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Each year the National Association of Home Builders honors those who excel in green residential design, construction practices and outstanding green advocacy efforts through the National Green Building Awards.
If you know that you’re on top of the green game then it’s time to grab your plans, fill out the forms and enter your company for a 2010 award!
Award categories include:
Advocate of the Year (Builder, Remodeler, Individual, Group)
Advocate of the Year (State or Local Government)
Green Project(s) of the Year (Single Family, Remodel, Multifamily)
Green Site Development of the Year
HBA Green Building Program …
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The nation’s premier public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has signed a two-year contract with Georgia Power to purchase renewable energy for its centers nationwide.
The purchase of more than 364,600 blocks of green energy, or 5 percent of the organization’s annual kilowatt-hour consumption, will make the CDC Georgia Power’s largest Green Energy customer.
“This recent purchase by the CDC really demonstrates the agency’s commitment to the environment and the development of renewable energy in Georgia and around the country,” said Ervan Hancock, Georgia Power’s renewable and …
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BuildingGreen, LLC, publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News (EBN), announced its eighth annual Top-10 Green Building Products during the 2009 Greenbuild conference in Phoenix. The list recognizes the most exciting products drawn from recent additions to GreenSpec and coverage in EBN.
Pozzotive Plus concrete masonry units (CMUs) and concrete brick – Kingston Block
Thermafiber mineral wool insulation products – Thermalfiber
Invelope integrated wall insulation and rainscreen system – Build Better Walls
Baltix recycled- and biobased-content office furniture – Baltix
Project FROG modular green classrooms – Project Frog
Find the next 5 …
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Green Wednesdays is an informal gathering of like-minded professionals and individuals interested in connecting with others to share ideas on Green Business. At each meeting we have a short presentation by one of our members and the rest of the time is devoted to networking.
DATE: 12/2/2009
TIME: 11:45 AM
Urban Flats (in the Lindbergh City Center)
2450 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
FOR MAP CLICK HERE
Presenter: Tamara Jones, Director of Program Development & Government Relations at SouthFace. Tamara will speak about Sustainable Cities Institute, a project funded by the Home Depot Foundation, which aims to help …
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Renewable Energy Markets (formerly the National Renewable Energy Marketing Conference) is the industry’s paramount annual gathering attended by leading renewable energy and green power stakeholders. For a decade and a half, the most influential key players, including power marketers, renewable energy developers, large purchasers, retail and wholesale green power suppliers, electric utilities, equipment manufacturers, government agencies, energy consultants, and nonprofit experts have gathered to discuss the major issues facing the industry. This year’s conference will take place in Atlanta from September 13–16.
For more information visit http://www.renewableenergymarkets.com/
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The Green Chamber of the South - BOMA Atlanta SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE SEMINAR: Behind the Scenes at Atlantic Station
Learn about how Atlantic Station was built and continues to be managed sustainably. The two-hour educational program will focus on the commercial office development at Atlantic Station and will also include a behind-the-scenes tour of the property.
Atlantic Station is the largest urban brown field redevelopment in the nation and includes LEED certified buildings
2:30-4:30 p.m. September 22, 2009 at the Atlantic Station, 171 17th Street
Lobby Conference Room, Atlanta, GA 30363
$20 members of BOMA-Atlanta and the …
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The green building trend is exploding as the National Association of Home Builders reports that the number of home builders, remodelers and other members of the real estate and construction industry who hold the Certified Green Professional (CGP) educational designation now tops 4,000.
The NAHB Research Center, which administers the National Green Building Certification program for new homes, developments and remodeling projects, is also reporting solid growth: More than 350 homes have been certified and there are 4,500 projects in the certification pipeline.
“When the housing market returns, it will be accompanied …
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Guest blogger Melissa Warren
My initial inspiration for this blog post comes from my insanely creative friend Bonnie Forkner. This is a girl who sends me a handmade gift every holiday, did the “green wedding” before it was trendy and plans to open an eco-friendly bed and breakfast some day. It’s not bad having my own personal Martha Stewart when I need her. Did I mention that she raises cage-free chickens in her backyard?
Bonnie recently sent me an email titled “Bonnie’s Latest.” As you can imagine, I was very anxious to …
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CareerEco holds another Green Career Event – Summer Breakfast Series Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:00-9:00 am at the Centergy Building in Midtown.
SEE VIDEO FROM THEIR LAST CAREERECO EVENT: http://careereco.com/groups/ (in sidebar)
*Reserve your seat for this first-its-kind interactive workhop.
Learn New Green Business Skills & Grow your Green Network
Entrepreneurs to multi-national conglomerates are all facing increasing green pressures throughout their supply chain. How do these businesses respond to such pressures in the real world? By putting their brightest minds around a table, uncovering solutions and creating a plan to make it happen.
In this first-of-its-kind CareerEco session, …
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Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for an informal gathering of professionals and individuals interested in connecting with others to share ideas on Green Business
DATE: August 5, 2009
TIME: 11:45 AM
Urban Flats (in the Lindbergh City Center)
Presenter: Stephanie Armistead, GreenBusinessWorks Expo
REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR: $17 for members and $22 for non-members (includes food, drink, and gratuity)
RSVP: rsvp@greencs.org
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The Council for Quality and Growth and Greenpoint US is holding a focused half-day seminar offering a broad introduction and background in the sustainablity movement.
July 31, 2009 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM
A seminar designed for everyone interested in sustainability.
Content based on the USGBC Level 100 Awareness Criteria.
Instructor: Scott Ward, PE, MBA, LEED AP, GreenPoint US.
a broad introduction and background in the sustainability movement at every level of the community: household, business, neighborhood
and nation;
a discussion of how each of us will be affected by the emerging social, political and economic impacts …
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Marietta City Council at their July 8 regular meeting banned smoking at any time in Glover Park on the Marietta Square to protect visitors’ health. Council acted after hearing from citizens concerned about the effects of secondhand smoke at Glover Park concerts.
Marietta’s smoking ban says: “It shall be unlawful for any person to inhale, exhale, burn or carry any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, weed, plant or other combustible substance in any manner or form in Glover Park.”
For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at 770-794-5526.
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In a positive step toward reducing energy use, Gwinnett County has taken the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Challenge and announced a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an ENERGY STAR Partner.
The ENERGY STAR Challenge, launched by EPA in March 2005, calls for an energy efficiency improvement of 10 percent or more for the more than five million commercial and industrial buildings in the United States. Energy is often generated by burning fossil fuels, which emits greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Forty-five percent of …
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Take the mystery out of marketing a green business and give it the green light. Experts in marketing and green/environmental business will explain how advertising, branding, public relations and new media can propel a business forward when utilized effectively.
Attendees will learn about tools and trends that they can easily implement to increase communication with current and potential customers as well as the general public. Learn how to avoid green washing and how a company can create sincere and persuasive marketing messages.
Speakers include: Beth Hawks Corecomm pR,
www.corecommpr.com; Jim Newbury- Tin Roof …
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The 2009 Georgia Solar Festival will kick off on October 2 with Hands On Solar Day, where metro Atlanta students will gather to learn about the next generation of solar power and its potential to transform Georgia’s environment and economy. On October 3, the Solar Tour will showcase homes and businesses throughout the metro area that rely on clean, alternative energy, inspiring and educating the public about emerging technology and resources to harness the sun. In conjunction with the Solar Tour, Hotober Fest, powered by GSEA, promises to be a …
