Mixson was the proud sponsor of the Charleston Young Professionals’ Get on the Bus Tour, a biodiesel bus tour through North Charleston’s “eco-enclave.” The bus stopped at Mixson, so everyone could take a peek at what a sustainable neighborhood of the future really looks like. The tour ended with a reception, catered by Voodoo Lounge, at 10 Storehouse Row.

Excerpt from the Charleston Young Professionals newsletter:

CYP went GREEN on Earth Day

CYP jumped on board the LEEP Bio-diesel bus April 22 with a guided tour from Jeff Baxter, project manager, Noisette, where young professionals saw North Charleston’s eco-enclave. The tour included stops at the Naval Base Memorial and Park, Southeast Biodiesel and Mixson housing development while seeing many other exciting sites.

Tour highlights included:

Mixson - The first and largest group of residences in South Carolina to pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes silver certification. LEED is the green building rating system and nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. Each Mixson home will also achieve the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star accreditation.

Hunley Waters – Energy efficient homes. They build homes off-site in a controlled environment then put them together in pieces

Navy Yard – 340 acres of dense, mixed-use, walkable area with amenities and urban core

Riverfront Park – Performance pavilionNaval Base Memorial – Dedicated in November and has information about old Navy Base

Chicora Gardens – Preserved 48 acres of park after it was build in 1900’s. Also in the process of preserving officer’s quarters

10 Storehouse Row – Galleria style office space

8 and 9 Storehouse Row – Rehabilitation into residential lofts

Oak Terrace Neighborhood – New neighborhood with environmental standards of Earth Craft which constructs around preserving trees

Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on April 23rd, 2008