Real Estate Brokers in Summit County Colorado Focus on the Environment and Energy Efficiency Through the EcoBroker Program

Like many Colorado mountain communities, Summit County residents tend to be an environmentally aware group.  Summit Recycling Project in partnership with the county government built a state of the art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) that meets the highest possible standard for green building and energy efficiency.  Likewise, a locally owned hardware store is held out as an example in green building and renewable energy systems.  But non-profits, retail businesses and the public sector aren’t the only ones waving the pro-environment flag.  Real Estate brokers are going green, too.  Jane Byrant Quinn authored an article in the December 4, 2006 issue of Newsweek on this subject.  The full article is available here, but in this article Quinn talks about the relatively new designation of EcoBroker.  There are approximately 250 brokers and agents who have received this qualification in 38 states and parts of Canada, with nearly 500 more working towards this goal.  For more on the EcoBroker program,  please click here .

Ken and Mary Deshaies, Broker/Owners of SnowHome Properties were early adopters of the EcoBroker program and in 2004 became Summit County, Colorado’s first EcoBrokers.  Sherri Leigh, Broker Associate at SnowHome Properties also received her certification and helped SnowHome Properties become Summit County’s first EcoBroker affiliate office.  As they work in Keystone, Breckenridge, Dillon, Copper Mountain and Frisco they share their knowledge of energy and environmental issues with like-minded people looking to buy and sell real estate.   This is just another example of how SnowHome Properties set themselves apart in Summit County’s real estate industry.