The Kerr Family, the I’On Group, Charleston County and the City of Charleston invite you to participate in creating a Master Plan for the Gathering Place District located at the intersection of Maybank and River Roads.
Save the Dates: October 29 & November 5, 2008
Kick off Presentation
Come hear from Dover Kohl, the planning team leading the [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Urban Sustainability on October 23rd, 2008 | No Comments »
Cities battle sprawl by filling in the holes
By Prentiss Findlay , David Slade
The Post and Courier
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Mapping the future
Buy land on the outskirts of town, build hundreds of homes on roads that all lead to the same highway, and then watch the government scramble to deal with the traffic and the inevitable demands [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Village, Urban Sustainability on October 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
The I’On Group has a long history with Habitat for Humanity - we participate in the Builder Blitz each year, and during this past one in May, we built the East Cooper Habitat’s first-ever LEED certified home. Â From October 25-29, Sea Island Habitat will need all the volunteers it can get to help build homes [...]
Filed under: Events, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on October 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
Stop by the Mixson table as you cheer on the SC Stingrays at the North Charleston Coliseum on Saturday, Nov. 1! Â It’s their first “Green Game,” and it starts at 7:05 - if you’re interested in a free ticket, call Jennifer at 843-746-9696!
Filed under: I'On Group on October 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
Our newest, greenest neighborhood did it again, winning the award for Service to the Community and Design Profession from the Charleston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mixson’s incredible architects, McKellar and Associates, nominated us for the award, for which we are very grateful.  Our press release is below, in case you want to [...]
Filed under: I'On Group on October 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s about time we got a party going at Mixson again, after the incredible success of our Green Drinks get-together this past June. So on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 6pm, you and all of your friends are invited to Mixson to celebrate fall, new neighbors, and the wonderful community that Mixson’s become a part of. We’ll have [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson on October 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
39 Sanibel St., built by Southern Structures, Inc., is a beautiful new home in I’On that, thanks to its rooftop garden, is helping improve I’On’s environment!
Living roofs, as you may have heard, offer many benefits to the buildings, neighborhoods, and cities in which they are placed; Atlanta, for example, has recently seen an increase [...]
Filed under: I'On Group on October 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
Ten years ago, the idea that architecture could help save us from destroying our planet might have seemed ridiculous, or at best, unlikely. Nowadays though, it’s become clear that every single aspect of civilized human life has the potential to either help or harm us - and it’s up to everyone to make conscious choices [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on October 6th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Many of you in I’On are well aware that for the past several months, an extremely active group of volunteers have been tirelessly helping to register Charlestonians and Mt. Pleasanters to vote. Well, it all officially ends this Saturday, with over 125,000 newly registered voters across the state of SC - and that calls for [...]
Filed under: Events, I'On Group, I'On Village, Press releases on October 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
Picture from Treehugger.com
Not only does Ben and Jerry’s support small farms, donate tons of money to charity, have a bus outfitted with solar panels, and refuse to use milk from cows treated with Bovine Growth Hormone - among countless other environmental and social achievements - they are now the first company in the US to [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on September 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
