Project Safe Flight Atlanta And Lights Out Atlanta Spring Wrap Up Green Building Dayna Thompson | June 15, 2017 Volunteers with Atlanta Audubon Society’s Project Safe Flight Atlanta have been patrolling the streets during bird migration this spring looking for birds that have been killed or injured after colliding with buildings. During the spring 2017 monitoring season, volunteers collected 138 birds, representing 46 different species bringing to total birds collected since the program began in fall 2015 to 627 birds of 83 different species. Cedar Waxwing was the most common bird species collected during spring monitoring. Eighteen Atlanta Audubon … Continue reading “Project Safe Flight Atlanta And Lights Out Atlanta Spring Wrap Up” Read More Tags:
Southface Elects New Board Member About Us Dayna Thompson | June 14, 2017 Nikki Walker joins Southface as Board Member in the continued support of creating a culture of operational excellence Southface is pleased to announce that Nikki Walker has joined its Board of Directors, bringing extensive technical and sustainability capabilities, in depth knowledge of policy and more than fifteen years of diverse leadership experience to the organization’s efforts to strive for a more sustainable future. Ms. Walker has spent the last five years with The Coca-Cola Company, where she co-lead the Global … Continue reading “Southface Elects New Board Member” Read More Tags: Staff
Meet a Southfacer: Kelly Herman About Us Dayna Thompson | June 8, 2017 Kelly Herman works at Southface as a Commercial Sustainability Services Coordinator. In her spare time she likes to cook, run and watch Auburn football. Read to find out more about Kelly and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
June 2 SART Recap Events Dayna Thompson | June 7, 2017 The Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable convenes one Friday per month to discuss the region’s current environmental issues – from water to energy, urban planning to government policy and much more. Following the administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, last Friday’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable was a packed house. Stephanie Stuckey, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, began moderating the roundtable discussion with a statement that resonated with many attendees in the room, … Continue reading “June 2 SART Recap” Read More Tags: SART
Southface JUST Certification About Us Dayna Thompson | June 7, 2017 The JUST Program is a social equity transparency platform from the International Living Future Institute. Organizations can use the voluntary disclosure tool to disclose their operations, including how they treat their employees and where they make financial and community investments. The JUST scorecard has six categories: Diversity, Equity, Safety, Worker Benefits, Local Benefit and Stewardship. Organizations report on each of the indicators and receive recognition with one, two or three stars, based on their performance in each category metric. Southface … Continue reading “Southface JUST Certification” Read More Tags:
HUD DESIGNATES JUNE AS NATIONAL HEALTHY HOMES MONTH Building Health Southface Staff | June 1, 2017 Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is kicking off the second annual National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM). Throughout the month, the goal is to raise awareness for what makes a home healthy and to strengthen coordination and collaboration between housing and health at the federal, state and local levels. A healthy home is one that provides a safe and healthy environment protecting the occupants from disease and … Continue reading “HUD DESIGNATES JUNE AS NATIONAL HEALTHY HOMES MONTH” Read More Tags:
Meet a Southfacer: Laura Case About Us Dayna Thompson | May 30, 2017 Laura Case works at Southface as a Commercial Sustainability Services Program Manager. In her spare time she likes to ride her bike, swim, mountain climb and renovate her house. Read to find out more about Laura and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Meet a Southfacer: Chris North About Us Dayna Thompson | May 22, 2017 Chris North works at Southface as a Residential Sustainability Services Project Manager. In his spare time he likes to rock climb and play music. Read to learn more about Chris and his love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Meet a Southfacer: Rachel Burton About Us Dayna Thompson | May 16, 2017 Rachel Burton works at Southface as an Education and Technical Assistance Coordinator. In her spare time she likes to read and visit lakes. Read to learn more about Rachel and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Kwanza Hall’s Ordinance Diversifying Housing in Atlanta Approved Policy Southface Staff | May 3, 2017 The first policy recommendation from the Department of Planning’s Tiny House Feasibility Study, also championed by Hall, allowing for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in areas zoned for duplexes passed City Council on Monday. “Embracing the tiny house movement in Atlanta will help expand the diversity of our housing choices and provide more affordable housing options. We have gotten really good at building large single family homes and luxury apartments, and as a result the cost have living has gone … Continue reading “Kwanza Hall’s Ordinance Diversifying Housing in Atlanta Approved” Read More Tags: Tiny House
