What is Green Staging?

Green staging is the process of identifying and creating green features in homes that appeal to homebuyers who want to save money and desire a healthier home to live in. Green staging adds a new element to the home staging process. In addition to the aesthetic, economic, and functional considerations taken into account when prepping a home for sale, green staging emphasizes sustainable practices that consider the long term consequences of products and practices as well.

A Green Staging Professional™ will view the home from a whole-house approach understanding that factors such as environmental and health considerations must be examined in addition to what is appealing.  The result is a home that reflects not only beauty and allure but environmental stewardship and occupant health.

A green staged home brings many benefits that may not otherwise have existed.  Realtors gain a significant marketing advantage for the home, homebuyers are informed of the health, environmental, and economic advantages of the home, and the home’s carbon footprint is decreased, which is beneficial to us all.  All of these factors are intended to increase the value of the home and/or sell it faster.

Most green homes are new construction homes.  Since new homes are built from scratch, builders have the opportunity to create many green features in the home, including the use of rapidly renewing materials and double-paned windows.  In addition, they are able to strategically build the home to yield the most amount of daylight, which will reduce energy costs.  However, existing homes can embody many green features as well.  While the structure of the home can not necessarily change, there are many strategies and products that can be integrated into the home to make the home “greener” and reduce its carbon footprint.  Many of these changes do not require a significant investment.  Green Staging Professionals™ are utilized for their expertise on which features to create and how to create them.

Emerging demand for green homes is changing the way all homes are designed, built, remodeled and sold.  All professionals involved in the home selling process need to adapt their skills and knowledge so they are familiar with the green home features that appeal to homebuyers.  A Green Staging Professional™ possesses this knowledge and is skilled at presenting their client’s home in a way that emphasizes the green features that homebuyers desire.