 Emory
anticipates the 90,000-square-foot sorority complex,
an EarthCraft House Multifamily project, will house
approximately 205 students. |
Atlanta’s
Emory University Sorority Housing project ‘goes
green’ with EarthCraft Multifamily & ENERGY
STAR®
In an effort to address environmental
concerns and meet the high standards of construction
for new buildings on campus, as well as expand the
housing capacity for its growing Sorority program,
Emory University has chosen to design to green standards
that will certify a new Sorority Housing facility as
EarthCraft House Multifamily and meet ENERGY STAR requirements.
Emory has been a green building leader,
certifying new construction to LEED standards, but
due to the residential nature of this project, green
certification will go through the EarthCraft & ENERGY
STAR programs.
The project team, led by Jova/Daniels/Busby,
has completed the schematic design. The new Sorority
Housing complex is comprised of one building that fronts
Fraternity Row with a large front yard similar to the
existing Fraternities across the street. The building
is comprised of a total of ten townhouses that are
each occupied by a separate Sorority. The typical unit
is five stories with the chapter room located on the
basement level, the social, dining and kitchen areas
on the main (entrance) level and bedrooms located on
the third, fourth, and fifth (attic) levels. The typical
townhouse will house 24 residents in 12 bedrooms or
four bedrooms per floor. It is anticipated that the
whole complex will house approximately 205 students.
Two of the townhouse units will house two, 6-bed Sororities
and a resident hall director’s apartment. |
 Greenprints
goes “on-the-road”
Since 1998, Greenprints has provided a forum for changing the way practitioners
think about architecture, planning and the use of natural resources. In partnership
with the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority, and with the support of
numerous other government and industry sponsors, Greenprints has hosted thousands
of participants interested in Sustainable Communities by Design. In 2005, Greenprints
goes “on-the-road”. |
| The August 25 Savannah workshop, Driving Down the Cost
of LEED, Driving Up the Value of Your Building, shows
you how to make the right value-driven green building
decisions for your projects through benefit/cost ratios,
cost shifting, effective life-cycle costing, and reducing
the total cost of ownership. Paladino & Company has
been involved in LEED since its inception. The firm wrote
the quintessential guide on LEED, the LEED Reference
Guide, ran the Pilot LEED Program and has reviewed two-thirds
of all the certified projects to date. They have consulted
on 15 LEED rated projects, and are currently working
on 48 additional projects. Sign up for these workshops
online and others on the Southface
online calendar. |
AIA
Residential Design Awards
AIA Atlanta held its second annual Residential Architecture Design Awards
Program Thursday, May 12, 2005. The theme was “Man shapes himself
through decisions that shape his environment.” Southface was invited
to participate, and Dennis Creech accompanied Robert Reed, Assoc. AIA,
made a presentation on EarthCraft House Communities. |
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| While none of the winning projects were certified EarthCraft
House, both firms receiving Awards of Excellence, Smith
Dalia and Surber, Barber, Choate & Hertlein, are
friends of Southface, so all indicators point toward
EarthCraft House contenders in the future. Congratulations
to all the winners. An exhibit of the winning submissions
will be on display at The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)
beginning July 28, 2005. |
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Southface staffer
Mike Barcik led the schools charrette, which included
a section on positive effects of daylighting in
schools. |
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Georgia’s
Private Schools are Focusing on Green Building and
Curriculum
Two private schools in Georgia recently
received a lesson in sustainable design from Southface’s
Green Building Services Staff.
Southface hosted full-day charrettes
to educate two school boards and design teams on sustainable
design and how it can be incorporated it into new campus
facilities. The first charrette was held for a metro-Atlanta
school that is expanding its middle and upper school
campus. The latter was held for a lower and middle
school Montessori program serving children in the Macon
area.
One of the charrettes focused on the
LEED™ rating system – a widely used guide
to commercial green building developed by the US Green
Building Council. The other charrette explained general
sustainable design issues and how to incorporate environmental
building features into the school curriculum. Both
charrettes had a focus on daylight due to the published
reports that show an increase in test scores, improved
aptitude and dental health and reduced absenteeism
is prevalent in schools with well-designed natural
day-lighting.
Armed with new knowledge, these two Georgia
private schools are better equipped to teach students
about responsible building practices. Who knows what
these young minds, fostered in sustainably-designed
schools, will contribute to the future! Only time will
tell. |
P2AD’s
Suzanne Burnes appointed to the Board of The Green
Meeting Industry Council
GMIC recently announced the addition of Suzanne Burnes to its Board of Directors.
Burnes is a pollution prevention specialist for the Pollution Prevention Assistance
Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. She manages the Georgia
Green Hotel Program, which focuses on identifying, certifying and recognizing
lodging properties that meet Green Seal’s Environmental Standard for Lodging
Properties, GS-33; and assisting properties interested in meeting the standard.
In addition to her work with the hospitality industry, Suzanne works with the
business environmental leadership program for the state. This organization will
host the “Greening the Hospitality Industry” Conference in Washington,
D.C. October 5-7. More available by calling 503-731-8971 or visiting www.greenmeetings.info. |
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| The Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) was created
to respond to the need to galvanize the hospitality industry
stakeholders in the environmentally responsible meeting
practices arena and to provide education and resources
for meeting planners to make their events and conferences
environmentally responsible. The hospitality industry
is responsible for over 1 million meetings & events
annually and over 12,000 tradeshows annually in North
America alone. The hospitality industry is a $100 billion
corporate industry. |
ENERGY STAR
Sales Tax Holiday for Georgia
From October 6th through 9th, 2005, Georgia will enjoy a state sales tax holiday
on the following ENERGY STAR-certified products: dishwashers, clothes washers,
room air conditioners, ceiling fans, incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs,
dehumidifiers, programmable thermostats and refrigerators. The sales tax holiday
does not include local sales tax, and the bill signed by the Governor capped
eligible appliance prices at $1,500.
To earn the ENERGY STAR designation,
products must meet strict energy efficiency criteria
set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the
US Department of Energy. Since they use less energy,
these products save money on electricity bills and
help protect the environment.
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Qualified refrigerators are at least 15% more
efficient than the minimum federal efficiency
standard.
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Qualified TVs consume 3 watts or less when switched
off, compared to a standard TV, which consumes
almost 6 watts on average.
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Office equipment that qualifies automatically
enters a low-power "sleep" mode after
a period of inactivity.
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Qualified light bulbs (CFLs) use two-thirds
less energy than a standard incandescent bulb
and must meet additional operating and reliability
guidelines.
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Qualified furnaces offer a rating of 90% AFUE
or greater, which is about 15% more efficient
than the minimum federal efficiency standard.
For more information on ENERGY STAR, visit www.energystar.gov.
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