PART ONE

• Claim: Within Atlanta’s exterior built environments, one can observe a growing concern with environmental sustainability.

• Within our research group’s work, locate evidence that could be used to support this claim. (At least 3 instances of evidence, for just one instance of evidence cannot establish the validity of this claim.)

  • Stone Mountain Park (dnorwood6)
    • Stone Mountain Park is seen as contributing to Atlanta’s sustainability as the lakes and forests around it are protected and kept clean by park rangers and staff. Having such vasts areas of trees and greenery keeps animals and foliage around. They also contribute to cleaner air because trees take carbon dioxide out and replace it with oxygen.
  • The Streetcar (jwright78)
    • This description goes into detail about how MARTA’s venture with the streetcar has been beneficial to citizens, tourists, and workers of Downtown Atlanta. It provides adequate means to travel to the hotspots downtown without taking a car which would contribute to pollution and Atlanta’s traffic.
  • Atlanta Beltline  (sfortune3) 
    • Source tells us that the Beltline has made multiple attempts at rescuing the site of rail tracks. The rail tracks have been turned into a site for citizens to commute to work, exercise, meet with friends and use for recreation. The beltline promotes bike use to commute rather than cars. The Ponce City Market was an old building which otherwise would have been destroyed and the materials would have went to landfills.

• Identify two scholarly sources that could be useful in supporting this claim and explain how exactly it could be used.

  • Teal, Randall.” The Process of Place: A Temporal View of Sustainability in the Built Environment.” (by slogan5)
    http://sites.gsu.edu/slogan5/2016/02/05/annotated-bibliography-1/
    • This article shows us the way the environment should be more sustainable. The practices of environmental conservation also blends into the built environment and how it might involve our actions. With the help of our conscious decisions, we all could either add to the growing issues of environmental conservation or help decrease the problems rising with global warming or oil fracking.
  • Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces by Kathleen Scholl and Gowri Gulwadi (by kbuwe1) http://sites.gsu.edu/kbuwe1/2016/02/16/reading-summary-3/
    • This article also addresses the way that campus landscapes should be more sustainable with students and help them to focus and relax. This change in environment will help the overall built environment affect on the students. By making this step towards a more sustainable environment, the campus can therefore benefit and be more accommodating to more students than previously thought with no green spaces.

• Identify two popular sources that could be useful in supporting this claim and explain how exactly it could be used.

  • “Six Lessons from Riding the Atlanta Streetcar for Eight Weeks.” Atlanta Magazine. N.p., 6 Mar. 2015. Web. 23 Feb. 2016.
    • This source identifies the pros and cons of riding the streetcar as a means of commuting to work, home, and play. The article deems the streetcar as a cheap and sustainable option over driving to and from our destinations. This transportation also makes availability to other parts of the city possible to everyone and not just people with cars. 
  • Armstrong, Rachel. “Future of Built Environments.” The Guardian. Guardian Sustainable Business, 13 June 2010. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
    • Article explains how built environment expectations will make sure future buildings will support sustainable and healthy lifestyle. The article goes over the way that the built environment could have an effect on the overall health of citizens. This change in affect is making strides in sustainability so that the environment not only causes beneficial affects to the citizens but also has a renewed sense of the built environment.  

• Compose a bibliography of 6 sources that could be useful for helping us understand the topic and explain in what specific ways the sources might be useful.

  • “Six Lessons from Riding the Atlanta Streetcar for Eight Weeks.” Atlanta Magazine. N.p., 6 Mar. 2015. Web. 23 Feb. 2016. (acrooks4)
  • Hosey, Lance. “Sexism Is Alive and Well in Architecture.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 13 July 2015. Web. 28 Jan. 2016
  • Tick, Suzanne. “His & Hers: Designing for a Post-Gender Society.” Metropolis. Metropolis Magazine, 2015. Web. 02 Mar. 2016.
  • Armstrong, Rachel. “Future of Built Environments.” The Guardian. Guardian Sustainable Business, 13 June 2010. Web. 24 Feb. 2016.
  • Scholl, Kathleen G., and Gowri Gulwadi Gulwad. “Recognizing Campus Landscapes as Learning Spaces.” Journal of Learning Spaces. University of North Carolina: Greensboro, 2015. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.
  • NERSESSOVA, IRINA. Tapestry of Space: Domestic Architecture and Underground Communities in Margaret Morton’s Photography of a Forgotten New York. disClosure, 10556133, 2014, Issue 23. Web.

• Locate and Image that could be used to represent the claim

  • The addition of the playground can add to the sustainability of the built environment by making it more approachable by families instead of using the land for only one specific group.

• Evaluation: Using my experience on trying to find specific aspects of our projects, I can see that as a group we have documented the tags well and therefore making it easier to navigate the pertinent information. I also see the way the website is arranged and it seems well organized. If we were to look for a bibliography source we could find all of them within the respectable category. However I found it frustrating to not be able to further search for tags within the categories of reading summaries or bibliographies. However, the overall experience trying to find information was relatively easy.

