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What is a quality home?

April 3, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

As we try to refine our design process and builder program, and build out our model at Serosun, the question of what defines a quality home comes up.  It’s an important question to understand as it impacts how we design and build a home, and who we have to help us.  It’s also not an easy one to answer.  A quality home includes several factors: it looks great, feels good, lives well, and performs effectively at an economic price.  The second critical question might be, what are the factors that contribute to successfully building a quality home?  Four key factors affect quality in a home: design, construction, materials, and craftsmanship of finish. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Healthy Homes, High Performance Homes

Americans spending on food

March 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

In 1960 Americans spend 17.5% of our income on food and 5.2% went towards health care, compare to 9.9% on food and health care on 16% today.

Filed Under: Food & Farm, Real Food

Our baby boomer retirees and Rural America

February 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

A 2009 study by the Economic Reserach Service of the US Department of Agriculture predicted that remote US counties will see a dramatic increase in boomer retirees for the next decade. The report predicts that this migration will raise older rural populations by two-thirds by 2020. Retirees are moving to smaller communities for lower costs and quiet neighborhoods.

Filed Under: Community and Lifestyle, Lifestyle

Chicago Wilderness private event at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

February 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

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At Chicago Wilderness event at Chicago’s Nature Museum after hours.  The Butterfly Exhibit is awesome!

Filed Under: Activities, Community and Lifestyle

Serosun Farms is added to Corporate Council for Chicago Wilderness

February 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Serosun Farms is proud to announce we are on the Corporate Council for Chicago Wilderness.

Corporate citizens play an important role in promoting community vitality and quality of life. Since its founding in 2002, the Chicago Wilderness Corporate Council has played a key role in Chicago Wilderness’ accomplishments.

The Corporate Council leverages the resources, capabilities, and influence of its members to build support for biodiversity conservation in our region. Members lead by example, implementing best practices in the design and management of their facilities and properties.

What an awesome organization!  Ask us about getting involved.

www.chicagowilderness.org

Filed Under: Conservation & Nature- Partners, Conservation and Nature, Conservations and Restorations

Conceptual Design & Planning with our buyers

January 28, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

This winter has been very busy out at Serosun Farms.  We have begun working with our buyers on designing their dream homes, incorporating their lifestyles as well as sustainable and energy efficient elements into their residences.  Here are a few studies by one of our award winning architects for one of our estate members as we understand the site characteristics, sunlight patterns and monthly wind patterns as we truly design an energy efficient home. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High Performance Homes

Illinois working to be a leader in early adoption of electric vehicles

November 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Click on this link to read the Tribune’s story on the ICC’s new Plug-In Electric Vehicle Initiative:

http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/09/icc-to-utilities-are-you-ready-for-plug-in-vehicles.html.

We are working to make Illinois a leader in early adoption of electric vehicles.

Filed Under: Sustainable Living, Sustainable Living

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