Green Building
Savannah Morning News publishes Sustainable Fellwood update
Mary Landers’ story, “New Fellwood takes shape,” provides Savannah Morning News readers with an update on the LEED Neighborhood Development Pilot Project. The housing development, originally completed in 1939, closed in 2004 and the property was razed to make way for “a $50 million mixed-use development encompassing 220 public/affordable housing units (in several phases), 100 senior … Continue reading
Can building green make storms less mean?
On Sunday, Savannah Morning News Environmental Reporter Mary Landers included an interesting angle in her wide ranging story, “Big losses likely when Savannah’s luck runs out.” Here’s a snip: “The damage would be enormous in part because development itself intensifies a storm’s effects. Hard surfaces such as streets, parking lots and roofs don’t allow water … Continue reading
Imagination
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 up for, … Continue reading
Green Bridge gets green light
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 … Continue reading
It Doesn’t Always Have to be the West
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, … Continue reading
Middle of May means many green events
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 … Continue reading
SCAD sustainability council makes AASHE Bulletin
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,” … Continue reading
Chicago offers blueprint for green lanes
To my way of thinking, Savannah’s lanes are one of the most ingenious components of Gen. James Oglethorpe’s city plan. I’m thankful that they were replicated in my 20th century neighborhood. Lanes — or alleys are as they are called most everywhere else — aren’t very glamorous but they fill a number of important roles. … Continue reading
Learn neighborhood recycling on Dec. 1
Like the bumper sticker says, “Historic Preservation is the Ultimate Recycling,” or as the National Trust for Historic Preservation puts it, “recycling on a grand scale.” It’s easy to see the green advantages to be derived from rehabilitating a historic structure. To quote the National Trust again, “reusing existing buildings is itself a green building … Continue reading
Jail expansion could be LEED certified
According to a story in today’s Savannah Morning News, the Chatham County Commission has voted to explore the cost of securing LEED certification for a $109 million jail expansion. The funding source for the project is the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Christian Livermore reports that if the jail project does indeed go green, … Continue reading
