Critical Mass in Charleston

Critical Mass is a world-wide bicycling movement that started in San Francisco in 1992, in which bicyclists gather together regularly for community rides around their cities. We’re lucky enough to have one here in Charleston, SC, which meets the last Friday of every month at 5:30 in Cannon Park, downtown (at Calhoun and Rutledge Streets). [...]

Vince’s latest real estate report

  Market Report for the 5-month Period ended May 31, 2008. The Charleston real estate market continued its downward slide through the spring.  Based on MLS data, the five-month period ended May 31, 2008 recorded the lowest number of transactions since the recessionary period of 2001.  Total transactions were down 35% from the same five-month [...]

I’On and Mixson Win PRISM Awards

Last week, I’On and Mixson were presented with PRISM (Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing) awards, one for I’On’s brochure and one for Mixson’s website. The I’On brochure was designed by Elizabeth Horton at decorum, a local design firm, with Meghan Alexander of Vivid PR supplying the text. If you’d like to see this award-winning [...]

Go Green Charleston’s been compost-blogging too!

If you want to find out even more about composting this season, check out this post from Go Green Charleston. There’s some great info here!

New construction pictures from Mixson

The latest from our site manager, Damien: Make sure to stop by when you get the chance!

Mixson’s First Mini-House Makes its Debut at Earth Day Celebration

Although we don’t foresee building many more of these, I think everyone who saw Mixson’s little house at the Park Circle Earth Day Festival, on April 19, has to agree that it turned out just gorgeous. Thanks, of course, to the dozens of young artists who lent their talent with sidewalk chalk to its AAC [...]

Market Report for Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

The first three months of 2008 have come and gone. They were rocky ones for the local real estate market. I’On fared relatively well, but there were few bright spots in the Charleston region. Tri-County Area 1st Quarter transactions for the Charleston/Berkeley/Dorchester County area were down 26% to 1,964 transactions from the 3,058 transactions in [...]

Meet Our Builder: Take a Tour of 32 Perseverance Street with Steve Kendrick

Check out this video tour of the new Structures home on Perseverance Street. Learn about it’s green features and take a peek at what’s inside. I’on Structures Proof 2 from HMD on Vimeo.

Which Side are You On? Urbanism Past and Present

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.

I’On’s Rookery gets some new nesting platforms

The birds in the Rookery got some spiffy new housing this past weekend, that everyone hopes will give some egrets and their babies a nice home this spring. Our platform-builders also planted trees, so those egrets’ great-great-grandchildren–and any other bird who makes his or her way to this quiet, protected space–will have plenty of options [...]