Open Atlanta’s doors to sustainable buildings with Southeast Green’s inaugural Green Real Estate Summit in February 2010!
Southeast Green and Building Owners and Managers-Atlanta present the inaugural GREEN Real Estate Summit for property owners of all types to learn how to implement sustainable, green practices in every day business. February 16-17, 2010 at the Emory Conference Center Hotel.
“Beyond Bricks and Sticks” showcases Atlanta as the city with the most LEED certified eco-friendly buildings
Through this Friday, January 15, 2010, the Museum of Design Atlanta will be staging a traveling exhibition that showcases Atlanta as the city with the most LEED certified eco-friendly buildings. “Beyond Bricks and Sticks” is sponsored by the Kendeda Fund and will be traveling throughout Atlanta to such locations such as the World of Coke Museum, the Woodruff Arts Center, the CNN center, and the Cobb Galleria.
Are plastic water bottles really all that bad? Here’s an infographic with facts to help answer that nagging question
The following illustration from Online Education addresses the facts about bottled water and it’s true impact on the environment – from the creation of the plastic bottles to the tap water used to fill many of them up to the consequences of only recycling 1 in 5 water bottles.
DeKalb County awarded “Green Community” designation by the Atlanta Regional Commission!
The Atlanta Regional Commission recognized DeKalb County in metro Atlanta as a Green Community, based on environmental strides made in ten different categories. This included LEED-certified buildings, a local landfill’s conversion of methane gas to electricity, and more!
Can the construction industry leave paper blueprints behind to go paperless in 2010?
Every year 42,000 trees are killed to print blueprints for the construction industry. The solution? Replace paper blueprints with electronic plans.
Southface to tackle Atlanta’s transportation woes and our transit-based future development at December’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable
Southface to tackle Atlanta’s transportation woes and our transit-based future development at December’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable with leaders from Citizens for Progressive Transit and Georgia DOT’s Intermodal Programs.
Atlanta’s green side showed at the USA Enviro Expo 2009
This past Saturday, I checked out the Enviro Expo in Atlanta and the large number of booths relating to Georgia parks, recycling, eco-friendly products, transit, and more.
Enviro Expo USA coming to Atlanta November 14-15! Come learn how to increase your sustainability.
Learn how to increase your sustainability with the Enviro Expo USA 2009 in Atlanta! With environmental vendors and an eco-friendly fashion show, there’s something for everyone. And it’s free and open to the public!
Volunteers needed for Race 2 Recycle in Piedmont Park!
Volunteer with Keep Atlanta Beautiful’s Race 2 Recycle in Piedmont Park and receive a free organic cotton race t-shirt! Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, registration, timing on the finish line and passing out water to runners.
A few tips for a green Halloween (it doesn’t have to be ALL commercial!)
What would you do to promote a green Halloween? From buying local pumpkins to not driving kids from neighborhood to neighborhood, here are a few thoughts on an eco-friendly holiday!
Georgia Organics October Farm to School Roundtable: Your Edible School Garden
Georgia Organics invites you to join them and the Edgewood Community Learning Garden for this month’s Farm to School Roundtable Discussion! This month’s topic is Community Resources for Your Edible School Garden and Farm to School Projects. Come learn about community resources for your school garden and farm to school projects.
Georgia Tech presents the Atlanta Science Cafe on Climate Change and Sustainability
Inspired by the PBS’ Science Cafe movement and sponsored by Georgia Tech, the Atlanta Science Café on Climate Change and Sustainability – a series of free events for the Decatur, Midtown, & Atlanta communities. Atlanta Science Café will explore the impacts of global climate change and emerging advances in sustainable technologies.
Our Green Atlantans: Melia Lesko with Greenco Environmental turns Atlanta’s food waste into organic compost!
Tim and Melia Lesko are the founders and driving force of Greenco Environmental, the Southeast’s leading organic composting facility that collects yard waste and restaurant scraps from metro Atlanta and the surrounding areas. This is a little bit about how Greenco got started, how commercial composting works, and which restaurants and establishments in Atlanta compost!
Review of the Doug Kessler 10K race in Sandy Springs: great race, but no recycling!!
I’m tired of seeing Atlanta road races not recycle (like the Doug Kessler 5K and 10K this past weekend). Now, race recycling is coming to metro Atlanta – we’re going to start working with B Green Services to provide race recycling services around the city. Emil Bekyarov heads B Green Services, which currently provides complete recycling solutions to hotels and restaurants around Atlanta, and we’re going to work together to institute race recycling at the Silver Comet Half-Marathon in conjunction with Dana Greene of Get Fit Atlanta!
Eating locally in Atlanta and Decatur keeps getting easier! Check out these local food articles for tips…
Thanks to increased media coverage of local Atlanta food, farmers’ markets, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), and farm-to-table restaurants, the idea of transitioning to a locavore lifestyle is becoming an easier proposition. With the growing movement of shopping locally growing, more stories have popped up on ways to take the steps towards local, sustainable living, and included are a series of articles from Atlanta Magazine and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Greenco Environmental leads the way in Atlanta for commercial composting and making the Zero Waste Zone a reality!
Greenco Environmental is an Atlanta-based composting company that works with restaurants and landscaping companies across the Atlanta area to collect food scraps and yard waste into sought-after local, organic compost.
Keep Atlanta Beautiful presents the third annual “Race 2 Recycle” 5K at Piedmont Park!
Mark your calendars and head to Piedmont Park on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 for Atlanta’s 3rd Annual Race 2 Recycle presented by Keep Atlanta Beautiful! Enjoy the outdoors and the sights and sounds of Midtown Atlanta in this 5k and 1 mile fun run around beautiful Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta.
Bring the heat? How hot will the future of August be in Atlanta?
How will climate change affect the heat waves we’ll feel in Atlanta’s future August months? Studies from Climate Central estimate the numbers.
Vote for your favorite green Atlantan in the Cox Conserves Heroes-Atlanta contest!
Vote for our green Atlantans in the Cox Conserves Heroes program! Launched in 2008 by The Trust for Public Land and Cox Enterprises, Cox Conserves Heroes honors individuals who work to create, preserve and improve the shared outdoor spaces in our communities. By showcasing these unsung heroes, TPL and Cox hope to inspire more people to take an active role in neighborhood conservation.
Sourcing Green Packaging for your Business with Southeast Green
Are you a business owner who has made the switch to green packaging? Or a supplier of green packaging? Southeast Green invites you to join them for their first lunch and learn on August 21, 2009! Co-hosted with Green Chamber of the South and Green Plate, this event is for businesses with an interest in green packaging resources.
