Carol Casas

David and Carol Casas of Intero Real Estate Services tested the new concept.
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"As they found (David and Carol) online, they're realizing that David and Carol are the knowledgeable experts in the community," Campitelli said.
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Carol Casas said the analysis not only helps realtors to understand where their marketing dollars are most effective, but also allows home sellers to track how many people are viewing the property.

Photo Elliott Burr/Town CrierAntony Campitelli, left, helps Carol Casas of Intero Real Estate Services sell a property using a laptop and a new selling concept, Move into Los Altos.
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David and Carol Casas of Intero Real Estate Services tested the new concept.
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"As they found (David and Carol) online, they're realizing that David and Carol are the knowledgeable experts in the community," Campitelli said.
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Carol Casas said the analysis not only helps realtors to understand where their marketing dollars are most effective, but also allows home sellers to track how many people are viewing the property.
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"As they found (David and Carol) online, they're realizing that David and Carol are the knowledgeable experts in the community," Campitelli said.
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Carol said the analysis not only helps realtors to understand where the marketing dollars are most effective, but also helps home sellers see how many people are viewing the property.

Carol and David Casas show off their energy-saving appliances, such as the high-efficiency refrigerator.The Casas family last month participated in a Cool Los Altos energy consumption audit.

This is the second in a series of articles tracking the home carbon consumption of Los Altos City Councilman David Casas and his wife, Carol.
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The findings are in, the report is out and recommendations for improvement are being implemented at the home of David and Carol Casas after an energy-consumption audit Feb. 27.
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Before the February audit, Carol said they had remodeled the kitchen with new appliances, replaced the washer and dryer and installed a tankless water heater.
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Based on recommendations from auditors at GreenNow USA, which conducted the Casas family's energy analysis, Carol and Dave, son, Scott, and daughter, Paige, are adopting a new energy diet based on David Gershon's book "Low Carbon Diet: A 30-Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds" (Empowerment Institute, 2006).
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Carol will research fluorescent lighting systems and contractors, and Dave is in charge of getting electronics equipment onto power strips dedicated to switches.
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Carol said the family is relegated to five-minute showers, no more bottled water, eating one vegetarian meal each week, reducing garbage waste and composting and using reusable containers and grocery bags.

Dave is less than thrilled with another recommendation: Carol said the family will cut red meat from their meals three times each week, a number she reached with Kacey Fitzpatrick, founder of Cool Los Altos.

"She (Carol) and Kacey were negotiating back and forth with my life," Dave said.
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The carbon-diet experience has been an eye-opener for Carol, who said the experiment started as Dave's project as a Los Altos councilman to serve as a role model for the community.But as a real estate agent with Intero, Carol said everything she has learned about green homes can help her clients as consumers' demand for sustainable housing increases.

Some homes for sale are green-points rated, and Carol said she's excited to translate that for clients.

"It's been an awesome experience," she said.

Online real estate marketing tool proves to be big boost for ...Los Altos Town CrierAntony Campitelli, left, helps Carol Casas of Intero Real Estate Services sell a property using a laptop and a new selling concept, Move into Los Altos. ...and more >