Two Puget Sound communities have been named to a list of the top 10 U.S. neighborhoods that have the largest number of "green" homes.
Downtown Bellevue was fourth on the list, with 36 percent of its residential home listings having green features, and Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood was No. 8 on the list, with 30 percent of its residential listings having green features.
According to Seattle-based Redfin Corp., which compiled the list, a home is considered green if it has features including: solar panels, low-flow faucets, dual-pane windows, energy-efficient appliances, environmental ratings such as Energy Star or LEED — which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — and green home building projects such as Green Built in Washington."
Source: Ben Miller, Contributing Editor, Puget Sound Business Journal. Apr 17, 2014,
