building is becoming
more important to them, and is more than just a fad, they seem split when it comes to actually acting on those ideals.
Of the homeowners surveyed 50% said they were considering using green building materials for their home improvement project,
while 50% stated they were not. Older homeowners were more likely to consider green building materials than younger homeowners.
Only 28% of homeowners aged 21 to 30 said they would consider using green building materials for their home improvement projects
compared to 68% of homeowners aged 61 to 70. The full
green building survey results can be found on ReliableRemodeler.com.
Its clear that green building is becoming more important in the home remodeling industry. However, at this point we are
seeing older homeowners showing the most interest. As availability and variety of materials increases, we will likely see interest
spread to a wider spectrum of homeowners, said Eric Doebele, CEO of ReliableRemodeler.com.
When asked how important environmental goals were for their current home remodeling project, older homeowners were again more
likely to place a higher environmental importance on their remodeling project. 50% of homeowners age 61 to 70 stated that
environmental goals were extremely important to their projects, while only 18% of homeowners aged 21 to 30 stated that these goals
were extremely important.
About ReliableRemodeler.com:
ReliableRemodeler.com is a leading nation wide home improvement contractor referral service working to bring together
homeowners and contractors. To date, the company has matched over 200,000 homeowners with home improvement projects to quality,
local contractors. Besides homeowners, the company targets over 1.2 million home improvement and remodeling contractors in the
United States, providing them access to quality home improvement leads using proprietary matching technologies.
Both homeowners looking to start a home improvement project, or contractors who want to start receiving qualified leads, can
visit our website, ReliableRemodeler.com.
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For information about this press release or about ReliableRemodeler.com please contact:
Paige Thomas or
media@reliableremodeler.com.
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