In September we brought you Tiny Houses. In keeping with the art of simple and creative living, how about living in a metal box – a shipping container to be more exact? This recent piece from TreeHugger (Crate Expectations) highlights the many creative ways people are turning these mundane and inexpensive boxes into stylish and comfortable homes. If you are dying to [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on November 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
A recent article from Charleston Mercury on growth in Greenville notes how a promising new development, Verdae, is being compared to I’On and other such outstanding communities. From the article: “The I’on of the Upcountry: Verdae’s Promise and Potential A project that has been highly publicized in the area is the development at Verdae. An 1,100-acre tract of [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, I'On Village, Urban Sustainability on October 24th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 »
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 »
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 [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on September 30th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In case you missed the story in Saturday’s Post & Courier, here’s an excerpt: “People who think too much public space is devoted to parking set out to make their point Friday in an annual event known as Park(ing) Day, which in Charleston involved laying down sod and setting up lawn chairs and a pingpong [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Just to reiterate: Park(ing) Day 2008 was incredible! Alys Campaigne, our intern Jimmy, and I all had a wonderful time staking out parking spots for people. It was especially fun seeing babies and dogs enjoying themselves in what are usually such inhospitable places. It just goes to show the huge potential we have here in [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, I'On Village, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability, Videos & Photos on September 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
Having to start over from scratch is never something you’d wish on a city. But, as they say, it’s not what happens to you that matters, it’s how you handle it (or something to that effect). In the aftermath of Katrina, brave, dedicated people saw major opportunities for reform – the New Orleans public school [...]
Filed under: I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