PART TWO

• Claim: Within Atlanta’s interior built environments, one can observe a growing concern with environmental sustainability.

• Within our research group’s work, locate evidence that could be used to support this claim. (At least 3 instances of evidence, for just one instance of evidence cannot establish the validity of this claim.)

  • Chattahoochee Coffee Company (by tjabbar1)
    • For this student’s environment description, they did Chattahoochee Coffee Company. In this coffee shop, they found that they were welcomed there. They have a modern type vibe on the inside and big windows so that people can see the surrounding environment. From the windows, the Chattahoochee River can be seen along with surrounding trees and plants. The atmosphere provides a clean community for families and friends.
  • Krog Street Market (by sjohn7)
    • This student researched a ‘calm, but also sophisticated’ place known as Krog Street Market. According to the student, this market is an ecofriendly environment that is vibrant, calm, and elegant. This place is brighten up by the flower shops and the  organic vegetable shops. Shops like these helps the surrounding environment become as healthy as it can be.The community feels good as well as they are providing healthy food and a beautiful vibe to the community.
  • Buford Highway Farmer’s Market (by mbrooks39)
    • In this student’s research on the Buford Highway Farmers Market, they explain how the market produces and puts out fresh food everyday. This helps with the environment because the market is selling food that is organic. This helps with less chemicals used on the food and gets people healthier.  They say that the market is  “family owned and operated since 1984” so it can be seen that it is a great family place to go and shop. 

• Identify two scholarly sources that could be useful in supporting this claim and explain how exactly it could be used.

  • Hyodo, Jamie. Advances in Consumer Research. 2011, Vol. 39, p858-867. 10p. 6 Charts.       Database:Business Source Complete
    • For this article, the author explains how the color in a room affects a person’s mood. He explains that different colors means different things to people depending on that person’s background. Colors like warm, vibrant colors can make people feel happy and excited while dark colors can put more of a serious tone and business type environment. All of these colors can attract consumers and make them want to stay in their shops. Colors of shops help the environment based on the type of paint they used and it is chipping or causing led poison. At the end of the day, the goal is for people to feel welcomed.
  • Iacomussi, Paola, et al. “Visual Comfort With LED Lighting.” Energy Procedia 78.6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015 (2015): 729-734. ScienceDirect. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.
    • In this article, a few people did research on LED light and how it is better in an interior environment then a regular light bulb. LED lights are known to last longer, be brighter, and allows people to save on energy. All these qualities not only allow buyers to save money on their pockets but unknowingly allows them to make their community into a safer, healthier, and better place to live in.

• Identify two popular sources that could be useful in supporting this claim and explain how exactly it could be used.

  • Fisher, Randy. Healthy, Sustainable Interior Design: A Conversation with ASID. 11 July 2012.
    • In this article, Randy Fisher, Executive Vice President and CEO of ASID,  is interviewed about the sustainable interior design that he uses at his company. In the interview, he explains that most people stay inside so having an improved indoor environment allows a positive impact on people. He continues to explain that the main focus is health. With healthier things like furniture and equipment, people can do their regular routine but now in a better environment.
  • Blackstone, John. “Inside Google Workplaces, from Perks to Nap Pods.”CBS News. N.p., 22 Jan. 2013. Web.
    • In this article, Google explains how their work environment helps their workers have better working habits. They have things like nap pods that allows workers to take power naps and one they wake up they are refresh. Then they have over 1,000 bike ridden by the workers. This allows for exercise and a better environment with a non-pollution area. Also, Google tries to have their food color coded (green, yellow, and red). Green are foods like salads while red is food like candy. They want their workers to have healthy and have a refreshed mind all the time.

• Compose a bibliography of 6 sources that could be useful for helping us understand the topic and explain in what specific ways the sources might be useful.

  • Blackstone, John. “Inside Google Workplaces, from Perks to Nap Pods.”CBS News. N.p., 22 Jan. 2013. Web.
  • “Chipping Away At Paint-Can Claims.” Consumer Reports 80.9 (2015): 8. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.
  • Fisher, Randy. Healthy, Sustainable Interior Design: A Conversation with ASID. 11 July 2012.
  • Hyodo, Jamie. Advances in Consumer Research. 2011, Vol. 39, p858-867. 10p. 6 Charts. ,        Database:Business Source Complete
  • Iacomussi, Paola, et al. “Visual Comfort With LED Lighting.” Energy Procedia 78.6th
  • Ragan, Ann Marie. “Designing a Healthy Interior Environment.” ag.ndsu. N.p., 2014–2015. Web.

• Locate and Image that could be used to represent the claim.
  

  • We see that the pack of cookies is sold at this farmer’s market and helps lead to sustainability by making products that cater to other people other than the majority race.