Entries Categorized as 'Green Building'
July 9, 2008
Last night, creative city making champion Charles Landry spoke to a packed house. I had the pleasure of being in the audience along with most of the usual suspects (govt., real estate development, business, downtownies, a few artists & SCAD folk) . . . you were probably there too. He was worth standing […]
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June 19, 2008
From Effingham County one morning this week, Michael Maddox wrote in his blog, “After many long months, or more correctly years, I finally have approval from the Effingham County Commission to proceed with my project.”
The project, Green Bridge Farm, is one I have mentioned here before, and it’s been covered in local news.
Initial resistance […]
Posted in Community Gardens, Green Building, Planning, Preservation 4 Comments »
June 16, 2008
It’s summer and I’ve had air conditioning on the brain -price to run it, high; emissions from it, high; temp in the grocery stores these days, way too low; etc. I was working on minimizing my home usage without melting away when I came across this announcement from my alma mater.
The University of California, […]
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May 12, 2008
There’s something sustainable happening every day for the rest of the week. Doubt me? Submitted for your consideration:
Tuesday: The May installment of Green Drinks Savannah happens at Cha Bella, located near the corner of Broughton and East Broad streets. The events starts at 5:30 p.m. More information is available here.
Wednesday: SCAD’s chapters of the The […]
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January 12, 2008
The Savannah College of Art and Design’s Sustainability and Eco Practices Council was featured in the Jan. 10 issue of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education bulletin. The AASHE bulletin linked to a story in The Chronicle, the faculty/staff newspaper at SCAD. Here’s a snip from “SCAD forms eco practices council,” […]
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