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Now in its ninth year, Sustainable Design Collaborative Atlanta (SDCA) has SDCA provides pro bono professional services that help each of our clients
gathered participants of organizations from Atlanta’s sustainable and design illustrate their vision in a tangible way in order for them to solicit support and
community, including members of the American Institute of Architects funds to meet the goals of their organization and implement their project
(AIA | Atlanta), Atlanta Chapter of the American Society of Heating vision.
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Georgia
Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Atlanta This year SDCA provided a scope for the Solomon’s Temple Foundation
Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Georgia project which included an evaluation of the building and the surrounding
Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA Georgia), landscape. The following report includes building upgrade renovations and
Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects sustainable landscaping, while providing an aesthetically appealing,
(ASLA GA), and the Georgia Chapter of the United States Green evidence-based approach to the design. Landscape recommendations and
Building Council (USGBC). SDCA has moved from a volunteer committee functional building design have been proposed for the site, through design
supported by a one night celebration called Red and Green Scene Holiday development phase, to provide connectivity to the surrounding community,
Party, to a full fledged non-profit in the State of Georgia. a sense of place for the users, and to complement any earlier studies that
have been completed for this building.
This year, the Sustainable Design Collaborative Atlanta crew gathered once
again to give back to the community. SDCA selected to work with In previous years, the SDCA team has provided detailed design solutions to
Solomon’s Temple Foundation to provide design solutions to support their meet the needs of many organizations, including The City of Atlanta Parks
efforts to provide a comprehensive women’s and children's shelter for the and Recreation; the Lithonia Women’s Club and the City of Lithonia; the
city of Atlanta. Lifecycle Building Center; the Friends of Refugees; the Hagar Civilization
Training Missionary Center; as well as Arts Now and Barrow County.
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