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 [...]

Sacramento’s urban planning experiment

With gas costs rising steadily, urban planning is enjoying some long-overdue attention. This Wall Street Journal article is about how Sacramento, currently undergoing some of the worst that the bad housing market has to offer, is starting to build according to smart growth principles. This video accompanies the article:

Latest Mixson construction pictures

Here they are - you can also always go to the Watch tab on the Mixson site to see more photos and video, and see our progress!

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New Mixson videos

You can watch our own Steve Craver take you around Mixson, and learn all about the eco-features of our favorite North Charleston development. Also, Nancy St. Hilaire of the Home Energy Group goes on the record about Mixson’s LEED and Energy Star certification. Let us know what you think!

Tour of Mixson | N. Charleston, SC [...]

World-class planning in Bogota

If, like me, you aren’t terribly familiar with Bogota, Colombia, then the fact that it has benefited from some of the most sweeping urban planning reforms in recent history - especially for a developing country - might be at odds with the few images that come to mind when someone happens to mention Colombia. Most [...]

Catch Mixson on WCBD-2

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.

New construction pictures from Mixson

The latest from our site manager, Damien:

Make sure to stop by when you get the chance!

Mixson presents the Side Show: uber-chic, incredibly fun, and completely local

The Mixson t-shirts were just a part of the fashion extravaganza on Saturday night, and although they didn’t walk the runway, they still flew off the Mixson table. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing them on some of the most fashion-forward people strutting around downtown…
The stereotype of “local” and/or “green” events as small-time, hokey, [...]

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.

Metamorphosis Video on You Tube

Missed the event? Catch a clip here.
Video courtesy of talented Park Circle resident Chuck Helig.