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Home Freshness Tip: How to Use Baking Soda to Freshen your Homes

Hello beautiful people, its Daphne here with yet another real estate tip.

Lets continue with our simple hacks on keeping your homes fresh shall we?

 

Ever wondered what to do about the scent in your fridge? Well, keep a box of baking soda in the refrigerator to eliminate food odors. Remember to replace with a new box each month and smell the difference it makes in your fridge.

What about dusty and musty smell in your carpets and sofa? Sprinkle carpets and upholstered furniture with a light dusting of baking soda, wait for a few minutes and then vacuum thoroughly to remove smoke and other household odors. It will amaze you how fresh

That’s your nugget for today.

You know the mantra.

Stay fresh! Stay Happy!

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Home Freshness Tips: How to Keep your Home Smelling Fresh

Hello Ghana! My name is Daphne and I am happy to connect again.

This week, I will be sharing tips on how to keep your house smelling fresh.

Everyone wants to have a clean, fresh smelling home, but regular indoor living sometimes renders that home less than fresh. Do you want to know a secret? One word. Vinegar.

Mix vinegar and water in a new spray bottle and spray to freshen a room and eliminate odors. The vinegar odor will dissipate within a few minutes taking other odors along with it.

To keep a microwave fresh and clean, put a microwavable bowl of vinegar and water in the microwave and turn on the microwave for 20 or 30 seconds. This will eliminate food odors and the microwave will easily wipe clean with a damp sponge.

Et Voila!

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Until tomorrow, stay fresh! Stay Happy!

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Home Security Tips: Come Up with a Plan

Hello Ghana!  My name is Daphne, and I am back with your daily dose of real estate tips.

It’s not enough to have security measures in place — you have to have a plan in case they fail. Sit down with your family and come up with a simple routine to help secure your home. Set rules for opening the door for strangers, locking the doors and windows whenever you leave, and using the alarm system. Make sure your kids know what to do should a break-in occur and have an exit strategy in the event of a fire or other emergency.

That is your nugget for today.

For more tips, don’t forget to check out our website www.emeraldpropertiesgh.com and our social media handles.

Until next time, Stay green! Stay Happy!

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Home Security Tips: Adding Security Sign

Hello Ghana!  Daphne is the name, and I am back with your daily dose of real estate tips.

Let’s continue with yet another security tip for safeguarding your home from burglars.

Did you know that many security providers also include yard signs and window decals with security packages to help deter potential burglars?

If you have them, put them up. But If you don’t have a security system, weigh the pros and cons of fake signage. That will help scare off burglars.

Sometimes the belief that there’s a security system inside can be as effective as actually having one.

That’s your nugget for today!

For more tips, don’t forget to check out our website www.emeraldpropertiesgh.com and our social media handles.

Until tomorrow,

Stay safe! Stay Happy!

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Home Security Tips: Eliminating Hiding Places

Hello beautiful people, its Daphne here with another home security tip.

Are you the type who likes shrubs and bushes growing around your house? Well I’ve got news for you. While shrubs and bushes may give your house curb appeal, they also provide burglars with a handy place to hide. So trim down trees and plants close to your home that could be used for cover and opt for smaller flowers instead.

Remember not to cut down trees completely ooo, just keep them well trimmed enough such that they will not to provide a hiding place for burglars.

For more tips, don’t forget to check out our website www.emerald propertiesgh.com and our social media handles.

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That’s your nugget for today.

You know the mantra.

Stay safe! Stay Happy!

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Home Security Tips: Light Up your Home

Hello Ghana!  My name is Daphne, and I am back with your daily dose of real estate tips.

Let’s continue in our tips on home security, shall we?

Statistics show that most home invasions occur during the day. likely when you’re at work. But that doesn’t mean you don’t need to secure your home at night. While bars and good neighbours can help safeguard your homes during the day, all bets are off at night when visibility is poor.

If you cannot afford a sophisticated security system, don’t stress yourself. Just Place lights around your front and back yard. If possible, use lights that come equipped with motion sensors for added protection. An intruder might be less inclined to break in if there is a spotlight on them!!

That’s your nugget for today.

For more tips log onto our website www.emerald propertiesgh.com and our social media handles.

Until tomorrow, stay safe! Stay Happy!

