Avossa on snow taskforce School super helps in emergencies ►►PAGE 6
New Ga. 400 exit planned McGinnis Ferry Rd. next intersection ►►PAGE 8
Seven tons of food
Year-end football awards
Mill Springs collects for needy ►►PAGE 11
Touchdown club names best in Fulton, Forsyth ►►PAGE 16
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Kimberly-Clark Professional gets LEED certified Being green helps bottom line, say execs By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com ROSWELL, Ga. – Roswell’s Kimberly-Clark facility has become one of only three buildings in the state to be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum certified – the highest “green” certification possible. The Kimberly-Clark Profes-
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On the heels of their basketball season, brothers Ryan, Jack, Carter and Hunter Andresen built a 7-foot-tall snowman dunking a basketball.
North Fulton’s snow daze Second week with heavy snows By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@northfulton.com MILTON, Ga. – For the second time in as many weeks, snow fell in Georgia, coating the streets and closing schools and businesses. In North Fulton, accumulation was little more than a few inches. Further north as much as 10 inches fell, bringing everything to a halt. Unlike Jan. 28, when businesses and governments
were caught off guard by the snowfall and, worse, everyone trying to get home at the same time, creating metro-wide traffic jams that lasted more than 12 hours in some places, the Valentine’s week snow was greeted with caution from everyone – from governments to schools and businesses. Kids being kids, plenty of snowmen were made and sledding was done. The difference between this snowstorm and that of two weeks ago was “night and day,” said Jason Wright, communications director of
Milton. “The thing that helped was everyone had lots of time to prepare; they were able to stay in their homes and stay safe,” Wright said. “We really did not have many accidents.” Public works crews were on the roads promptly, spreading sand and salt on the streets. With bright sun and higher-than-freezing temps Thursday, the roads were easily passable. There were still spots of ice in shaded areas and on some
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sional Building 100 is the first in Roswell to get such a distinction. It received the LEED platinum award for existing buildings after renovations converted it from a traditional building to utilizing environmentally friendly practices, such as reclaiming rain water or lowering energy consumption. The Roswell campus for Kimberly-Clark has six buildings, all of which are slated to eventually meet the guidelines. It sits on several acres of woodland just off Ga. 400 and
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The LEED platinum certification for KimberlyClark Professional has led to environmental savings and benefits including: • 100 percent of all irrigation water sourced from collected stormwater. • Nearly 81 percent of floor space with access to natural lighting – a design that also provides employees with views of the outside. • Approximately 91 percent of purchased furniture containing recycled content. • Approximately 76 percent of all construction waste diverted from the landfill. • 53 percent of construction materials containing recycled content or low Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). • A 30 percent reduction
in water consumption, through the installation of low-flow plumbing fixtures. • A 26.6 percent reduction in “conventional commuting” via fuel-efficient vehicles and carpooling initiatives. • An annual energy consumption reduction of more than 13 percent through various energy initiatives and system upgrades, including the installation of automated sensor-activated lighting systems. • An ENERGY STAR rating of 89, signifying that the building operates at above-average efficiency.
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