Things in the world are changing at an extremely fast paced. The home that you live in now could look extremely different in the next ten years. It is extremely important that you know of all the changes that are going on in the world and you take advantage of those potential changes. Some examples of these changes are as follows:

• Today, you use electricity from a hydro company. Tomorrow, you will do it yourself by wind or solar energy.
• Today, you have garbage, recycle, and a green bin. Tomorrow, everything will be recycled and placed in one trash or potentially used for energy in your house.
• Today, your home is built with bricks, cement, and other decomposing materials. Tomorrow, your house will be designed to not decompose and to absorb energy.
• Today, we drive pollution causing vehicles. Tomorrow, our vehicles could reduce pollution.

What Effect does this have on me?

With technology advances, many governments are trying to get people to be more ‘green’. This has a direct effect on population levels, pollution levels, travel income, health, quality of living, and other major effects on the nation.

The two links are for Ontario and British Columbia where it shows the list of possible ‘green’ upgrades that you could make to your property in order to make your home use less energy and increase the value of your property.

Ontario Green Initiative Renovation Rebates

British Columbia Green Initiative Renovation Rebates

The most important thing is that you could receive thousands of dollars from the government to increase the value of your property. If you are purchasing a new property, then this is even more important because you can save money by choosing new additions to your property that will provide you with rebates. The more money that you can get from the government for free, the better.

Make sure that you do all the necessary research about ‘green’ initiatives that your government is taking before deciding on purchasing or completing renovations on your current or new property.

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