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Home Security Tips: Meet your Neighbours

Hello Ghana! My name is Daphne and I am happy to connect again.

This week, I would be sharing tips on ways to secure your homes.

There is more to security than simply locking your doors and shutting your windows you know. Did you know that there are people who can be your first line of defense against a home invasion in your area? Yep, that’s your neighbours.

They know the area and can help keep an eye on your home when you’re away but they can’t do that if they don’t know you. So make an effort to meet your neighbours and form good relationships so you’ll have people to rely on. If something fishy is happening in your area, a good neighbour will call and let you know

That’s your nugget for today; For more tips log onto our website www.emerald propertiesgh.com and our social media handles.

Until tomorrow, Stay safe! Stay Happy!

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Emerald Properties Limited is Organizing a Green Building Summit

Emerald Properties Limited, is organising a green build summit on the 18th October 2017 at the African Regent Hotel. The aim of this summit is to augment efforts aimed at reducing the negative impact of real estate projects on the environment while conserving natural resources. To have the desired impact, projects must be designed to maximize energy savings and minimize the cost of construction by using less energy & water.
These goals are summed up as follows:

  • Sensitize stakeholders (Real estate developers, planners, policymakers,
    architects, advocacies etc) on the importance of understanding thoroughly what it takes to incorporate green technology and how to implement it during the project life cycle – from the conception to design through execution.
  • Advocate for a national policy (e.g tax incentive for developers who adopt
    green build methods).
  • Highlight present and futuristic innovative solutions and models that work in the green built environment.
  • Create awareness on certification requirements by independent third party with a rating system.

What is Green Building?

A ‘green’ building, according to WorldGBC, is a building that, in its design,
construction or operation reduces or eliminates negative impacts, and
can create positive impacts, on our climate and natural environment. Green buildings preserve precious natural resources and improve our quality of life. Features which can make a building ‘green’ include:

  • Efficient use of energy, water and other resources
  • Use of renewable energy, such as solar energy
  • Pollution and waste reduction measures, and the enabling of re-use and recycling
  • Good indoor environmental air quality
  • Use of materials that are non-toxic, ethical and sustainable
  • Consideration of the environment in design, construction and operation
  • Consideration of the quality of life of occupants in design, construction and operation.
  • A design that enables adaptation to a changing environment.

Any building can be a green building, whether it’s a home, an office, a
school, a hospital, a community centre, or any other type of structure,
provided it includes features listed above.

Need For Green Buildings

According to Aalto yliopisto (2014), WorldGBC  (2013), adoption of green build methods enables the following:

  • Short sickness absences in offices can improve by about 35% with a good indoor air quality.
  • Good indoor air quality can improve productivity by 10%.
  • The control and guidance of technical building services can save 10- 20% of a property’s energy consumption which would nationally amount to the energy production of 2-3 nuclear power stations.
  • Decreased stressors at work and at home and decreased blood pressure, cortisol and heart rate.

Challenges In Implementation

  •  “Perception” that green buildings are expensive
  • Poor communication of advantages of green building to developers and end users
  • Developers focus on maximizing profit disregarding end users’ comfort
  • No effective enforcement by professionals and government by-laws
  • Lack of stakeholders buy-in to the technology

 

Structure of Summit

  • Presentations (by resource persons)
  • Demonstrations (of existing green built models or solutions from selected programs or companies)
  • Panel discussion (of a specific area of interest)
  • Q & As

 

Target Audience

  • Private: Architects, engineers, real estate developers, construction companies, property management companies, real estate suppliers
    (Mechanical, electrical and plumbing etc)
  • Government & Agencies: Ministry of works and house; Ministry of Science and environment; Town and urban planning etc
  • Associations: Ghana Institute of Architects; Ghana Association of Engineers and Planners; GREDA etc

 

Key Takeaways (Targeted achievements at end of summit)

  • Identification of stronger communication channels that would promote benefits of green buildings and ensure a call to action.
  • Commitment from governmental, nongovernmental agencies to fashion policies and incentives to promote green build methods.
  • Get the buy-in of operational stakeholders to adopt green build methods and acquire requisite certification.

 

Date: 18th October 2017

Venue: African Regent Hotel

Time: 9am – 2pm

Follow this link to know more  https://greenbuildingsummitgh.com/

 

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Written By: Bertha Gwumah

Marketing Officer, Emerald Properties