All Entries in the "Green Certifications" Category
Build Green with a Custom Home in Escavera
There is no need to sacrifice luxury when building green. Building a custom home can actually be greener than a speculative one, since you have control over the design of every piece of tile or type of paint. Sterling Custom Homes, an Austin custom homebuilder, has homesites for custom homes available in the exclusive golf [...]
EarthCraft Certified Transitional Housing Now Open
Not only is environmental responsibility important to a community, social responsibility should play a role as well. Construction Resources recognizes this fact and frequently partners with HomeAid Atlanta to give back to the community.
Recently, the Atlanta Kitchen arm of Construction Resources provided vanity tops for eight apartment units at Phoenix Pass, another project that was [...]
Meg Thompson Receives NAR Green Designation
Navigating the world of green building can be intimidating: ENERGY STAR appliances, insulation ratings and materials, double or triple paned windows, low VOC materials… the list goes on and on.
To wind your way through these issues, you need the help of a Green Designated REALTOR®. If you’re in the Atlanta, Georgia area contact Meg Thompson [...]
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.
Big [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sterling’s Certified Green Professionals
Building an eco-friendly green home can sometimes feel a bit daunting. With the number of green building products, technologies and practices out there today it is easy to get bogged down in the clutter. However potential home builders in Austin no longer need to worry: you have Sterling Custom Homes.
With three Certified Green Professionals [...]
