Last night we had the first USGBC Georgia Residential Speaker Series event. The event was held at a LEED Platinum Modular home in Marietta. In addition to having the LEED Platinum certification, it is also certified by EarthCraft House, ENERGY STAR & the NAHB Green Program. The home was built by New World Home and [...]
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8 Sep
The Green Building Council of the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association
The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association announces the launch of the Green Building Council. The official launch will be at the Fall General Membership Meeting September 24th. Complete details of the event and launch can be found at http://www.atlantahomebuilders.com/uploads/100018_pdfs/102528.pdf Here is a little information about the Green Building Council and its goals:
The Green Building Council brings participants in the [...]
21 Aug
USGBC Georgia Chapter Residential Green Event
Last night marked the innagural networking event of the Residential Green Committee of the USGBC’s Georgia Chapter. We met up at Ri Ra Irish Pub in Midtown and probably had about 50 people in attendance. This was my first chance to meet Leesa Carter, the new Executive Director of the USGBC Georgia Chapter. I was [...]
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 [...]
21 Jul
A Visit to Greenhaven, Atlanta’s Premiere Eco-Decorators Showhouse
Today Carol and I finally made it out to Greenhaven, a subdivision of Green homes in Marietta that are tracking LEED for Homes, EarthCraft House & NAHB Green Certifications. The house we went into is an Eco-Decorators showhouse where each room is decorated by a different company. Personally I am more into the house and [...]
5 Jun
The Green Life Speaker Series
Carol and I are happy to present our first “Green Life” Speaker Series which will take place this coming Wednesday, June 10th at 7pm. It will be held at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve on Roswell Road just across the street from Pike’s Nursery. Our featured speaker will be Matt Hoots of the Hoots [...]
1 Jun
Speaking at the Southern Builders Show
This Thursday June 4th at 10:30 I will be speaking at the 2009 Southern Builders Show at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta. The show will feature speakers, an exhibit hall showcasing the latest building technologies as well as scheduled seminars. I will be speaking on a panel and discussing recent statistics for green home sales [...]
23 Apr
Atlanta Green Homes Committee Formation Meeting
Last night Carol and I attended Atlanta’s first Green Homes Committee Formation Meeting. Before the meeting we toured a home in Decatur that is tracking LEED Platinum. It was built by Robert Soens of Pinnacle Custom Builders and designed by architect Robert Cain. It is a pretty amazing home to stand inside and visualize all of [...]
19 Apr
2009 Green Home Sales Statistics in Atlanta
I have put together an updated report showing the most recent statistics for Green Certified (LEED for Homes, EarthCraft House, Energy Star) homes sales in Atlanta. The report includes New Construction sales in Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties priced above $300,000. I have included the first report that documents sales from September 2008 through [...]
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 [...]
