TreeKeepers is Trees Atlanta’s certification program designed to increase volunteer knowledge and skills through specialized training and education about Atlanta’s urban forest. Professional instructors will teach tree care, tree identification, project leadership skills, and more. The TreeKeepers certification program consists of seven workshops including indoor and outdoor activities, presentations, hands-on demonstrations and assignments. Participants receive […]
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Atlanta on PACE for Clean Energy Financing Project
By Ken Edelstein MyGreenATL.com It sounds too good to be true: A way to pay for home energy improvements that requires no upfront payments from homeowners and no payments at all by local taxpayers. And though you’d fund your project with a loan, you wouldn’t be saddled with loan payments if you sold the house […]
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Town Brookhaven developments
By Shandra Hill Smith This fall through spring 2011 looks to bring a burst of activity to Town Brookhaven, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Brookhaven community. The 550,000-square-foot development (www.townbrookhaven.net) on Peachtree Road is slated to open next year. The Sembler Company describes it as a pedestrian-friendly urban village. National and local retailers and restaurants […]
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Gardening: Wicked Hot Summer
By David McMullen Wow! What a great start to summer – plenty of rain and a slow building heat. It reminds me of summers as a kid: hot and bright days followed by heavy dark storms and bright, fresh green pastures. I thought we’d never see such summers again with the last few years of […]
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Assess Your Nest: Home Energy Audits
Editor’s Note: We asked our regular freelance writer Jenn Ballentine to have an energy audit performed on her home. Energy audits (or assessments) are a new trend for homeowner looking to save money and make their home more energy efficient. This is Jenn’s first person account of the process and results. By Jenn Ballentine As […]
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July Real Estate Briefs
Prudential Georgia Realty has opened its Buckhead office at 3221 Peachtree Road. A ribbon cutting was in May with more than 300 people in attendance. Notable guests included former Atlanta Mayor and Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell and real estate authority John Adams. Prudential Georgia Realty Managing Broker Bill Murray is currently interviewing full-time real […]
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Green Insider: Saying No To Plastic
By Laura Turner Seydel This past month, legislation was passed in California banning pharmacy, grocery, liquor and convenience stores throughout the state from giving out plastic shopping bags. This is great news when statistics show that each year an estimated 500 billion plastic bags are consumed worldwide. While countries around the world have already made […]
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Renovation Coach: Make Your Home Smart
By Jesse Morado Great strides in technology have provided us with improved communication, readily available entertainment, increased safety and home comfort. Home automation systems have really improved over the last ten years and having a smart home is much easier and cost effective today than you think. Many homeowners have either resisted or avoided incorporating […]
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MODA’s Beyond Bricks & Sticks at Lenox Square
The Museum of Design Atlanta’s exhibit, ATLANTA: Beyond Bricks & Sticks, is on display now through July 12 at Lenox Square. Spotlighting many of the metro area’s outstanding design examples, the exhibit tells the stories of the people who live, work, learn and play in the city’s sustainable structures. Exhibit components include an interactive Atlanta […]
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Green Hotels A New Trend
By Jenn Ballentine Given the huge impact the economic downturn has had on the hospitality industry, one would think that hotels and inns across Atlanta would be looking for ways to cut costs and scaling back unnecessary spending where possible. Yet a number of hotels have recently made significant investments in their properties, adding green […]