Comments on: Some Green Things To Try http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/ A blog about our thoughts on entrepreneurship, teamwork, our services, the Web and anything we find interesting. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:50:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Save Money Now! http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-10525 Save Money Now! Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:32:22 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/#comment-10525 [...] Following up on Levi’s last green office article, here are some additional energy saving tips that any office can try: [...] [...] Following up on Levi’s last green office article, here are some additional energy saving tips that any office can try: [...]

]]> By: Levi Cooperman http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-9572 Levi Cooperman Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:55:19 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/#comment-9572 Hi Tim, Sounds like New Zealand is a little further ahead than our government. A five year interest free loan is quite an incentive, not even student loans go interest free for that long! Thanks for the feedback, Levi Hi Tim,

Sounds like New Zealand is a little further ahead than our government. A five year interest free loan is quite an incentive, not even student loans go interest free for that long!

Thanks for the feedback,
Levi

]]> By: Tim Norton http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/comment-page-1/#comment-9459 Tim Norton Tue, 08 Aug 2006 23:41:06 +0000 http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/2006/08/08/some-green-things-to-try/#comment-9459 Levi, I wish we had tried some of the above, but the closest we've got (still being home renters, not that thats a complete excuse), is starting to pull on board some sustainable businesses as customers. We did a bit push around NZ contacting everyone selling solar panels for homes and thintegrated home energy systems (wind, solar, battery) and all of them reported very big increases in sales in the past 2 years. In New Zealand also, the government provides 5 year interest free loans for home solar panel installations, giving you a chance to make the payback very easy, the loans are provided by a local ethical finance company (recently a new customer of ours). With energy prices rising, the economic argument is becoming easier, and people are starting to understand that its actually an asset, as you can market your property as having lower ongoing operating costs, like $800 a year lower electricity bill. just some input anyway, cheers, tim. Levi,

I wish we had tried some of the above, but the closest we’ve got (still being home renters, not that thats a complete excuse), is starting to pull on board some sustainable businesses as customers. We did a bit push around NZ contacting everyone selling solar panels for homes and thintegrated home energy systems (wind, solar, battery) and all of them reported very big increases in sales in the past 2 years.

In New Zealand also, the government provides 5 year interest free loans for home solar panel installations, giving you a chance to make the payback very easy, the loans are provided by a local ethical finance company (recently a new customer of ours).

With energy prices rising, the economic argument is becoming easier, and people are starting to understand that its actually an asset, as you can market your property as having lower ongoing operating costs, like $800 a year lower electricity bill.

just some input anyway,

cheers,

tim.

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