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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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 [...]
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 [...]
7 Jan
546 Edgewood Avenue-Green Homebuilding in Atlanta
Carol and I went yesterday to check out Burke Sisco’s listing at 546 Edgewood Ave. The house is tracking LEED Platinum and is really impressive. From the outside it’s hard to imagine the space that’s inside, but it is really well planned out. The first floor seems to be reserved for a store front/office/retail. The [...]
