Smart Growth Realty reuses bamboo flooring for real estate sign riders with a cool look.

One day as I was walking in a Home Depot store in Pinecrest,FL looking for I forget what. I stumble upon a sale on bamboo flooring. I was wondering as creative as I am what can I use this for when it comes to my real estate practice.

A light bulb went off and I said to myself , why don't I take the flooring pieces cut them up and use them in the form of a real estate sign rider.

Not knowing how to go about this I went to Alex at The Sign Shoppe in The Falls area who does all my custom work and I said" Alex how can we take this flooring and create a unique rider never seen before" . We brainstormed for a minute and the final product is what you see. owning and running a Green residential real estate company in Coral Gables, I decided to make these bamboo riders to prove 2 points.

1. Differenciate my company from the rest.
2. Reclaim renewable materials for other uses.

Smart Growth Realty was founded to create an awareness for the need to build,remodel and retrofit Green and Sustainable homes in the South Florida area. Real estate brokers and agents have the unique ability to influence the spending of huge sums of money every year in real estate transactions. Not only in the purchase of the property, but in remodeling decisions, financing decisions, furnishing and decorating decisions.

Our motto is " Reducing the real estate footprint...one home at a time"

For more information on how to create this cool looking custom Bamboo Rider email me at Carlos@CarlosdelAmo.com

Ideas for building new Green kitchens.

I have always wondered what is best way to build a new green kitchen without reusing old be up materials that are hard to restore. In a recent RealtorTV video many of my questions were answered. 

First of all cabinets. Since are not many FSC certified cabinet makers in South Florida I was wondering what would be the best option. Bamboo !! It looks great,sustainable, and long lasting and grows about 4 ft a day.. For the counter tops I prefer recycled glass from Vetrazzo but the new 100 % recycled paper products out on the market are really nice also. Since I live in Miami and terrazzo floors are so common here it RG mirrors the look and feel I like.

Energy Star appliances and low flo faucets are a must. One unique feature of the video was the built in composting bin. I loved it. Definitely will recommend that to my clients if they do a remodel. LED lighting is also a big consideration, it emits no heat and lasts for over 50,000 hours and is a wonderful energy saver when entertaining a night.

I found this video really usefull for what to look for in the new Green kitchens of today.

Looking for a real estate agent that can help you buy,sell,lease,retrofit,remodel or planning your next dream Green home. Email me at info@Smartgrowthrealty.com

Carlos del Amo 
President/Broker
Smart Growth Realty,LLC