Brock Built Kicks Off Going Green - "The Green House"

Proceeds from auction of home will benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

[USPRwire, Tue Jun 10 2008] Brock Built kicked off their Going Green - “The Green House” project on last month with the pouring of the foundation walls. Brock Built has partnered with WSB-TV and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to build an environmentally responsible demonstration home that will showcase sustainable design features attainable by the typical Atlanta family. As green living becomes more popular among the community, Brock Built is teaching people that going green begins at home.

“Our green home will demonstrate the ins and outs of living green in a person’s everyday life,” said Steve Brock, Founder and CEO of Brock Built. “We are excited about the partnership with WSB-TV and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Hopefully the home will help to create a healthier Atlanta while raising money for a good cause.”

The house itself will be built to EarthCraft standards and constructed of innovative Green building materials. Other Green features will include: grey water collection, rain barrels, a water saving drip irrigation system, Energy Star appliances, extreme envelope protection, and much more.

Located in the West Highlands Community, the house will be conveniently located to the best dining, shopping and entertainment that Atlanta has to offer. To visit from I-75/85, take the 10th street exit towards Georgia Tech University and make a left onto Howell Mill Road. Make right onto 8th street and go two blocks, merging with W. Marietta St. which will become Perry Boulevard. Proceed on Perry Boulevard and pass the MARTA Bus Maintenance Facility on the left and immediately make the next left on to Habershal Drive. Proceed past the new homes for sale and make the first left onto Craftsman Road.

Construction on The Green House is expected to be complete in August, when the public will be invited to tour the home. WSB –TV will film the entire building process and will run a special one-hour prime time program in September telling the story of the innovative partnership behind the home’s creation, as well as the remarkable transformation of the larger West Highlands community. The program will also help consumers understand what they can do in their own homes to go green.

The Green House will be auctioned off to the highest bidder in October 2008. All proceeds from the sale will be given to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization that provides care, research, teaching, wellness and charity care for the children of Atlanta.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country,is a not-for-profit organization that benefits from the generous philanthropic and volunteer support of our community. Operating three hospitals with more than half a million patient visits annually, Children’s is recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiac, neonatal, orthopaedic and transplant services, as well as many other pediatric specialties. To learn more about Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, visit our Web site at www.choa.org or call 404-250-KIDS.

Brock Built has been making an impact on the Atlanta residential real estate community for more than two decades. Steve Brock, founder, established Brock Built with a mission to build superior homes at an exceptional value for his customers, while improving on the surrounding community at large. With a focus on the Westside of Atlanta, Brock Built’s goal is not to change existing communities but to recreate them into more livable environments, where current residents and new homeowners can feel at home. By building new homes and bringing new neighbors in to underdeveloped parts of the city, economic development is promoted and these neighborhoods become vital parts of the city. To date, Steve Brock has built more than 1,000 homes in Atlanta. Brock Built neighborhoods offer the convenience and amenities of city living with the charm of a bygone era within the peaceful surrounds of the suburbs where generation after generation can call home. For more information on Brock Built’s communities or The Green House, visit www.brockbuilt.com or call 404-351-7555.