An EarthCraft First: Triple Certification

Emory Point recently became the first development to successfully achieve EarthCraft certification in three distinct areas: EarthCraft Communities, EarthCraft Light Commercial, AND EarthCraft Multifamily Each of these programs had its own worksheet requirements to fulfill and all of the requirements were completed Multiple certification… Communities focuses on Commercial is for Multifamily helps by If Atlanta’s …

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Celebrate the Best in Green Building with us at the 2017 EarthCraft Awards

Each year, EarthCraft recognizes excellent projects, as well as builders, developers and project team members that exhibit a steadfast commitment to excellence in performance and sustianable design. The EarthCraft Celebration of Excellence is also an opportunity to highlight program partners whose services continue to shape and improve the green building industry. EarthCraft award winners span …

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In the Media: SPOT for Dogs Decatur, LLC receives EarthCraft Light Commercial Certification

October 28, 2019. Yahoo Finance This story was originally published by Yahoo Finance. For the full story, click here.

In the Media: Georgia Trust Kicks off Westside Preservation Initiative to Create Affordable Housing

February 18, 2019. www.atlantaintownpaper.com This story was originally published by Atlanta INtown Paper. For the full story, click here.

In the Media: GA Trust Partner Shows How to Renovate Homes with Lead-Based Paint

February 14, 2019. www.ajc.com This story was originally published by the AJC. For the full story, click here.

In the Media: Georgia Trust Kicks off West Atlanta Preservation Initiative

February 13, 2019. www.mdjonline.com This story was originally published by the MDJ. For the full story, click here.

EarthCraft Makes History with the Georgia Trust

A single-family home has never before achieved EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation certification, but thanks to The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and a longtime resident of Atlanta’s Westside community, that might change. In March, The Georgia Trust acquired three single-family properties along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail – two historic homes and an undeveloped lot. Working with EarthCraft, …

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In the Media: Edgewood Craftsman reno is an eco-friendly, reclaimed treasure

Feb 7, 2018. www.ajc.com This story was originally published by the AJC. For the full story, click here.

EarthCraft House Version 2: What To Expect

It is now 2018, and with a new year comes updates to the EarthCraft House Program. It’s no secret that 2017 was a busy and developmental year for EarthCraft House. Last year, the EarthCraft team identified a need to review and update key programmatic elements that would not only simplify the certification process, but would …

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LEED Fellow Laura Case “Builds” Career in High Performance

By Laura Case My journey in sustainability and the built environment began almost 20 years ago. At the time, I was a project manager on Emory University’s campus charged with understanding and implementing a nascent, green building certification program across new building projects for the university. The first of these projects for Emory was the …

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