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Sustainable Fellwood Groundbreaking |
Sustainable Fellwood Groundbreaking
September 16, 2008
Savannah, Georgia
Melaver, Inc. is the Master Developer for Sustainable Fellwood, a mixed use community in West Savannah.
Groundbreaking Photos are located here: Spotted
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Melaver's Birmingham Office Open House |
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Melaver's Birmingham Office Open House
June 13, 2007
Birmingham, Alabama
Melaver, Inc. celebrated the opening of their Birmingham office on June 13, 2007 with an open house. The office is located next to Melaver's Old Federal Reserve Building in downtown Birmingham, which is currently undergoing renovation.
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Creative Minds: Kennedy,Berkebile,Dolan |
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Melaver Inc. was a sponsor of Savannah Country Day School's Creative Mind Series in February, 2007: Shaping a Sustainable Future. The week full of activities included:
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Screening of 'Kilowatt Ours', a documentary by Jeff Barrie at Abercorn Common, which included an introduction and commentary by the author.
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A Town Hall Meeting with Community Leaders on Governing for a Sustainable Future
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A 2-day workshop on Educating for a Sustainable Future
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Viewing of 'An Inconvenient Truth' followed by a panel discussion.
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A Symposium on Creating A Sustainable Future: Recognizing, Repairing, and Restoring a Fractured World kicked off with guest speaker Robert Kennedy Jr., 4th Generation Winemaker Paul Dolan, and Architectect Robert Berkebile.
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Martin Melaver, Bob Berkebile,
Paul Dolan in Oglethorpe Square,
Savannah, Georgia
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Paul Dolan of Fetzer Vinyards,
filming for Farmers Almanac TV
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Bob Berkebile of BNIM Architects
in Kansas City, filming for an
upcoming feature on Famers
Almanac TV
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Jeff Barrie at the screening of
Kilowatt Ours. Look for a new
edition coming out in late 2007
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Abercorn Common Celebrate A Difference |
Abercorn Common Celebration
Celebrate a Difference was held on April 27, 2006 at Abercorn Common Shopping Center.
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McDonalds Unveils Gold LEED Plaque |
On Wednesday, October 25, 2006, the LEED Gold Plaque was unveiled at McDonald’s on White Bluff St. in the Abercorn Common shopping center in Savannah, Georgia. Local McDonald’s Owners Gary and Lisa Dodd and Gary Stanberry were on hand for the unveiling, as well as local developer Martin Melaver, and Melaver employees.
LEED stands for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, developed and endorsed by the U.S. Green Building Council. The McDonald’s building was developed to Gold standards with daylighting to reduce electricity consumption, energy efficient water and light fixtures, and a reflective white roof. For more features on this building, click here:
 Melaver-McDonalds Project Sheet
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To bring about energy saving awareness, Melaver Inc. gave away over 1,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs at the 2006 Earth Day Celebration in Savannah's Forsyth Park on April 22, 2006. CF bulbs use about ¼ the energy of normal incandescent light bulbs and they can last up to 10 times as long as standard bulbs. CF bulbs also produce much less heat.
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