Co-Hosted Earth Hour Celebration Goes Virtual! Blog Southface Staff | March 20, 2020 ATLANTA, GA – March 20, 2020 – Southface Institute and the Piedmont Park Conservancy are hosting an Earth Hour Virtual Celebration on March 28, 2020, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. as part of a yearly global appointment when people in over 180 countries turn off their lights for one hour in solidarity for the planet’s future. In a time when we’re being asked to distance ourselves for the sake of community health and safety, Earth Hour gives us an opportunity … Continue reading “Co-Hosted Earth Hour Celebration Goes Virtual!” Read More Tags:
Nothing Can Stop Us from Marking Earth Hour 2020: Bringing the Celebrations Online! Events Kat Schaich | March 20, 2020 During this time when more of our household members are working and studying from home, sometimes connected to multiple devices for hours on end, the energy savings that may come from reduced commutes may be offset by increased at-home use. Read More Tags: Energy Efficiency
Social Media Re-imagined: How a Designer Developed a Green Version of Instagram Green Technology Southface Curator | March 17, 2020 Phones and communication networks could consume 21% of global energy consumption by 2030. Tom Jarrett, a designer at the U.K. design studio Normally heard this and started researching how to redesign the internet to use less energy. Find out how his version of Instagram limits its energy consumption and carbon footprint. Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint, Energy Efficiency
Microgrids Ensure a Resilient Future PolicyRenewable Energy Southface Curator | March 11, 2020 As natural disasters become more common and destructive, the electric grid will continue to fail and power outages will become a frequent occurrence. Installing microgrids can strengthen the grid at large and prevent power interruptions. Find out about how microgrids distribute energy resources and are able to be both be grid-tied and break from the main grid in times of crisis. Read More Tags: Microgrid, Natural Disaster
New Date for Southface Institute’s 2020 Greenprints Conference Blog Southface Staff | March 10, 2020 Atlanta, GA – March 10, 2020 – Southface Institute is rescheduling its Greenprints Conference, the Southeast’s most respected and thought-provoking forum on sustainability to June 3 – 4 at Georgia State University. Architects, engineers, building professionals and members of the policy and education fields can register now to earn CEUs, learn about the latest developments in urban sustainability and join panel discussions on how regenerative policies and practices can be implemented across every scale of development to improve a healthier … Continue reading “New Date for Southface Institute’s 2020 Greenprints Conference” Read More Tags: Greenprints
How Do We Build a More Regenerative Southeast? Events Sarah Mundell | March 6, 2020 In a quickly urbanizing world, our cities are increasingly the center of all things—economic development, housing and jobs. Within these cities, our existing buildings are aging fast, and sustainable and high-performance practices for new construction are struggling to proliferate fast enough to keep pace with the degrading building inventory that is producing more than 40% of all carbon emissions, causing direct health problems for many, while contributing to a warming planet for all. Read More Tags: Greenprints
Linear to Circular Economy: Who’s Responsible? Regenerative Design Southface Curator | March 4, 2020 When consumers choose products and services that aim to eliminate waste and encourage the continual use and reuse of resources, they are encouraging a more circular economy. In fact, consumer choices are the biggest driving force behind growing industry shifts from linear to circular models. To appeal to customers, the government and employee demands, most industries are evolving to incorporate circularity in the product itself, its production and consumption. Read More Tags: Circular Economy, Waste, Zero Waste
W&A Engineering’s Historic Athens HQ Achieves EarthCraft Certification Office’s EarthCraft Light Commercial FitOut status is the first in Athens Blog Southface Staff | February 26, 2020 ATLANTA, GA – February 26, 2020 – W&A Engineering has completed the rehabilitation of a 10,000 square foot, 118-year-old mill building for use as its new headquarters. As part of that project, the company pursued EarthCraft Light Commercial (ECLC) FitOut, a green building certification developed by Southface Institute as part of its EarthCraft program. W&A’s certification is the first in Athens and only the second in the Southeast under this category. Read More Tags:
Affordable Housing Community Unveils Rooftop Solar Array Blog Southface Staff | February 25, 2020 Atlanta, GA—February 25, 2020— Today at 3:30 p.m., Solarize Atlanta will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Quest Communities, unveiling a donated solar array. Members of the Atlanta City Council will speak at the community gathering, as well as Nathaniel Smith, Chief Equity Officer of Partnership for Southern Equity. Quest Communities, a West Atlanta affordable housing development, is located at 878 Rock St NW, Atlanta GA, 30314. Read More Tags: Affordable Housing, Solar
New Report Provides Pathway to Cut Carbon by 60% Policy Southface Curator | February 25, 2020 A new report, Sector Coupling in Europe: Powering Decarbonization, reveals that if the transportation, building and industry sectors all electrified at the same time, they could cut their carbon emissions by 60% over the next three decades. The report recommends different approaches to electrification, while considering the extent of clean energy policies implemented by the government. Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint, Electric Vehicle
