Archive for March, 2008
Park Pride’s 7th Annual Conference: A Vision of Sustainability
Park Pride’s Seventh Annual Parks and Greenspace Conference will be held Monday, March 31 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Galen Cranz, Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley, will deliver the keynote speech. This signature event brings together leaders working toward the creation of world class park system in Atlanta. The event features a full [...]
LEED Silver Plaque Unveiled at Atlanta’s 1st Green Condo Building
Oakland Park recently unveiled their LEED Silver certification plaque. The celebration was attended by development team, partners, media, local government officials and environmental organization representatives. Oakland Park, at 563 Memorial Drive, in Grant Park is the first multi-family housing project in Atlanta to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification by the [...]
“That’s the night that the lights went out in Georgia”
Yes, March 29, 2008 is going to be the night that the lights go out in Atlanta. The World Wildlife Fund recently announced that Atlanta has joined Earth Hour 2008 as an official supporting city. When approached with the invitation to make Atlanta the representative of the Eastern Time Zone, she jumped at the opportunity. [...]
