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stakeholders citywide. The most notable collaboration has been with the business community, which has signed on as part of the Better Building Challenge to make 20 percent of Atlanta’s commercial buildings energy and water efficient by the year 2020. “We have 200 buildings now participating in the challenge,” Quarles said, “and 76 of those are municipal buildings.” Midtown created its own EcoDistrict, and has made substantial moves in recycling, energy, and promoting sustainability among its residents and businesses. Last month, the Midtown Alliance announced its inaugural EcoDistrict Luminaries, comprised of 19 businesses and buildings that have made a significant commitment to sustainability practices. Buildings and busineses include:! 180 Peachtree, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Fifth Group’s Ecco and Lure restaurants, One Atlantic Station, Perkins+Will, Working Buildings, Heery International, Invesco, Jamestown, Lord Aeck & Sargent, Triage Consulting Group, 1075 Peachtree, Bank of America Plaza, Promenade, Centergy One, Lowes Atlanta Hotel, Viewpoint and South City Kitchen. Dan Hourigan, Director of Transportation and Sustainability for Midtown Alliance, said Atlanta’s air quality issues were a wake up call to the city to make better decisions and face environmental issues head on. “We’ve made great strides in the last decade or more,” Hourigan said. “Climate change is now in the news and people are learning how they can make differences in their own communities. There’s a much broader desire for a healthier place to live and work.” 03 Georgia’s Own Credit Union president and CEO David A. Preter, right, worked with other company volunteers to plant trees along the BeltLine Arboretum. Company plants 80 trees to help create BeltLine Arboretum Georgia’s Own Credit Union commemorated its 80th anniversary by endowing 80 trees to Trees Atlanta. The donated trees were planted to create the first stretch of the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum. David A. Preter, Georgia’s Own president and CEO, was joined by city, state and community leaders for a ceremonial first tree planting event along the BeltLine Arboretum. Following the ceremony, over 80 Georgia’s Own volunteers continued AtlantalNtownPaper.com planting the donated 80 trees - performing more than 240 service hours - to complete the initial phase of the Arboretum. Ultimately, the BeltLine Arboretum will be a curated collection of trees providing countless environmental benefits like cleaner air, storm water collection and much-needed shade for those enjoying the trail and its surrounding greenspace. It will be a 22- mile linear tree museum - the longest in the world. ESI • Immersion preschool and dual-immersion primary programs in German, French and Spanish • International Baccalaureate curriculum, 3-year-olds — grade 12 • Innovative design technology core classes • A community of local families and families from over 90 countries ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ADMISSION OPEN HOUSE: DECEMBER 6, 2014 www.aischool.org QB & T JUST ADD IMAGINATION. CARPET RUGS STONE CERAMIC WOOD 0 BELL CARPET GALLERIES Artistry at Your Footsteps 6223 Roswell Rd. 404-255-2431 Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30, Sat 10-4 November 2014 | INtOWll 39
