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By Ginny Greene on February 16, 2010  |  Comments 0

WicksteadWorks Named EarthCraft’s Renovator of the Year

The Renovator of the Year award recognizes an EarthCraft renovator who goes above and beyond established measures to decrease energy consumption in an existing home.  Wickstead Works was awarded this prestigious honor for the second year by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) and  EarthCraft at the annual Builders Breakfast Awards Ceremony earlier this [...]

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By Michelle on December 06, 2009  |  Comments 0

Atlanta Welcomes First LEED Certified Restaurant Pizza Fusion

Astoria at the Aramore, a luxury mid-rise condo located in the Historic Peachtree Battle area, is the lucky neighbor of Pizza Fusion. Located on the first floor of the Aramore, this is the first LEED certified restaurant in the Atlanta area. Not your typical pizza restaurant, Pizza Fusion is dedicated to being socially, economically and [...]

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By Ginny Greene on October 12, 2009  |  Comments 1

Building Green means Building Beautiful

Heron Bay Golf & Country Club in Henry County is a community well known for both their beautiful homes and breathtaking views, but one of the lessor known qualities of this beautiful master-planned community is their dedication preservation.
Developed by Minerva Properties, this Atlanta golf community was named the 2005 Community of the Year by the [...]

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By Ginny Greene on August 04, 2009  |  Comments 0

Final Weekend For FREE Tours

Greenhaven is open for FREE tours until August 9th. Don’t miss this opportunity to tour Cobb County’s greenest green house. This custom-built green home was built by Pace Homebuilders and it is open for tours Thursdays – Sundays.
Lots of people have visited the home to find ways to live greener lives. Last weekend was packed. [...]

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By Staff on July 28, 2009  |  Comments 0

Independence Station Uses Ice to Offset Energy Consumption

As Independence Station progresses they form more and more partnerships with green companies that aid them in their quest to become the world’s greenest building. Recently, the green developers announced that they chose CALMAC’s IceBank® Energy Storage System for eco-friendly cooling of Independence Station.
The ice storage technology from CALMAC was chosen to be a part [...]

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Have a Beautiful, Eco-Friendly Kitchen

The kitchen is a huge focal point of a home.  Life revolves around the kitchen:  it’s where we prepare food, have after-work conversations, peruse the mail before tossing the junk for recycling, sneak a midnight snack…
It’s no wonder people spend so much money making sure the kitchen is in tip-top shape.  This year’s mainstream kitchen [...]

March 08, 2010 | Ginny Greene | Comments 0
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A New First In Green Building

The Jones Company has something to brag about.  This builder already has a portfolio of single-family homes that have received certification under the National Green Building Standard.  Their hard work and  green karma paid off Monday when they were awarded a bronze medal certification for the Park Run Community at McKay’s Mill in Franklin, Tennesee.
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February 24, 2010 | Ginny Greene | Comments 0
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Clearer Directions for Green Building Certification

Sure you can look at a map to figure out the way to your destination.  You can see cross streets and town names; but often it’s easier to have somebody who has been there give directions.  They’re familiar with landmarks, traffic lights and other little nuances that can deter you from your destination.
Building green can [...]

February 10, 2010 | Ginny Greene | Comments 0
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Quail Run Community Adds Energy Efficient Features

Greater Valley Group has taken initiative when it comes to making their homes more energy efficient.
Currently the developer is building several new communities near the West Point, Ga. Kia plant. The Quail Run community has added two standard green features into their master-planned community.
Cellulose Insulation: Cellulose is a great, environmentally friendly material. This product is [...]

February 01, 2010 | Ginny Greene | Comments 0
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Meet Green Builder Magazine at the International Builder Show

In an effort to reduce their carbon footprint, many builders and home buyers have become interested in green homes.  Green Builder Magazine caters directly to this audience and will have editors ready to meet-and-greet at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.
All three of the publication’s editors will spend time in their booth (C4861) on [...]

January 22, 2010 | Ginny Greene | Comments 1
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Take Advantage of the Green Built Tax Credits

Did you know that you can get a tax credit for all of the energy-efficient, water conserving and green products in your home? The government is doing what they can to encourage more builders to construct green homes and homeowners to renovate their homes with green features. It’s pretty obvious why you get so many [...]

January 14, 2010 | Laura | Comments 0
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Enter the National Green Building Awards Today!

Each year the National Association of Home Builders holds the National Green Building Awards to honor builders and developers who excel in green residential design, construction practices and outstanding green advocacy efforts through the National Green Building Awards.
If this sounds like you then make sure to get together all the necessary paperwork and forms and [...]

December 11, 2009 | Michelle | Comments 0
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Independence Station: The World’s Greenest Building

Independence Station is a $15 million mixed-used development under construction in Independence, Oregon. Due to recent changes in LEED certification, the building had to be re-evaluated to see where it would fall on the new rating system (LEED v3.0). Under the previous version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system, Independence Station was [...]

November 25, 2009 | Carol | Comments 0
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