Make Lemonade Research Sydney Roberts | May 18, 2016 Want to know how to maximize your return on investment and turn lemons into lemonade? Look for these features and technologies when replacing your HVAC system. Read More Tags:
Atlanta Press Club Tackles the State of Regional Transit CommunitiesEventsPolicy Joey Shea | May 12, 2016 Panelists agreed that the region has improved its infrastructure and the public perception of transit, but that the area has a lot of room to grow with regards to connectivity and serving the majority of residents. In the coming weeks, Southface will focus coverage on animportant upcoming vote that could address infrastructure expansion and operational funding for transit projects throughout the city. Read More Tags: Transit
Your Next Prescription: Healthy Homes Building HealthEducation Brad Turner | April 26, 2016 Nationally, building scientists and healthcare professionals are learning that both common and more obscure irritants can be addressed in environmental home assessments and interventions, improving both the comfort and health of our indoor environments. Southface is positioning itself at the forefront of this movement. Read More Tags:
Building America Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes Green BuildingResearch Sydney Roberts | April 22, 2016 Southface was recently highlighted in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Building America Update as a “Residential Success” for our rehabilitations of U.S. Department of Agriculture multifamily homes and our efforts to create better buildings for all. Read More Tags:
Hope and Will’s Room Promotes Health and Wellbeing at Southeastern Designer Showhouse Green Building Southface Staff | April 20, 2016 “Hope and Will’s Room,” located on the terrace level, is the result of thoughtful collaboration between Rabaut Design Associates and Southface. The room increases public awareness of the impact our buildings have on our wellbeing by implementing evidence-based design standards such as biophilic design for improved health, and by specifying no- to low-VOC and Red List Free items to minimize exposure to harsh chemicals. Read More Tags: Biophilia, LEED
The Impact of Green Affordable Housing Green BuildingPolicy Alex Trachtenberg | March 24, 2016 Southface’s Alex Trachtenberg and Sarah Hill, along with the Virginia Center for Housing and Research at Virginia Tech, are aiming to upend the notion that green building can’t also be affordable, especially for those who need it most. Read More Tags: Affordable Housing
Inaugural Fulcrum Award Winners Announced Events Southface Staff | March 17, 2016 Imagine a simple awards program that could transform the market and shape the conversation. Southface, through creative thinking and provocative collaboration, created such a program with the inaugural Fulcrum Awards. Read More Tags: Greenprints
Meet a Southfacer: Laura Capps About Us Southface Staff | March 10, 2016 Meet Laura Capps, the program manager for Southface’s work on the Advanced Commercial Buildings Initiative. Read More Tags: Staff
Why Sustainability Matters Policy Southface Staff | February 24, 2016 Atlanta is emerging as a top-tier city internationally for sustainability.We’ve got a lot to show for the City’s sustainability program. We’ve got a lot to show for the City’s sustainability program. Read More Tags:
Roundtable: The Ted and Community Redevelopment CommunitiesEvents Southface Staff | February 9, 2016 In a recent article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bill Torpy featured his extended interview with Southface board member Leon Eplan. Eplan has been involved in the planning and design of Atlanta, sharing many success and frustrations of the region, since the early 1960s. Read More Tags: SART
