Keeping Track of Your Building’s Energy and Water Consumption Data Green Building Southface Staff | May 19, 2016 Buildings that consistently benchmark save energy. On average, a property benchmarking will see an average reduction in energy use of 2.4 percent per year and a two point increase annually in ENERGY STAR Score. Read More Tags:
Regional Transit Hopes Turn To Local Expansion Options CommunitiesPolicy Alex Trachtenberg | May 18, 2016 On May 10th, the Atlanta Press Club featured a distinguished panel of regional transit experts that addressed a range of topics related to regional transit projects and programs. Read More Tags: Transit
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
