All Entries in the "Water Conservation" Category
Go Green with Brock Built’s GreenSmart Program
Is your home the perfect shade of green? Brock Built allows homeowners to maximize their green and their money with their comprehensive GreenSmart program.
The GreenSmart program has multiple standard components including radiant barrier roofing, house wrap, windows and exterior doors, air sealing, cellulose insulation, plumbing fixture, HVAC, high efficiency light fixtures, ENERGY STAR appliances and [...]
Help Conserve Water with Fix a Leak Week
Got a leak? You’re not alone. American households waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water each year due to leaky pipes, toilets, showerheads and other fixtures, but fixing leaks can be easy and inexpensive. During the fourth annual Fix a Leak Week, March 12-18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense program is educating [...]
Avoid Water Wars’ Trickle Down Changes Before They Become a Flood of Problems
We’ve all heard about the Alabama-Georgia-Florida water wars on TV and the radio, but it all seems so far away, doesn’t it? Not any longer – the Judge Magnuson decision on the “Tri-State Water Wars” closed the spigot on Gwinnett County’s population of one million from its principal water source, and other municipalities are considering [...]
Proposed Dawson Reservoir Could Solve Atlanta’s Water Woes
Two developers are vying for the opportunity to build a reservoir in the 10,000-acre plus Dawson Forest. The project would yield up to 100 million gallons of water per day, enough to serve the rapidly growing Atlanta region.
But don’t get too excited just yet.
Before a decision is made regarding the proposed Dawson Forest reservoir, a [...]
Serenbe – The Way Life is Supposed to Be
Thursday, I had the pleasure of taking a bus down with other GAHBA members to tour Serenbe, a lush oasis of greenspace and sustainable development. There is so much to see and do at Serenbe that this post is a mere glimpse at life in this thriving community near Palmetto.
Our tour began with a brief [...]
