GREEN Topic: Moisture Management for Energy Efficiency and Comfort

Technology Snapshot & Benefits: You can increase comfort and save money by mindfully managing the moisture content of the air in your home. Humans are most comfortable at a relative humidity of 50%, plus or minus 10%. Relative humidity is the amount of moisture that air contains relative to the maximum amount that it could contain (at […]

by Nia Knowles
June 1, 2015
Eco/Green Living

Tight Inventory of Homes to Buy Leads to Dip in Home Sales

By: Dona DeZube Published: February 23, 2015 January’s dicey weather usually makes it a volatile month for home sales. But this year, rising home prices and tightening inventory led to a dip in the number of homes sold nationally. Existing home sales dropped a bit in January, but properties were still selling at a brisker […]

by Nia Knowles
May 26, 2015
Area West

Upcoming Atlanta BeltLine Public Study Group Meetings

by Nia Knowles
May 26, 2015
Atlanta, Atlanta Events, Atlanta Planning, Beltline, Community Events, Historic West End, Neighborhood Planning, Neighborhoods, Photos

GREEN Topic: Natural Daylighting

Technology Snapshot & Benefits: Both obvious and hidden economic savings come from building designs that rely on natural lighting. Throughout much of the day, owners and occupants can easily benefit from natural lighting and avoid electrical consumption otherwise required by artificial indoor lamps. Not so obviously, considerable economic gain may be achieved through increased productivity of […]

by Nia Knowles
May 25, 2015
Eco/Green Living

Tiny House: 400 Sq. Ft. Studio37 Modern Prefab Cabin

Great pre-fab designs by Small Modern Living

by Nia Knowles
May 19, 2015
Area West

Invest Atlanta, Westside Trail Open House Walking Tour

by Nia Knowles
May 19, 2015
Area West

GREEN Topic: Landscaping – Shade Trees and Windbreaks

Technology Snapshot & Benefits: Perhaps the most pleasant economic savings can be derived from judicious and mindful planting of trees and shrubs. The value of traditional plantings serving as windbreaks is well known. Additionally, well-placed deciduous trees can shade a building during hot summer months yet allow warming sunshine to enter a building when warmth is […]