Federal, state and local officials will join Atlanta business and civic leaders at 83 Kenyon Street in Historic Reynoldstown to dedicate the model home for the new Essential Housing Collection at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. Inspired by the 2009 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of […]
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Weatherize Your Home to Reap IRS Rewards
By Shandra Hill Smith For homeowners looking to take advantage of federal tax credits for energy-efficiency improvements this coming new year, there’s still time to tackle some qualifying projects. You have until Dec. 31 to complete projects for your existing primary residence. The benefit? File with the IRS by April 15, 2011 to qualify for […]
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December Real Estate Briefs
One hundred new rental townhomes are coming to the Edgewood community in southeast Atlanta. Columbia Townhomes at Edgewood will be one of Georgia’s first major projects funded by federal stimulus dollars through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The NSP awarded $2.7 million to the project to help redevelop communities that have suffered from foreclosures and […]
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Green Holidays with Artful Trees
By Tina Chadwick While retail stores now call fake Christmas trees “permanent trees” or more cleverly “evergreen,” a lot of holiday tree shoppers do find themselves struggling with how to have a greener holiday. Most people head to the tree lot or find a seller in the parking lot of a local shopping center, then […]
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Green Insider: Go Green This Holiday Season
By Laura Turner Seydel ‘Tis the season for festive holiday fun, but as you’re throwing your parties, decorating your house and exchanging holiday gifts, it’s important to be mindful of the waste you’re creating during these over indulgent times. Did you know that between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away on average a […]
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Southface’s SWEET Center Opens Downtown
By Gregory Wallace Southface is a nonprofit organization that for more than three decades has promoted energy, water, and resource-efficient homes, workplaces and communities throughout the Southeast. In October, Southface built on that mission with the unveiling of the Southeast Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Training (SWEET) Center. Located near the intersection of Piedmont and North […]
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Eco-doc ‘Cool It’ screens in Atlanta Nov. 19
Cool It, a film by acclaimed producers Terry Botwick and Ralph Winter, opens in Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 19. The documentary is based on the book of the same name and lectures by Danish academic, and environmental writer, Bjorn Lomborg, the controversial author of The Skeptical Environmentalist. Award-winning filmmaker Ondi Timoner travels the world with […]
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Green Insider: The Importance of Pollination
By Laura Turner Seydel As we enjoy the fall weather, it’s hard not to notice the buzzing bees and insects sharing our space. Known as pollinators, these bees, wasps, butterflies, hummingbirds and other insects we see buzzing around are more important than they might seem. Did you know that 70 percent of our country’s crops are […]
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The Green Shoes: Atlanta Ballet’s new headquarters
By Gregory Wallace On Aug. 14, Atlanta Ballet opened the doors of its new headquarters, the Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre, in West Midtown. At 54,000 square feet, the facility is nearly twice the size of its West Peachtree Street predecessor. The Centre is also the first arts organization building to receive Gold LEED certification, […]
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Housing Hope: Neighborhood Stabilization Programs
By Kathy Vogeltanz In the current economic climate, many families have been losing the struggle with their finances, and entire neighborhoods have seen foreclosure signs blossom like dandelions. Homeowners and neighborhood associations are concerned that their quality of life, even their safety, could be in jeopardy. There’s a viable, long-term solution to the problem – the […]