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Surterre Agents Bring Green Home to Fruition
Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 11:52am. 261 Views, 0 Comments.
A strong presence in Corona del Mar’s highly competitive marketplace and a commitment to conducting business in an environmentally friendly fashion are two characteristics that have set Surterre Properties® apart since its 2006 inception. Today, in helping to bring the Newport Green Home to fruition as a sponsor, the boutique real estate firm has fused those qualities, introducing to the California Riviera the next frontier in luxury living: sustainability at its finest and most stylish. The Newport Green Home — a custom residence that’s currently under construction and located at 703 Heliotrope in the heart of the coveted CdM Village — began as a vision of its owners, who were introduced to the property by Surterre agent Merle Tabor Stern. With the help… Read Full Post »
Surterre Agent Selected for EverGreen Award
Monday, September 12th, 2011 at 12:15pm. 256 Views, 1 Comments.
Evan Little with Surterre Properties® has been selected from a distinguished pool of candidates to receive the 2011 EverGreen Award from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS’® (NAR’s) Green REsource Council.
Evan Little was nominated for this annual award based on his commitments to the green industry, as well as his outstanding work within the community. Little was selected for the 2011 EverGreen Award by an independent panel of green real estate professionals.
He has been an outstanding leader in the green real estate community. Some of Little’s achievements within the community include his instrumental role in pushing the local MLS to incorporate building certifications like the USGBC’s LEED for Homes Certification and additional green…
A Different Shade of Green
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 at 3:51pm. 432 Views, 0 Comments.
Surterre Properties®’ new Monarch Beach office takes sustainability to a new level
Surterre Properties strives to be not only a luxury real
estate leader, but a sustainable design leader. In addition to supplying clients with
outstanding customer service and unparalleled expertise delivered by a talented
team of agents and staff, Surterre is determined to give back to the
environment. They believe that what is good for the environment is good for
business, and ultimately good for everyone.
Because each Surterre office is equipped with
environmentally friendly materials and follows sustainable business practices, the
newest addition to its office locations in Monarch Beach is being held to the
same green standards.
With the help of…
Read Full Post »Good to Super: Food Combos For Your Health
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 at 2:41pm. 513 Views, 0 Comments.
Apparently our taste buds know a thing or two about our health. In her Newsweek article on power food combinations, Divya Gugnani explains Epidemiologist, David R. Jacob’s idea of “Food Synergy.” While the name may seem new and exciting, the concept has been embedded in our instincts all along. “New evidence suggests that certain foods that taste great together also interact with one another in nutritionally positive ways. In other words, two particular foods consumed in combination can actually deliver more benefits than either one would on its own,” explains Gugnani.
She goes on to list 10 different power foods that once combined, create a super food that could greatly impact your health.
The first winning combo is spinach & beets. Because green leafy… Read Full Post »
Green Grilling: Summertime Tips
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011 at 3:40pm. 421 Views, 0 Comments.
Summer is upon us which can only mean one thing: it’s barbeque time! So gather your friends and family in your Southern California home and fire up the grill, but leave the cleaning to us. Here are some tips on how to naturally clean your BBQ.It has been thought that heat will clean a BBQ for you because it will kill of bacteria and other unwanted substances, however, that is not the case. Our tips will help your food taste better and will fix the excess smoke problem you may be having.
It is important to clean your grill after every use. It is also much easier to clean it right after it has been used so that the food and grease do not set. Leaving remnants of your meal on the grill will shorten its life.
First thing you will need to do to clean your… Read Full Post »
Monarch Office is Green From Day 1
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 at 3:58pm. 429 Views, 0 Comments.
While the opening of Surterre Properties®’ newest office in Monarch Beach is exciting news in and of itself, the actual building that will house the office offers a reason to get excited as well. In an effort to spread our sustainable business practices to Monarch Beach, Surterre has enlisted the help of Tierra Verde Industrial, Inc. to keep our environmental footprint small while building up our new office.TVI is a landscaping company that specializes in the recycling of green waste and other construction related materials. According to their website, “Greenwaste material is, by far, our largest and easiest source of recyclable material. A close second is wood waste, and third is rubber tires.”
The company takes construction waste and turns it into…
Read Full Post »Get Your Green On With Earth Day Deals
Friday, April 22nd, 2011 at 4:04pm. 324 Views, 0 Comments.
From the Sierra Club to Starbucks, everyone is getting in on the Earth Day excitement – doling out deals to spread eco-awareness and green spirit to the masses.
Whether you’re taking the bike instead of the car or breaking out your reusable bags to pick up Easter/Passover groceries at the supermarket, be sure to do something green before you redeem one (or all) of these Earth Day deals.
Sierra Club: Enter their Earth Day Contest for a chance to win a trip for two to Vieques Island in the Caribbean.
Starbucks: Get free brewed coffee or tea when you bring in a reusable mug today at participating locations.
Lowe’s: On April 23, they will be giving away one million trees.
National Parks: Today through Sunday, all 394 U.S. national parks are offering free…
Show Your St. Patrick's Pride By Going Green
Thursday, March 17th, 2011 at 12:04pm. 327 Views, 0 Comments.
This St. Patrick’s Day, why not go beyond the traditional Guinness and corned beef festivities and truly soak up the green spirit?
We have compiled some of our best going green tips, so that you can bring green into your home – whether it means looking for green Newport Beach real estate, buying green furniture or making simple eco-friendly adjustments throughout the house.
Green Home Buying
• Get Green Guidance: The best way to begin a real estate search, whether you’re in the market for a green property or not, is to seek assistance from a professional. You can enlist an EcoBroker - like Surterre Properties® - to pair you with a REALTOR® who understands energy efficiency and can show you Newport Beach homes for sale that meet your eco-needs.
•…
Green News | Eco Building Trends to Watch
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 at 12:21pm. 759 Views, 0 Comments.
As we continue to move towards a more efficient, energy-savvy real estate landscape of commercial and residential properties constructed with the environment in mind, we can expect to see continued growth and innovation in green building, according to New York-based JWT Intelligence.
Jetson Green reports that the global marketing agency’s list of 100 Things to Watch in 2011, included a few notable trends directly related to the development of greener homes.
Biomimicry- A growing field in which biologists, engineers and designers collaborate to create designs and methods influenced by nature. Their vision has already been applied to architecture through building materials that borrow from plant mechanisms, and bird-protecting windows that take…
Free ZeroWaste Workshop Series in Costa Mesa
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 at 9:27am. 265 Views, 0 Comments.
Whether it means trading in bottled water for a Brita Filter, paper and plastic bags for reusable cloth bags, or opting to take the bike instead of the car every now and then, many of us are already committed to making eco-friendly lifestyle changes in order to promote a cleaner, greener community.
For Costa Mesa residents who want to take their ‘going green’ goals to the next level, the Costa Mesa Green Task Force will be hosting a six-part series starting tomorrow, Wednesday, February 9th from 6 to 8pm.
The Citizens for a Greener and Healthier Costa Mesa workshop will be held every Wednesday evening for the next six weeks in the Hamilton Room of the Neighborhood Community Center, located at 1845 Park Avenue, Costa Mesa, 92627.
Each week, Costa Mesa…
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