Minor water leaks waste more than a trillion gallons of water each year in U.S. homes. “In a single home, leaks can waste more than 10,000 gallons every year – enough to fill a backyard swimming pool,” said Peter Frank with Gwinnett County’s Department of Water Resources. “Gwinnett County wants to help homeowners save money on their utility bills and save water in our community and for future generations.”
With that in mind, the Water Resources department staff is promoting “Fix a Leak Week” during March 15 – 21, 2010. The …

Feb 16 & 17
BOMA-Atlanta GREEN Real Estate Summit
BOMA-Atlanta presents the inaugural GREEN Real Estate Summit (GRES), held Feb. 16 and 17, 2010 at the Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta. As the first meeting of its kind in the state of Georgia, the Summit brings together commercial real estate owners, property managers, facility managers, building engineers and companies providing green products and services to learn about the benefits of utilizing sustainable practices. Specifically, the event will focus on sustainable operations and maintenance of existing buildings. Read More

Georgia Organics is …

Raw Food Transformation Talks
Join us for a unique opportunity. Hear two experienced, internationally-renowned 100% raw foodists speak about healthy, enjoyable raw lifestyles – with Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes-Monarch
Tuesday 10/20/09, 6:00–10:00 pm
Investment in your wellbeing: $15 (in advance)/$20 at door
Matt Monarch, author of ‘Raw Spirit’ & ‘Raw Success,’ has been eating 100% raw for 10 years. You can learn more about Matt at www.RawSpirit.org.
Angela Stokes–Monarch lost over 160 pounds and reversed morbid obesity with a raw food lifestyle. She runs www.RawReform.com, where she shares her message of natural recovery.
Takes Place …

Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009

The 4-H Youth Development Program sponsors an annual 4-H National Youth Science Day to help build America’s future science, engineering, and technology workforce. The National Science Experiment, the designated science activity of 4-H National Youth Science Day, will focus on the environment and will use science principles to teach youth across the country.
Download the National Science Experiment for use in your classroom, club, organization, or home. Please note: all experiments should be conducted with adult supervision and are open for all youth organizations or classrooms …

Rain Barrel Workshop
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Alpharetta Adult Activity Center in North Park
13450 Cogburn Road, Alpharetta, Ga. 30004
The City of Alpharetta Engineering/Public Works Department of Alpharetta and Fulton County Public Works Water Services invite North Fulton residents to a rain barrel workshop.  The event will be held on Wednesday, September 16 beginning at 1:00 PM at Alpharetta’s North Park facility on Cogburn Road.
During the vent workshop participants will learn how to properly install and use a rain barrel to harvest rainwater for irrigation of lawns and plans.  This …

Rain Barrel Workshop Saturday, Aug 22, 2009 10 AM to 12 PM

Celebrate World Water Week by building your own rain barrel at this fun, engaging workshop. In addition to learning important water conservation techniques, participants learn to build their own 55 gallon barrels, which are ready to collect rain by the end of the workshop. Please call to register.
Admission: $50 per rain barrel. Pre-registration is required.
Parking fee: None
Event Phone: 770-904-3500
Event Link: http://www.gwinnettehc.com/
Location:
Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
Near the Mall of Georgia, off Plunketts Road.
2020 Clean Water Drive
Buford, …

Green is fast becoming the an evergrowing force in city governments and their communities. Check out the following sustainable sites for the following North Atlanta communities:

Norcross – http://www.sustainablenorcross.org/
Peachtree Corners – http://www.sustainablepeachtreecorners.com/
Dunwoody – http://www.sustainabledunwoody.com/
Alpharetta – http://www.sustainablealpharetta.com/

There is also a North Atlanta Alliance of sustainable communities – http://sustainablenorthatlanta.tumblr.com/

As demand for authentic, verifiable green home construction practices continues its ascent, the National Green Building Standard is back on the presses for a second printing.
The standard is the first green rating system for new homes, remodeling projects and residential communities to be approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The first printing was released by BuilderBooks, the publishing arm for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), in March – and has already sold out.
More than 1,000 home building and remodeling projects are in the process of being …