There’s no way to spin it: Last week’s U.S. Appeals Court ruling on the tri-state “water war” was a huge win for anyone interested in the Atlanta region’s economic growth. Property owners, prospective employers and public officials can now make decisions about the future without factoring in the prospect that the big spigot from Lake…
I’m pleased to announce that Green Building Chronicle is now “Outreach Partner” for the Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable. For those who haven’t attended, SART is a monthly breakfast speaker series put on by the Southface Energy Institute. It’s a great event — totally in sync with Green Building Chronicle’s mission to inform, engage and empower metro…
In the process of researching an article last week on Hartsfield-Jackson’s effort to win LEED Silver certification for its new international terminal, I stumbled across this surprising fact: Despite substantial efforts recently to conserve water, Atlanta’s airport actually increased its consumption over the past year by 6.5 percent. The most recent numbers the airport was…
Expect Georgia conservation groups to unveil a coalition this winter to push for something the state sorely lacks: A funding mechanism to preserve critical lands. Also expect those groups to gather their fair share of support from property owners, developers and other businesspeople. “What you will see is our coalition growing and looking more like…
At the last minute yesterday — the last 30 seconds, really— Atlanta Sustainability Director Mandy Mahoney asked me to accompany her on stage GreenBusinessWorks EXPO and so that I could pepper her with “some tough questions.” That made it hard to take notes during her presentation on Atlanta’s recently unveiled sustainability initiative. But your noble…
