We at Sustainable Design Collaborative- Atlanta (SDCA) are pleased to announce our 2020 community outreach project. For this project, we will partner with Barrow Community Foundation (BCF).

Sustainable Design Collaborative Atlanta (SDCA), a team of representatives from the diverse building professions, collaborates on one specific community outreach project each year. 
In 2017, we completed an outreach project for the Center For Innovative Teaching. That project had several goals, one of which was to engage the community and create excitement for the CFIT program. That goal has been met. Now the BCF has asked SDCA to revisit the original project to track progress and create a new vision for their next phase of growth and development. In partnership with Barrow County Schools and ArtsNow, SDCA will put our team on the ground in January 2020 to create a strategy to do more, do better and do the most good for the Barrow Community Foundation.

SDCA has volunteers from diverse professional backgrounds inclusive of: design research, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, engineering and construction. All hold a passion for advancing sustainability efforts with the built environment and enriching our community at large.  They are a volunteer driven organization with members representing eight diverse building community organizations. They are connected by their desire to provide professional design services to the 99% of the human race that does not normally have the opportunity to fund these types of services. In 2010, they began awarding and completing one pro-bono project each year.

This year, SDCA was fortunate to have the opportunity to partner with Greenbuild Atlanta and USGBC Georgia on the 2019 Legacy Project.
The 2019 Legacy Project committee worked with the Hagar Civilization Training Missionary and Cherry Street Energy  to install solar panels on a multi-unit, low-income, senior citizen, affordable housing property located in Atlanta’s Historic Westside English Avenue Community. The goal is to alleviate utility cost burdens for its residents as well as provide a training site. The completed project was available for touring during Greenbuild and was well-received.

Watch a video on the project on YouTube: USGBC English Avenue Legacy Project 2019

Friends of Refugees was also one of the tours available during Greenbuild. Their Jolly Avenue Development Center was SDCA's 2014 project, and it broke ground in November! The ceremony had a great attendance, and we look forward to its progress in the new year!

There is still much to be done, and below are some of JADC's greatest needs:

• Subcontractors (especially site work/grading, plumbing, concrete, parking lot, IT/Security/Access Control, windows/doors, etc.) who share the JADC vision and are willing to bid on the project at a lower than average cost. Winter Construction is the pro-bono GC, so subs need to be able to work on a commercial site like this. 
• Material gifts-in-kind commitments for specific furnishings, appliances, plants/trees, finish material, and tech hardware
• A window and/or door sponsor 
  
  

If you are interested in assisting or know of someone, please contact Brian Bollinger, Executive Director of Friends of Refugees, at [email protected].

Sustainable Design Collaborative Atlanta (SDCA), a team of representatives from the diverse building professions, collaborates on a specific community outreach project. SDCA works side by side with the selected organization to create a vision and plan for execution of their project. (Visit www.sdcatlanta.org/projects.html for examples of previous projects). Historically, our project organizations have a strong root in progressing sustainability and enhancing our local community.  

SDCA is excited to announce a special partnership with Greenbuild Atlanta on the 2019 Legacy Project for the Metro Atlanta area. The 2019 Greenbuild Host Committee will provide a minimum of $10,000 of seed funding for the project’s execution. The Sustainable Design Collaborative - 
Atlanta will be offering design services for the selected organization to help bring the final project to successful completion by November 1, 2019.  
 
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. The 2019 Conference will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from November 20 through 22. Past Legacy Projects, such as last year’s Science Giants in Chicago, have continued to serve their communities long after the conference leaves.  
 
Request for Proposals for the 2019 Legacy Project is now available on the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo’s website (insert link: www.greenbuildexpo.com/en/community/legacy-project.html ).  
Final proposals must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm EST on Friday, March 1, 2019. 

visit our website at www.sdcatlanta.org for more information on our organization. ​Please e-mail us at [email protected] with any questions. 
Finally, please pass this RFP along to any organization you feel can benefit from our support. 
We look forward to this new opportunity to serve the Atlanta community!

Important Dates:
​Issuance of RFP                                                                                      January 11, 2019
Deadline for Submission of Questions to USGBC Georgia            February 8, 2019 (5 P.M. EST)
Responses to Questions returned by                                                February 15, 2019
Proposal Submission Due Date                                                          March 1, 2019 (by 5 P.M. EST)
Finalists selected by Legacy Project Committee                              March 8, 2019
Final Presentations/Judging at Public Event                                     March 22, 2019
Selected Legacy Project Announced                                                  March 25, 2019
Completed project ready for public announcement (target)         November 1, 2019