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20 | City of Atlanta where retrofits are needed to make them more energy efficient. Industry stakeholder highlights include: r 5FE T .POUBOB (SJMM B SFTUBVSBOU founded by environment pioneer Ted Turn- er, the company actually created a massive solar array which is helping decrease depen- dence on electricity from the utility company by as much as 20 percent. Ted’s also installed a special overlay material to its parking lot which cools surface by ten to twenty degrees over that of typical asphalt, further assisting in mitigating urban heat island factors. r ăF )PNF %FQPU IBT JOTUBMMFE SBJO- water harvesting systems for maintaining their gardening inventory in five Metro At- lanta area stores saving a collective 500,000 gallons of water annually. r $PDB $PMB GVSUIFSFE JUT DPNNJUNFOU to local sustainability by donating 4,000 rain barrels to various organizations as well as individuals around Atlanta to capture and re-use rain water. Additionally, Coca-Cola’s North Avenue employee tower is a part of the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge. r "UMBOUB CBTFE /PWFMJT B OBUJPOBM MFBE- er in the production of aluminum products, is currently manufacturing goods utilizing some 39 percent of recycled material, but has committed to 80 percent recycled con-