Rhodes Hall, The Georgia Trust’s headquarters in Midtown, is becoming more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable thanks to a $50,000 grant from The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and matching funds from The Georgia Trust Board of Trustees. The Trust plans to implement a sustainable rehabilitation of Rhodes Hall, constructed in 1904 for furniture magnate Amos […]
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Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge honors top performers
On July 16, the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge recognized more than 20 participants that have reached the 20 percent reduction goal since 2009 in either energy or water consumption. The list of top performers is comprised of a variety of properties located in Downtown, Midtown and at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The properties are also […]
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Buckhead joins Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge initiative
The City of Atlanta and Livable Buckhead announced today a major expansion of the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge. Forty-one Buckhead buildings, half of the Buckhead office market, will join the energy and water efficiency program. The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge now encompasses more than 120 buildings in the city’s three major submarkets of Downtown, Midtown […]
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Gateway project near Chastain Park approved
By Dan Whisenhunt After a contentious meeting, Sandy Springs City Council voted 5 to 1 to approve zoning for a mixed-used development that will also require a massive intersection improvement. The council also approved the plan for the intersection improvement, voting to spend $3.7 million to realign the intersection of Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway. […]
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Promenade building commissions local art
Cousins Properties has commissioned the work of six artists, four from Atlanta, to display their work in the Promenade building in Midtown. One of the commissioned pieces is a sculpture called “Stealth,” which will face 15th Street and the Woodruff Arts Center. The piece is by Georgia Tech grad Tristan Al-Haddad. Cousins has created an “artist […]
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper monitors sewage spill in Tanyard Creek
Environmental organization Chattahoochee Riverkeeper has reported that nearly 10,000 gallons of raw sewage entered Atlanta’s Tanyard Creek last week when a private lift station at an apartment complex shut down, causing the waste to flow directly into the stream instead of into the city’s sewer system. Power at the complex had been turned off because […]
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Georgia-Pacific building lights up Downtown again
The Georgia-Pacific Center, a fixture among Downtown Atlanta’s skyscrapers for nearly 30 years, is once again brightening the night sky. Starting this month, new exterior lights on the east-facing stair-stepped side of the tower have been turned on to illuminate the building’s 52-story profile. For more than seven years, the building’s lights have remained off […]
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Eco-Briefs for July
The Southface Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable (southface.org/sart) convenes once a month to discuss the region’s current environmental issues – from water to energy, urban planning to policy and much more. Members of the audience are encouraged to ask questions, make comments, network and learn about Atlanta’s current and future opportunities for sustainable development. The next meetings are July […]
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Peachtree St. apartment building now in historic register
The 696 Peachtree Street Apartments on Peachtree Street in Atlanta have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The property owners sponsored the nomination and Georgia State University graduate students prepared the nomination materials. Built 1922-1923, the apartment building is one of the last works of noted architect Neel Reid before his death […]
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Clean Air Campaign seeks Pace Award nominations
The Clean Air Campaign, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the region’s transportation management associations have issued a call for entries for the annual PACE Awards. Now in its 13th year, the PACE Awards program recognizes the success of employers, property managers, schools and individuals in advancing the promise of cleaner air and less traffic. […]