Ashton Woods Raises the Bar, Again: New Homes with Sustainable Landscaping

Jan. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Ashton Woods Homes, a premiere builder of eco-friendly and energy efficient new homes today announced that they completed a sustainable landscaping and irrigation implementation at The Enclave at Riverwalk near Atlanta, GA.

Headquartered in Atlanta Georgia, Ashton Woods builds high-performance new homes in growth communities in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa. Close to jobs, shopping and transportation corridors, Ashton Woods effectively balances healthy-house features with energy efficiency in their Power House Green homes – which could save homeowners as much as 45% per year on utility bills.

The Enclave at Riverwalk is a ground-breaking new home community from Ashton Woods. The community was developed with the goal of providing residents with a sustainable landscape design and use of non-potable, harvested rainwater to provide for the complete irrigation needs of the entire community.

Located in the prestigious Wildwood area of East Cobb, “This community is one of only a few of its kind in metro Atlanta,” said Chris Sears, a local Registered Landscape Architect & LEED® Accredited Professional who was commissioned to design and oversee the entire installation process.

“We had a unique opportunity based on several site specific factors, and the catalyst of the Georgia EPD watering restrictions during the drought last year," explained Mr. Sears. "This allowed us to be proactive and initiate a strategy that just a few years ago would not have been a realistic cost-effective option," he added.

The sustainable landscape and irrigation project included, installing several underground cisterns to hold approximately 7500 gallons of rainwater; which is collected from roofs of several buildings, and will be pumped into a highly efficient irrigation system. Minimizing the amount of lawn areas and utilizing more drought tolerant and native plantings are all factors in the planning for the success of this strategy.

For more information on this community, prospective buyers can contact Ashton Woods Homes at 678-627-0043 or visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com. For rainharvesting and/or sustainable landscape architecture contact Chris Sears at 770-452-1169 or www.searssmithlandscape.com.

To visit the Enclave at Riverwalk takeI-75 North to Windy Hill Road. Go east on Windy Hill Road. Cross over Powers Ferry Road. Enclave at Riverwalk is approximately 1/3 mile on left. Open Daily, Model Hours: Sunday & Monday 12-6, Tuesday-Saturday 10-6

About Ashton Woods Homes
Ashton Woods Homes is a subsidiary of the Great Gulf Group- a fully-integrated collection of companies that spans the entire real estate spectrum in North America – from land acquisition and development to the design and construction of master planned communities.  For more information, visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.

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Ashton Woods philosophy is to build exceptional homes in growth communities and deliver superior service. Our commitment to excellence can be seen in dozens of uniquely designed communities in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa.