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WicksteadWorks Receives EarthCraft’s Renovator of the Year Award
A huge congrats to Frank Wickstead and WicksteadWorks, the 2009 EarthCraft Renovator of the Year.
The award, given by Southface and The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, distinguishes an EarthCraft House renovator that has gone above and beyond to reduce energy use in an existing home. The annual awards program honors the leading builders, developers, renovators [...]
Atlanta Takes the Lead in LEED Development
Did you know that on the national map, Atlanta is regarded as one of the most “organically-green” regions?
That means that “green” is driven by market demand and not government mandates. We dive deeply into this issue in our new book due out later this month: “Green Matters: The Residential Builders, Visionaries, Communities & Lifestyles Shaping [...]
Consumer Electonics Recycling Event
Atlanta — stop throwing it all away. Reduce the amount of land fill space needed and reduce your carbon footprint.
Recycle your old electronics at Turner Field on Saturday, November 22 from 9 a.m. til 4 p.m. This event is part of the Sony National Take Back Recycling Program in partnership with Waste Management.
Items [...]
Post Properties Earns National Sustainability Recognition
Atlanta-based multifamily developer and operator Post Properties was recently awarded a Multi-Housing News Green Services award for its company-wide recycling efforts. Post’s recycling centers collect 840 tons of newspaper, glass and aluminum annually.
Recycling is just one program under the direction of Post’s newly established green team. EcoActive will support Post’s vision to educate [...]
NAHB National Green Building Program Expands
The state home builder associations of Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York and Oklahoma have affiliated with the NAHB National Green Building Program, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chairman Sandy Dunn announced this morning.
The new affiliation makes it even easier for home buyers in those states to find green homes and provides [...]
Green Home Builder Speaks Out About Energy-Efficient Mandates
Recently, St. Louis green builder Matt Belcher cautioned Congress on the danger of one-size-fits-all proposals for home construction. Belcher’s argument is that policies that encourage rather than mandate energy savings are the most meaningful at stimulating greater demand for energy-efficient homes.
“The ability of aggressive building code mandates to achieve massive energy and greenhouse gas emissions [...]
Green Building Demand Increases
The demand for Green building has been increasing over the years. Recently over 1,000 builders, remodelers and others in the home building industry have earned the Certified Green Professional (CGP) educational designation. These builders have taken a step to move ahead of other builders by providing a service for customers to go green. They ensure [...]
Green HVAC and Water Heating Systems
One of the largest energy consumers in a home is the HVAC system. Thus, when constructing the Green House, it was imperative to find the appropriate company to install a system that would be energy efficient and not leave a large carbon footprint. So, if you are in the market for a green HVAC system, [...]
A Nearly Finished Product
The Brock Built Green House is just about complete. We have some updated photos for your viewing pleasure. I think it’s time we take a minute to recall exactly what this extraordinary project represents.
First off, it represents many donated hours of labor and donated products. There is no way we can say thank you enough [...]
Drywall Completed for Green House
Juan’s Drywall, Inc. out of Lawrenceville, GA completed the drywall on the Green House last week. With the drywall being completed, the house is really starting to take frame of an actual home. Juan’s Drywall was very excited to volunteer to work on this home because of the charitable donation Brock Built is making with [...]
