If you want to connect to the world of public spaces, car-free transportation, and street and city improvement, StreetFilms is a great place to start.  The site is dedicated to videos of street events like the first annual Tour de Queens, and is sure to spark some bright ideas as to how to incorporate events [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on June 9th, 2008 | No Comments »

If you are watching the local NBC affilate, WCBD 2, you may see a new ad spot we’re running to promote Mixson as part of an innovative Image Plus campaign. See the 30-second spot here.

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Videos & Photos on June 6th, 2008 | No Comments »

Check out this interesting post on the sustainability value of bamboo in the South. If you’re inspired, DwellSmart in Mt. Pleasant is sure to have some beautiful bamboo furnishings (plus it’s a local business!). If you’ve got to go national, a search on bedbathandbeyond.com yields 558 bamboo products, not to mention the countless online retailers [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on June 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

Mixson was the proud sponsor of the Charleston Young Professionals’ Get on the Bus Tour, a biodiesel bus tour through North Charleston’s “eco-enclave.” The bus stopped at Mixson, so everyone could take a peek at what a sustainable neighborhood of the future really looks like. The tour ended with a reception, catered by Voodoo Lounge, [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on April 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »

The 2008 Charleston Farmers Market starts up again this weekend, on April 12, in Marion Square downtown as always. I can’t wait–one of the vendors there sells the most incredible blackberries I’ve ever had. They’re huge, 2 inches long sometimes, and perfectly sweet and juicy. The Lowcountry must have some awesome blackberry soil. My other [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Morris Square on April 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

Vince Graham, I’On Group founder, gives a talk on the vision and inspiration behind the I’On Group’s work: Which Side Are You On? Urbanism: Past and Present from I’On Group on Vimeo.

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square on February 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

Well, if you live in Charleston, we don’t even make this list yet…but you might be interested in reading Popular Science’s  ranking of the 50 greenest cities around the country. Learn more about the steps they are taking to reduce their impact on the environment. Then join the Sustainability Institute, the Coastal Conservation League, and others to press [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group on February 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

Michael Wooddy, our financial guru at the I’On Group, was poking around Smart Money the other day (as all good financial gurus do, I suppose) and found this extremely pertinent article called “A Guide to Buying Eco-Friendly Homes” by Kelli B. Grant.  A couple of highlights: “While the average U.S. homes lost 5.7% of its value in 2007, eco-friendly homes [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on February 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

I’m sure you’ve all heard, at least vaguely, that Mixson is going to be a “green” neighborhood.  I’m equally sure that many of you are wondering what exactly that means; so many things nowadays claim to be green (did any of you see that “green” edition of Vogue magazine last May?) that it seems that [...]

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Mixson on February 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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 »