Nate Berg, on the Planetizen blog, has a great posting about Graziano Cecchini, the man who dropped half a million plastic balls down the Spanish Steps in Rome a couple of weeks ago. The act of civil disobedience was, according to some, intended to represent the corrupt Italian government, with each ball representing a politician’s [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on January 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
 Our homes in Mixson are starting to really look like homes! Check out these pictures from the construction site, taken on Jan. 29. You can see the AAC block, or autoclaved aerated concrete, that we’re constructing the homes with. That’s the stuff that’s an incredible insulator, termite and fire-resistant, and overall far more environmentally-friendly than [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on January 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
On Monday December 3rd, 2007, a regional planning exercise called Reality Check took place that involved 150 participants from the public and private sectors and various not-for-profit organizations representing land-use, development, and conservation from around the Berkeley Charleston Dorchester region. Reality Check is a national planning initiative that was launched by the Urban Land Institute [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on January 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Come one, come all: this Saturday, Jan. 26, there will be a crime-stopping, fun-raising fundraiser in the Olde Village, E. Montague St., in North Charleston. Tickets are only $10, with the money benefiting both a local merchant who is the victim of a recent armed robbery, and North Charleston Crimestoppers. There will be BBQ, beer, [...]
Filed under: Events, I'On Group, Mixson on January 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
What is New Urbanism? According to the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), New Urbanism is a growing movement that “recognizes walkable, human-scale neighborhoods as the building blocks of sustainable communities and regions.” New Urbanism is, to a certain degree, a return to old urbanism–the kind still visible in ancient cities around the world like [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, FAQ, Urban Sustainability on January 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
The foundations for 11 homes have been started in Mixson! Construction is well under way, and over the next month we’ll really start seeing Mixson develop. This ALSO means it’s a great time to get over to the site and take a look around–Richard and Jennifer can give you a great tour. Just call the Mixson office [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on January 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
We’ve seen it ourselves: Morris Square’s much-anticipated piazza is coming together. Morris Square’s general manager, Lindsay Nevin, tells us that the piazza is going down in bluestone, awaiting a limestone fountain coming direct, and hand-carved, from Italy. It should all be ready by the end of February, and by then, who knows? You might even [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Morris Square on January 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
Founder Vince Graham on I’On’s market performance: While the slow housing market has affected every area of Mt. Pleasant and Charleston, I’On continues to outperform both the region as a whole, and those neighborhoods that are our closest competitors. Between 2005 and 2007, sales transactions dropped 25% in Mt. Pleasant; 30% on Daniel Island; 32% [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Real Estate, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square on January 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
This Dec. 31, 2007 article from the Associated Press describes the success of a civil engineering firm Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV with its system to capture solar energy from roads and parking lots. Located in the Netherlands, Ooms Avenhorn came up with the system 10 years ago–then, everyone deemed it ridiculous.   Now, the company helps to heat offices, [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on January 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
For those of you who haven’t had the opportunity to meet David yet, he is the latest addition to the I’On Group’s talented group of realtors. A transplant from colder climes (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to be exact), David comes to us with years of experience as a top selling agent for Bielinski Homes, one of the [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Morris Square on January 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
