Each month Southface Energy Institute holds the Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable which is held at All Saints Episcopal Church on West Peachtree Street. September’s roundtable discussion is going to be particularly interesting as 5 of Atlanta’s mayoral candidates will share their views on the environment and sustainability. In attendance will be Lisa Borders, Mary Norwood, Kasim [...]
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17 Aug
2009 Atlanta Green Home Sales Statistics January 1-June 30
I have been working hard to come up with a solid plan for reporting Certified Green Home Sales Statistics for Atlanta, Georgia. After speaking with several industry professionals about best practices I believe we have a good report that will stand the test of time.
The Criteria:
The findings are based on Single Family Homes that were [...]
3 Jun
Zero Waste Zone in Buckhead
I saw an interesting article in the Buckhead Reporter this week about the new Zero Waste Zone in Buckhead. You can only imagine the amount of waste that area restaurants produce on a daily basis. I have worked in several restaurants and they all work differently, but in every case there is a great deal of waste. Many of [...]
25 Mar
Edward Mazria, Architecture 2030 – from GreenPrints
I went to GreenPrints today at the Hyatt in downtown Atlanta. Greenprints is a conference and trade show put on by the Southface Energy Institute which is located in Atlanta. The keynote speaker today was Edward Mazria, and he fathered the organization “Architecture 2030”. Architecture 2030 strives to have all buildings “carbon neutral” or “zero-net [...]
25 Mar
GreenPrints 2009 Begins in Atlanta Today!
GreenPrints 2009 begins today and will continue through tomorrow so be sure and go down to the Hyatt Regency and be a part of Atlanta’s flagship Green Building Conference. The keynote speaker today will be Edward Mazria who authored the “bible” of solar design, The Passive Solar Energy Book. I will be down there today [...]
12 Mar
Recycling in Atlanta
Today Martha went to the Home Depot and got us a new recycling bin…finally! We have had the worst time since the City of Atlanta decided to only pick up our recycling every two weeks. As we have become more diligent about recycling, our trash can virtually remains empty until the night before trash pickup [...]
12 Mar
Grant Park Photo Hunt
Today I went to Grant Park and went on a “photo hunt” provided by the Grant Park Conservancy in conjunction with the Phoenix Files, A Citywide Celebration of Landmark Architecture and Landscapes. Beginning March 7, organizations across the city join together in offering special tours and events. Visit http://www.preserveatlanta.com for a full schedule of lcoations [...]
