Green Building - Blogs & Blog Posts

Atlanta Kitchen Provides Luxury Countertops to The Mansion by Atlanta Real Estate Forum on Nov 1, 2009The luxury Atlanta hotel and condominium development known as the Mansion of Peachtree recently sought out Atlanta Kitchen to install luxury, green countertops in their model home. Atlanta Kitchen used Caesarstone tops to perfectly complement the lux...

DEP Proposes Rule Changes to Facilitate Wind Turbine and Solar Panels in Appropriate Coastal Areas. by NJ Zoning and Land Use on Oct 30, 2009The Department of Environmental Protection is proposing amendments to the Coastal Permit Program rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7, which contain the coastal general permits and the permits-by-rule.  Under this proposal, the Department is proposing a new permit-b...

Blue Sky Homes high desert prefab by The Alternative Consumer on Oct 21, 2009Location, location, location…pictured above is the first prototype house utilizing the Blue Sky Homes Building System.  The home sits on a site 4,000 feet above sea level in the rugged Southern California High Desert and was completed earlier...

Habershal at West Highlands Selling Successfully by Atlanta Real Estate Forum on Oct 20, 200913 homes are under contract in the hot selling Atlanta neighborhood, Habershal at Westhighlands. In addition, several brand new homes are being built, and Brock Built is selling numerous pre-sales. Wondering why everyone is flocking to Habershal to...

Living and Building Green Expo by Starry Night Lights on Oct 20, 2009This past weekend I attended the annual Living & Building Green Expo at The Canyons resort in Park City. This years event was even bigger than those in the past. This was especially surprising given how beautiful the weather was. I guess it just...

Green Building Consultant Seville Has Busy Schedule of Industry Appearances by Atlanta Real Estate Forum on Oct 20, 2009Carl Seville, Atlanta area green builder, educator and consultant on sustainability to the new home and residential construction industry, has experienced a busy month of appearances at builder events. It all began on Thursday, Oct. 8, when he spoke...

Collinwood recreation center plans critiqued by Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog on Oct 20, 2009Steven Litt of the Plain Dealer praised City Architecture's design for the planned new Collinwood Community Recreation Center. The $10.8 million conversion of a former Big Lots store will strive for a LEED Gold rating....