Mount Joy “Green” Home Entrant in 2010 Parade of Homes

Mount Joy “Green” Home Entrant in 2010 Parade of Homes

Home Will be Gold-Rated by National Assoc. of Homebuilders

Lancaster, PA (June 9, 2010) – The Jeff Geoghan Realty Group of Coldwell Banker Select Professionals proudly announced a collaboration with Lancaster Career & Technology Center to market one of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania’s first purpose-built “green” homes, recently completed in Mount Joy Township.

The property will be available beginning with the 2010 Lancaster/Lebanon Parade of Homes, set to run June 12-20. Details on the Parade can be found at http://www.lancasterbuilders.org/parade2010/. Following the Parade event the home will be available to show by appointment with the listing agent, Jeff Geoghan.

560 Old Market Street in Mount Joy is the second home of four slated in the community named “Apprentice Green”. Built by the Lancaster Career & Technology Center (LCCTC), the home was planned from the outset to be a model of advanced building techniques, sustainable design and energy efficiency. Project manager Michael Dodson led a construction team of school instructors and students in the building trades throughout the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010, with the generous help of many donors of materials and time. The completed home is a quintessential Pennsylvania farmhouse style, but with numerous readily-apparent green features. The NAHB research center (www.NAHBRC.com) assists with the project, which is expected to earn enough program points to qualify for Gold level certification. A complete description of the home and the project community can be found at: www.apprenticegreenhomes.com.

Open hours during the Parade of Homes will be 12-6pm weekends and 5-8pm weekdays. LCCTC staff and Mr. Geoghan will be on hand to discuss the home with visitors and answer questions. Visit www.LCCTC.org for more information about the building trades program.

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Jeff Geoghan, a green homes advocate in Central PA, introduced last fall a new program called the SmartGreen™ Homebuyer Package, designed to bring green products and services into a “one-stop” opportunity for buyers, and to assist them with selecting homes based on energy savings & improvement possibilities. The program website is www.SmartGreenPA.com. Jeff Geoghan is a member of the Green Building Association of Central Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Sustainable Business Network and an National Association of Realtors Green Designation holder.

The Jeff Geoghan Realty Group, part of the Coldwell Banker Select Professionals family of real estate agents, is based at 1000 North Prince Street in historic Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Their acclaimed website is www.YourLancasterHome.com and they serve the Lancaster PA real estate market with professional and personal services for home buyers and home sellers. Jeff Geoghan is a top real estate expert in Lancaster County, PA, and has been featured in the Lancaster Newspapers, WGAL Channel 8, PA Business Journal and Wall Street Journal.