Ask Green Irene
On the path to a greener, more sustainable lifestyle (or business), you and your clients will inevitably have questions. New green products and solutions hit the market every day. The amount of information about going green is overwhelming and often conflicting. You could spend hours researching each question, but that approach will quickly become all-consuming while you are trying to work on expanding your client base. Who can you trust to provide the best, and most up-to-date, information about greening homes and offices?
In your role as an Eco-Consultant you are the knowledgeable green friend your customers have been wishing for, but as a Green Irene Eco-Consultant you will be fully supported by Green Irene HQ staff of green research professionals. Researching all those questions, and getting you and your customers the right solution, is their full-time job. (Some consider it their dream job!)
What is Ask Green Irene?
Soon after starting Green Irene, we quickly realized that many of us are asking the same questions:
• What is the best type of HVAC air filter for a family with allergies?
• What type of paint should I use in my baby’s nursery?
• How can I green my vacation or business travel?
• Can I get any tax credits for adding green home improvements?
• Can I buy wind power from my current utility?
• How can I stop all these unwanted paper catalogs?
• What are the toxins in my cosmetics? I am buying a new mattress.
• Should I worry about the toxins in the new memory foam ones?
At Green Irene, we have established a green database with answers to many questions such as these. Our researchers add new thoughtful and insightful solutions each day. As a Green Irene
Eco-Consultant, you have access to this private, password protected green database and to our team of green researchers as well. If you can’t find the answer you are looking for, all you have to do is submit your question and our team will get you a prompt response. If we don’t know the answer, we will invest the time to solve it for you.
Ask Green Irene doesn’t just answer your questions. We give you links to articles on relevant topics, and provide calculators to figure out the specific savings green steps will bring to homes and offices. Green Irene Guides are expertly written on an evolving array of the most important Green Home and Green Office topics. We have researched the products that will help green every aspect of your client’s life, whether we sell it or not. Green Irene-recommended products are offered for sale in person or through your personal Green Irene online catalog.
How do I become a Member of Ask Green Irene?
As an Eco-Consultant you receive ongoing access to Ask Green Irene and our team of green researchers. In addition to the answers to green questions included in Ask Green Irene, there is a special private section for Eco-Consultants to help you run your Green Irene business. Ask Green Irene is a “self-service” resource for local marketing ideas, presentations, templates, forms and procedures so that even though it may be midnight, you won’t have to wait until morning to ask us questions.
Can my client become a Member of Ask Green Irene?
A three-month Ask Green Irene Membership is a benefit your client automatically receives when you perform a Green Home Makeover or Green Office Makeover. At the end of their trial period, they have the opportunity to renew their membership through the catalog on your individual Green Irene website.
We know you have green questions. Now, you know we have green answers!
No need to spend hours searching Google and wading through green blogs to find (conflicting) answers to your clients’ green questions. Your access to Ask Green Irene makes it easier to move your clients along the path to a sustainable, greener life. Green Irene is with you and your clients for the journey.











How does the new “Cash for Caulkers” relate to the Green Irene Program? Does the sign up fees to become an Eco-Consultant and the subsequent fees charged to home owners and businesses qualify for the rebates?
The Cash for Caulkers program has not passed Congress as of December 2009. The Green Irene Research team is monitoring it and when there is a bill signed we will do a posting here and to our Friends of Green Irene email list (which you can sign up for here). We think it is a great idea to reward energy efficiency measures with tax credits!