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Grand Reopening of the GreenHouse Learning Center

OakTerracePreserve — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:31:26 +0000

On June 25th, The Sustainability Institute and partners will be hosting the Grand Reopening of the GreenHouse Learning Center at 1441 East Montague Avenue from 1 pm to 6 pm.
The newly renovated and improved facility, touted as one of the greenest offices in the region, will serve both as the headquarters of The Sustainability Institute’s Energy Conservation Corps program as well as a public resource center for learning about cutting-edge, sustainable technologies. The event will showcase the designs and products from industry leaders and local artisans in the Charleston area.
The newest LED lighting technology, cabinets handcrafted from wood that was sourced from sustainably managed forests, customized recycled glass countertops, reclaimed wood flooring and cork flooring, a solatube that directs natural light, spray foam insulation, dual-flushed toilet technology that uses captured rainwater — these are a few examples of the inspiring products that you will learn about. On hand will be the staff of our Energy Conservation Corps, the Institute’s nationally recognized ‘green jobs’ program that trains and certifies at-risk young adults to become weatherization professionals.
Music entertainment by local artists Mac Leaphart & Wilson Pippen. Enjoy food from an outside grill and refreshments.
To learn more about the Grand Reopening, please contact the Sustainability Institute, 843.529.3416, or www.sustainabilityinstitutesc.org

OTP story in Post and Courier

OakTerracePreserve — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:22:11 +0000

Post and Courier reports on sales and home builder news in Oak Terrace Preserve.

Go to the article here.

OTP Block Party set for May 22nd

OakTerracePreserve — Wed, 05 May 2010 15:36:18 +0000

It’s time to celebrate! On May 22nd we’re getting together with the folks from the Sustainability Institute to celebrate winning the Home Depot Foundation Award of Excellence for Sustainable Community Development.

Come out to the FREE event for food, fun, games and more. Meet our green home builders and take a tour of OTP. All of the details are right here:

WWW.OTPBLOCKPARTY.COM

Pulte Homes builds LEED Platinum

OakTerracePreserve — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:03:24 +0000

Oak Terrace Preserve builder Pulte Homes was featured on The Green Room, a new show on The Discovery Channel. The show focuses on Pulte’s green home building and one of the company’s LEED Platinum neighborhoods in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Click here to read the article and watch a video.

Spring HOA Meeting

OakTerracePreserve — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:44:37 +0000

Spring HOA Meeting Flyer

Folks,

The OTP Spring HOA meeting will be held on Thursday, April 29 from 5:30p to 7:30p at the all new, LEED certified, North Charleston City Hall. The meeting will be held in the Montague Room located on the second floor.

Click here for map

Olde North Charleston Picture House Schedule for April

OakTerracePreserve — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:32:32 +0000

The Olde North Charleston Picture House, located at 4820 Jenkins Avenue (near the corner at East Montague in the Olde Village, will be showing the following films during April.

April 3. Four Rooms. Four stories set in a Los Angeles hotel on New Year’s Eve. Tim Roth stars as the principal character of the frame tale and takes part in the four stories, which feature Quentin Tarantino, Antonio Banderas and Madonna. Directors are: Allison Anders (“Missing Ingredient”), Alexandre Rockwell (“The Wrong Man”), Robert Rodriguez (“The Misbehaver”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Man from Hollywood”). 1995. Comedy. 98 mins. Rated R

April 17. Howl’s Moving Castle. Based on a Diana Jones’ fantasy novel, 18-year-old Sophie works in her late father’s hat shop in a humdrum town. But things get interesting when she’s transformed into an elderly woman by the evil Witch of the Waste (voiced by Lauren Bacall). Determined to reverse the spell, Sophie seeks the help of the wizard Howl, who has an amazing moving castle that’s fueled by a fire demon named Calcifer. 2004. Animation. 119 mins. Family Film Series. Rated PG

April 24. Web of Water/Tapped. Rivers touch some aspect of our lives every day, quietly serving a need for drinking water, farming, power, industry and recreation. In the spring of 2008, educator Ian Sanchez kayaked from the mountains to the sea, connecting our cultural & natural landscapes. This film is based on the environmental education outreach of the South Carolina Lowcountry Environmental Education Program, which co-sponsors this event. Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity that should be bought and sold? “Tapped,” an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water, won the Indie Award for Excellence in filmmaking and was chosen by the International Documentary Association to be a 2010 Academy award contender for Best Documentary. A panel discussion follows the films. Documentaries. 103 mins. Not Rated

Prior to these two films, we are hosting a special beer dinner at Cork Bistro (1067 E. Montague), featuring a 3-course menu. Seats are limited, contact us for details!

Films are shown on Saturday at 7 pm. $2 members; $5 non-members. Free Popcorn! ). This is a project of the non-profit Greater Park Circle Film Society, which presents independent films, documentaries, film classics, and shorts, educates about the art of film, supports local filmmakers, and fosters civic engagement.

Complete film details are available at http://parkcirclefilms.org or phone 843.628.5534.

OTP Best New Development 2010

OakTerracePreserve — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:59:59 +0000

…and 2009. Thanks to the Charleston City Paper for honoring Oak Terrace Preserve for two years back-to-back. From the City Paper, “Oak Terrace won this honor last year, too, and North Charleston’s new signature community is still growing and getting recognition for green practices.”

Full story here.

OTP Gets Write-Up in City Paper

OakTerracePreserve — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:16:26 +0000

“Oak Terrace Grows While Mixson Slows: A Tale of Two Green Cities”

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North Charleston City Council Approves Contract with Cedrus LLC to Manage OTP

OakTerracePreserve — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:34:08 +0000

The Noisette Co. will no longer be overseeing the project management for OTP. However, Elias Deeb, formerly of Noisette now heading Cedrus, will continue as Project Manager. From the March 8, 2010 press release:

North Charleston City Council has approved a new project management contract for Oak Terrace Preserve with Cedrus, LLC, a Daniel Island-based real estate consulting firm that specializes in sustainable development and project management. The firm is headed by Elias Deeb, who has been the on-site Project Manager for OTP for the past four years. The contract follows Deeb’s departure last December from The Noisette Company, LLC, which once held the project management contract for Oak Terrace Preserve. City Council voted 10-1 in favor of the Cedrus Development contract on February 25.

Click below to read the entire press release:

OTP-NewsRelease-CedrusContract

Navy Yard First LEED ND Certified Project in South Carolina

OakTerracePreserve — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:16:37 +0000

Awesome news! Congrats to The Noisette Company!

The Navy Yard at Noisette (Navy Yard) recently received LEED Certification under the LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot Program. LEED for Neighborhood Development is a certification program developed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) in collaboration with the Congress for New Urbanism and the Natural Resources Defense Council that integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design. The USGBC states that “LEED certification provides independent, third-party verification that a development’s location and design meet accepted high levels of environmentally responsible, sustainable development.”

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