Green Building
Nov. 14 mayoral candidate forum will focus on transportation and sustainability
Savannah mayoral candidates Edna Jackson and Jeff Felser will field questions about their positions on transportation and sustainability issues Monday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Hosted by the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, US Green Building Council-Savannah Branch and League of Women Voters, the forum will be held at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. The … Continue reading
Sept. 27 forum will probe aldermanic candidates’ positions on sustainability
A forum for Savannah’s at-large aldermanic candidates is scheduled for Sept. 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Coastal Georgia Center. The event is organized by the Savannah Bicycle Campaign and The Savannah Branch of the U.S. Green Building Council. Details from the Savannah Bicycle Campaign: Alderman At-Large candidates will gather to field questions regarding their … Continue reading
Savannah Earth Day Festival assembled of popular components
Forsyth Park will be home to the City of Savannah’s annual Earth Day Festival again on Saturday, April 23. The long-running features individual events and programs that have become immensely popular. The Savannah Bicycle Campaign’s Earth Day Wheelie Bike ride, which attracts hundreds of cyclists, departs from the park at 4 p.m. Earlier in the … Continue reading
Connect Savannah story looks at local geothermal projects
“Energy Underground” in the Dec. 7 issue of Connect Savannah surveys geothermal efforts underway in the area, including one particularly interesting project: The recent, and under-reported, symbolic groundbreaking of what will be the Savannah Gardens neighborhood redevelopment of Strathmore Estates, unearthed the city’s game plan to provide geothermal energy to 150 single family homes. According … Continue reading
Class presents ideas that could make strip mall sustainable
Perhaps there’s no type of building that better signifies suburban sprawl than the strip mall. Well, maybe a McMansion would do, but the strip mall has been with us longer and its very form and purpose transmits the essence of sprawl. The buildings are low and long, surrounded by parking lots and, in most cases, … Continue reading
“Green architect” and author Freed to speak in Savannah March 31
Eric Corey Freed, author of “Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies,” will present a lecture on Wednesday, March 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway. According to Freed, the lecture will explore, “the various problems with energy, water, siting, materials, and air quality. It points out the often absurd … Continue reading
The return of Ellis Square, Savannah’s next great public space
Standing in Ellis Square yesterday evening, it was a little difficult to remember the ugly parking garage that occupied the square for decades. It was even harder to imagine more than 1,000 parking spaces below all the grass, trees and people having fun. And there were plenty of people having fun. A ribbon cutting, staple … Continue reading
Emergent Structures Project finds new uses for reclaimed building materials
The links between historic preservation and sustainability are clear and make dandy bumper sticker slogans. Whether you prefer “Historic Preservation: The Ultimate Recycling” or “The Greenest Building is the One Already Built,” the point is the same. Rehabilitating historic structures harnesses the embodied energy of buildings. It’s a fact, however, that historic structures are tragically … Continue reading
Green Thumbs
It didn’t make the print edition, but check out ( . . . shameless plug here . . .) my Green Thumb Guide on Savannah Magazine’s website. Thanks Kelly & Kathrine! Any other garden tips?
Another Opportunity to Rethink The Big Box Model
Martin Melaver of local sustainable development company Melaver, Inc., has an interesting post on the Chelsea Green about balancing business, sustainability and placemaking. An excerpt: “My hope is that the specific story of Circuit City will serve as something of a morality tale, one that will teach us to rewire the way we think of … Continue reading
