We are, however, blessed in Nashville. Nashville is #11 in the top 15 housing markets in the United States according to Builder Magazine.

Here are the top markets:

1. Houston, TX
2. Austin, TX
3. Fort Worth, TX
4. San Antonio, TX
5. Dallas, TX
6. Raleigh, NC
7. Seattle, OR
8. Indianapolis, IN
9. Fayetteville, AK
10. Washington, DC
11. Nashville, TN
12. Denver, CO
13. Charlotte, NC
14. Wilmington, NC
15. Myrtle Beach, SC

A healthy housing market creates many ancillary jobs for our local economy. It also means that the suppliers to the industry are healthy and can provide quality, affordable homes to our community.

Recyclability – The floor made with post-consumer or post-industrial recycled material. Ideally the materials can even be recycled again into additional products, such as certain carpet fibers.

Rapidly Renewable – Floors are considered “green” if they can be quickly replenished. Bamboo is cut and then grows back from the same stump; sometimes at four feet per day. Wool carpets obviously come from sheep. There are durable, attractively priced carpets made of corn fibers.

Regional – Is the material made or distributed close to home, defined as a 500 mile radius of your location? In the Tennessee area, that might be oak floors, certain tile products or carpet products out of Georgia.

That’s the “Three Rs”; basics to being green. Textures Flooring is a good source for more specific green product ideas.