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Alexis Luxury Living Announces Innovative Shipping Container Community

By Alexis Luxury Living July 21, 2023 2 Comments

Alexis Luxury Living, a pioneering real estate company renowned for its innovation and commitment to affordability and sustainability, announces plans for an innovative, luxury shipping container community. This initiative is a bold response to the daunting challenges in Georgia's middle-class housing market, characterized by soaring property prices, limited availability of affordable homes, and stringent lending criteria. The first-of-its-kind project is an[...]

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Southface Institute Sets Standard for Sustainable Construction

By Melissa Walcott July 20, 2022 0 Comment

James Marlow, the new President of Southface Institute joins the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast to talk about Southface, the importance of the EarthCraft program, sustainable development and upcoming 2022 news. Marlow joins host Carol Morgan on the All About Real Estate segment. A Georgia native, Marlow grew up in the little town of Lincolnton, settled between Athens and Augusta.[...]

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Trilith Development Promotes Sustainable New Urbanist Way of Living

By Melissa Walcott August 4, 2021 0 Comment

Trilith is an award-winning 235-acre master-planned residential and mixed-use development located in Fayetteville, Georgia (south metro Atlanta). Adjacent to Trilith Studios and envisioned as a haven for storytellers and creatives, the new urbanist development is a contemporary walkable environment. Inspired by Europe’s walkable and picturesque villages, Trilith adds a modern twist and Hollywood luxury to classical architecture to create a harmonious[...]

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Atlanta Architect, Builder Designs Home to Make Every Day Earth Day

By Jones Pierce Studios April 17, 2020 1 Comment

As we prepare to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2020) while sheltering in place from COVID-19 (coronavirus), Jones Pierce Studios Project Delivery Director Frank Wickstead has designed and is in the process of building a sustainable home for his family, believing every day should be Earth Day. Wickstead’s sustainable home, designed for his fiancé and their blended[...]

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Frank Wickstead Provides Hands-On Experience to Georgia Tech Students

By Jones Pierce Studios March 24, 2020 0 Comment

Jones Pierce Studios Project Delivery Director Frank Wickstead shares his 20 years of expertise as an architect and building performance consultant to his classroom in the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech as a Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS) adjunct professor. In this capacity, Wickstead works with a group of highly intelligent individuals who will become the next generation of home builders. Classes taught in[...]

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