The Site Smart program at Peachtree Hills Place received the Grand Award for Outstanding Business for 2008 from the Georgia Urban Forest Council (GUFC), a state-wide nonprofit organization with the mission of sustaining Georgia’s green legacy by helping communities grow healthy trees.
Peachtree Hills Place is an upscale residential community in Buckhead for people ages 55 and older seeking a secure, independent lifestyle, developed by Isakson Barnhart Properties. Isakson Barnhart created the Site Smart program, a four-hour certification program to use in training construction superintendents and equipment operators on the role of trees in the environment and the best practices for tree preservation. The Site Smart Program is in partnership with the Chattahoochee Nature Center and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Peachtree Hills Place was the pilot development for the program. The program included training superintendents and equipment operators on ecology issues, focusing on water quality, the role of trees in protecting the environment and best practices in tree preservation. Isakson Barnhart/Peachtree Hills Place hopes to extend the program to the state’s development community as well.
GUFC's mission is to sustain Georgia's green legacy by helping communities grow healthy trees by promoting the importance of trees throughout Georgia by leveraging user-friendly technology, influencing the policy-making process and providing cutting edge programming. The organization's annual Excellence in Urban Forestry Awards are presented to individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service toward the preservation and enhancement of our urban forests. The goal of the awards program is to give back to those who have been concerned about a healthy urban forest and raise community awareness of the importance of these projects.
The program was also honored last week with a Keep Georgia Beautiful award, an award honoring those whose ongoing efforts in community improvement, environmental stewardship, waste reduction, and/or litter prevention exemplify leadership in protecting Georgia’s environment.
Conservation-centered decisions were made throughout the development process at Peachtree Hills, including the preservation of 50 percent of the trees on its 23-acre site in the middle of Buckhead. Five acres of the property will be deeded over to the City of Atlanta, maintained as green space and include a nature trail. Additional park space and green areas will be established to maximize the open space on the site.
For more information, visit www.peachtreehillsplace.com or call (404)467-4900.
Photo Caption: Wesley Langdale, Chairman of the Georgia Forestry Commission Board of Directors; Don Garner, Brian Thomas and Alan Mabry of Isakson Barnhart; Kris Thomas, President of GUFC and Robert Farris, Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.
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