Monthly Archives: April 2010

My green roots

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Greenlanta

How I was raised… My father was conservative and used the word “steward” quite often with regard to money, our resources and the environment. I would not call him an environmentalist by today’s definition. He would not like it if … Continue reading →

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Green Curb Appeal Project

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Greenlanta

This was the first Curb Appeal (the block) Project that we did for HTGV.  We had a lot of fun trying to come up with cost effective ways to get the whole project completed for the budget.  Our green touch … Continue reading →

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SawHorse featured in HGTV’s hit Show Curb Appeal

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Greenlanta

SawHorse- “The Sign of Renovation in Your Neighborhood” is currently filming several episodes of Curb Appeal- The Block for Season 2. For each episode- we tried to incorporate a green element to since we are a green renovator.  In this … Continue reading →

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Energy Star Dishwashers

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Greenlanta

Did you know that some dishwashers cost less that $15/ year to operate?  Here is one of our appliance partners describing the new Bosch dishwashers that are energy efficient and perform well. Find out more about us here, check out our videos, … Continue reading →

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Atlanta Police Department is Going Green

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Greenlanta

OR maybe just wanted to see how we are green. They heard that The Hoots Group was green and they decided to take their fossil fuel free vehicles over to our office to say hi. Find out more about us here, … Continue reading →

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Midtown Green House on You Tube

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Greenlanta

The Hoots Group is the builder of the 2010 Southern Building Show Showcase House. To help document the progress, we have been shooting videos of the green products being installed. We have posted all of these videos on You Tube … Continue reading →

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Green- It’s about the bottom line

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Greenlanta

While many of of clients are willing to make an extra investment to “help save the environment”, most of them are mainly concerned about their economic bottom line.  I don’t blame them. In these tough times, you have to make … Continue reading →

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Carpenter Bees

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Greenlanta

When I was a kid, I remember a song that went something like this, “I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee, won’t my mommy be so proud of me.” Now I am bigger and have “badder” tools to squish up the … Continue reading →

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Midtown Green House update

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Greenlanta

For the 3rd year in a row, The Hoots Group, is the builder of the Southern Building Show showcase house.  This year’s house is located in Midtown Atlanta and will be a modern green home built on a narrow lot.  … Continue reading →

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Green millwork

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Greenlanta

One of the reasons to use The Hoots Group on your project is that we take extra care in protecting the materials from the elements when building or renovating your home.  Our trim supplier, Insidesign, brings out metal racks to … Continue reading →

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