Enviro Expo USA – Atlanta’s only green consumer expo located in the City’s Zero Waste Zone, Downtown Atlanta – is being held on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the World Congress Center.
Atlanta Audi Dealers is the Title Sponsor. Atlanta Audi Dealers’ sponsorship of Enviro Expo USA complements the Audi commitment to incorporate the most eco-friendly technologies into its future product plans.  The latest and most exciting manifestation of this appeared at the recent Frankfurt Motor Show with the debut of the …

Richard Feis of Pace Homebuilders has been involved in green home building and remodeling for years so it was a natural progression for him to build Greenhaven, Atlanta’s latest model home for green building and sustainable design.
But he went a step further from other eco-friendly builders. He’s created a show home of eco-friendly furnishings as well as environmentally sensitive building products.
“There are so many environmentally friendly things that people don’t realize they can do when they build a home or remodel. This is a great platform to showcase green building …

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, …

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 …

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.
* Beth Hawks -CoreComm PR www.corecommpr.com
* Jim Newbury- Tin Roof …

Learn about how the historic Hurt Building was converted to be managed sustainably. The two-hour educational program will focus on how the building was turned into the first LEED EB office building inside the perimeter of Atlanta.
The program will also include a behind-the-scenes tour of the property.
Built in 1913, the Hurt Building is one of Atlanta’s earliest skyscrapers. The 18-story, 436,340 square-foot building incorporates classic architecture, modern amenities and sustainable management. The Hurt Building has achieved Gold Certification as a LEED EB building. It has also been nominated for a …

Meet 20 of the most creative interior designers in Atlanta and tour their sustainable spaces July 10 – August 9
Pace Homebuilders, a leading green homebuilding company, is proud to announce the 20 interior designers chosen to participate in Greenhaven, the first Eco-Friendly LEED certified Decorators’ Show House in Cobb County. Greenhaven, open to the public July 10 – August 9, selected the Atlanta-based designers on the merit of their environmental respect and commitment to sustainable design. The design team will work with industry-leading local vendors to showcase the latest in …

Atlanta will roll out the green carpet as Go Green Expo, the largest environmentally focused business and consumer show in the United States, travels to the Cobb Galleria Centre on June 26 28. In addition to visiting over 150 interactive booths with new green products and services, guests will mingle with national eco-celebrities, test drive the latest fuel-efficient cars, preview eco-fashion and beauty products, enjoy local acoustic bands, the latest in green building and solar products and more. To boost Atlanta’s green economy Go Green Expo is excited to partner …

Are you green enough?
Atlanta Green Expo, organized by Global GreenUp, LLC, will be hosting a Go Green and Green Living Expo here in Atlanta. They expect to have Green Business Exhibitors from energy efficient companies to locally grown organic produce. A show sponsor is Growers Alliance Coffee. The event is this weekend May 30 and 31, 2009 at the Georgia World Congress Center between 10am and 5pm. There is a $5 admission fee (kids under 12 are free.)
The expo will be featuring classes and workshops, organic beer, wine and food …

While most of us assume outside watering is our greatest water usage, actually it is toilet flushing that consumes the greatest percentage of water-35 percent of household water use. This fact presents us with the greatest possibility of conserving water by installing new commodes that need only 1.6-gallon per flush as opposed to the old ones consuming 3.5-7-gallons per flush. The retrofit program provides rebates to help finance this retrofit.
To receive a rebate, Atlanta water/sewer customers must:
•    Own/rent a residence that was built prior to 1993 and have fixtures not …