The indoor/outdoor feel of retired interior designer Karen Fullam’s East Brainerd garden was inspired by a favorite Blue Ridge Mountains retreat.

The city’s future is green, Chattanooga-area tourism officials said Wednesday.

Chattanooga Green, a 12-member committee assigned by Mayor Ron Littlefield to research and recommend practices and initiatives to lower Chattanooga’s carbon footprint

Chattanooga's newest corporation has long been recognized as environmentally friendly, both in its automobiles and and its community partnerships.

The green lifestyle that’s making its way across the nation is certainly alive and well in the Chattanooga area. In an effort to preserve the aptly named Scenic City, many residents are now searching for ways to make their home as environmentally sound as possible.

Once Building C is complete within 30 to 60 days, officials with Two North Shore expect to move forward with the final process to have the entire development certified as LEED silver.

The sun shining above and the earth resting below Chattanooga are the renewable energy resources of this generation and many local companies are positioned to help homeowners and businesses take advantage of their benefits.

Orange Grove Recycling Center is a hub of activity as clients sort No. 1 plastics, No. 2 plastics and aluminum cans into separate piles, working the lines and machines at the John F. Germ Recycling Center at 460 Dodson Avenue.

When Outdoor Chattanooga’s new River Street location opens later this year it is expected to join a select group of area projects that meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s benchmark for environmental design.

Green produce growing in Chattanooga