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The City of Atlanta City Hall Pilot
Green Roof
The City Hall greenroof, pictured on the
cover, is located at the Atlanta City Hall building
on the fifth floor adjacent to the City’s cafeteria.
The project is 3,000 square feet with approximately
2,000 square feet of vegetated area and 1,000 square
feet of pavers. The space once functioned as patio,
and thus the design sustained the patio area for staff
use. Additionally, the greenroof is accessible to all
that visit the building. It is visible by surrounding
buildings that are above the fifth floor of City Hall.
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The plants
are predominantly sedums with some perennials, cacti,
and herbs. The landscape plan called for over 2,800
plants from 31 species. The soil varies in depth from
3 to 10 inches, and 70 cubic yards of soil was installed
on the roof. Structurally the building was designed
to hold approximately 560,000 pounds, or 186 pound per
square foot. With the construction of the greenroof,
175,000 pounds (58 pounds per square foot) was added
to the structure.
The greenroof was designed with no supplemental
irrigation system. In the design, a one-inch PVC line
was installed along the perimeter of the greenroof as
well as from each drainage box to drainage box. The
one-inch conduit is available for monitoring equipment
or supplemental irrigation if needed.
The greenroof was officially completed
on December 18, 2003. The Mayor and City Council informally
opened the greenroof to City employees just days after
it was completed. The greenroof at City Hall has been
featured in recent media as a component to green building
strategies. In April the Mayor officially dedicateed
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Jim Hackler accepts the NAHB Green
Building Program of the Year award. |
EarthCraft House Wins
Top National Awards
In March, the EarthCraft House program
was named the National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB) 2004 Green Building Program of the Year. Greater
Atlanta Home Builders Association (HBA) member Sawhorse,
Inc. also won the 2004 Remodeling Green Project of the
Year.
EarthCraft House Director Jim Hackler
accepted the award during a ceremony at the 2004 National
Green Building Conference in Austin, Texas. |
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EarthCraft House program currently has 74 active builders
and built and certified 1,274 homes throughout metro
Atlanta in 2003. The program has commitments for 1,000
more homes this year.
Carl Seville, vice president of Sawhorse,
Inc. and HBA board member, also accepted his remodeling
project of the year award during the conference. Sawhorse,
Inc. was judged best in showcasing green design and
construction techniques in modifications and improvements
to existing residential structures. Sawhorse works with
EarthCraft to promote environmentally responsible and
resource-efficient construction.
Hackler and Seville also were speakers
at the Green Building Conference. Hackler spoke about
the challenges of developing and maintaining EarthCraft
House in the session “Successful Green Building Programs.”
Seville was the featured speaker in the “Remodeling
It Green” session.
Southface and the Greater Atlanta Home
Builders will help host the 2005 NAHB National Green
Building Conference in Atlanta next spring. Home builders
and renovators interested in showcasing their projects
for the show should contact the HBA at (770) 938-9900.
For more information about EarthCraft House, visit www.earthcrafthouse.com.
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| ARGON AWARD presented to Jim Jacoby
of Atlantic Station and Pam Sessions of Hedgewood Properties
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Pam Sessions accepts the 2004
Argon Award for Environmental Excellence at the
Visionary dinner.
L-R, Jim Jacoby, Mayor Shirley Franklin, Pam Sessions,
Dennis Creech, and City Council President Cathy
Woolard. |
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A dual award
this year was presented to Jim Jacoby of Jacoby
Development/Atlantic Station with the help of
City of Atlanta Leaders, City Council President
Cathy Woolard and Mayor Shirley Franklin.
L-R, City Council President Cathy
Woolard, Dennis Creech, Jim Jacoby and Mayor Shirley
Franklin. |
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The prestigious
Argon Award was presented to commercial real estate
developer James “Jim” Jacoby and residential community
developer/home builder Pam Sessions, on March 17 at
the sixth annual Visionary Dinner. Since 2000, the Argon
Award has been given to a Georgia-based business or
institution which has made a significant commitment
to environmental stewardship. Past recipients include
Ray Anderson, Arthur Blank, Emory University and R.E.
"Ted" Turner.
Jacoby and Sessions were selected for
their outstanding dedication to environmental, or “green,”
building and real estate development. In addition to
supporting Southface and EarthCraft House, both Jacoby
and Sessions are leaders in their industries, pushing
forward the trend of green building and “smart growth”
development. |
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| Students from Southern Polytechnic State
University, Appalachian State University, Georgia Tech,
University of Georgia, Auburn University and the USGBC
student chapter of University of Florida were able to
attend Greenprints thanks to scholarship benefactors ChevronTexaco,
Cooper Carry and Walter P. Moore & Associates. |
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Paul Dolan accepts a
compact fluorescent light bulb from Southface and
a nail apron from Visionary Dinner title sponsor
The Home Depot Foundation. |
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