Yearly Archives: 2010

Design tools for renovations and additions at SawHorse

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Greenlanta

Can’t quite envision what your project is going to look like? There are many different tools out there that go beyond the 2D architecture plans that can help you get a better idea about what you project is going to … Continue reading →

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A. Water Conservation in Atlanta

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Greenlanta

Q.  What is the best way to address future droughts in the city of Atlanta? Feel like you are on Jeopardy?  The answer is simple enough that it could be on “are you smarter than a 5th grader!” We are … Continue reading →

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Great News about renewable energy in GA!

Posted on July 23, 2010 by shelbyremer08

One of our manufacturers just gave us this message about tax credits here in GA: State Tax Credits: Just learned that Perdue sign a bill that now allows the applications for the Clean Energy Property Tax Credit to roll over … Continue reading →

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SawHorse and “green” helps sell homes!

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Greenlanta

Here is an article that Jerome Quinn and Matt Hoots of The Hoots Group/ SawHorse contributed to for the monthly NARI publication.  Basically, you are able to use our name to help sell your home if we worked on it.  … Continue reading →

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Home Performance in Atlanta- Paper/ Scissors/ Rock style

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Greenlanta

As a home performance contractor, it is great to see the concept become more popular and almost to the point of becoming a commodity.  When we first started offering Home Performance with Energy Star services over 6 years ago, we … Continue reading →

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Kitchen design tips by Atlanta Experts

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Greenlanta

SawHorse, the renovation division of The Hoots Group, was invited to participate in a column in Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine in the latest issue. They asked us a series of questions about what to consider at different budgets when remodeling … Continue reading →

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Midtown Green Playhouse

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Greenlanta

The Hoots Group is proud to support HomeAid Atlanta along with our partners to create aplayhouse that will be raffled off later this year.  The proceeds will go to HomeAid Atlanta which helps build woman’s shelters. Find out more about … Continue reading →

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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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