More Battery Storage Needed for Reliable Clean Energy Renewable Energy Southface Curator | December 4, 2019 Homes, workplaces and communities all want to be powered by clean energy at all times of the day–not just when the sun is shining or the wind is blowing. Battery storage is essential in stabilizing a grid that provides consistent power. As the battery storage market grows and its prices decline, there will be an increasing need for new infrastructure. Read More Tags: Battery Energy Storage, Grid
The Challenges of Urban Stormwater CommunitiesPolicy Southface Staff | December 2, 2019 Stormwater management is a pressing issue for any urban environment, and Atlanta is no different. Katherine Zitsch and Katherine Atteberry from the Atlanta Regional Commission talked with Southface about how stormwater concerns push urban areas to respond with creativity to both structural and social challenges. Read More Tags: Green Infrastructure
Energy-Efficient Adair Court Housing to Be Unveiled on Beltline Blog Southface Staff | November 14, 2019 ATLANTA, GA – November 14, 2019 – Cherry Street Energy is proud to partner with Parallel Housing and Woda Cooper Companies on the Adair Court Housing Development, celebrating its grand opening on Friday, November 15, at 10 a.m. Located at 806 Murphy Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, Adair Court is a mixed-income senior community in Adair Park, on the Atlanta Beltline. There are two buildings in the housing development for seniors aged 55 years and above. Nineteen of the units … Continue reading “Energy-Efficient Adair Court Housing to Be Unveiled on Beltline” Read More Tags:
Solar Arrays: A Vegetable’s Best Friend? Renewable Energy Southface Curator | November 12, 2019 A new study has found a beneficial relationship between solar arrays and agricultural areas. Many animals and vegetable crops can thrive with the partial shade from the solar arrays. In turn, farmers receive a financial benefit from switching to renewable energy. This symbiotic relationship is becoming known as an “agrivoltaic system.” Read More Tags: Solar
Lessons Learned on Southface’s Journey to Zero Waste About UsRegenerative Design Southface Staff | November 4, 2019 The 3Rs—reduce, reuse and recycle—have been taught in many classrooms from elementary school. Unfortunately, most people skip steps “reduce” and “reuse” and immediately go to “recycle” or, worse yet, the trash can.But a world groaning under the volume of waste from its growing population needs to find solutions quickly. With changes in the international market for waste, this imperative continues to gain importance. Thankfully, the philosophy of “zero waste” is taking hold and offering real solutions to overflowing landfills. Read More Tags: Waste, Zero Waste
The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Exceeds Goal Green Building Southface Curator | November 1, 2019 This article by Southface staffer, Joe Winslow, celebrates the Atlanta Better Building Challenge’s (ABBC) achievement in exceeding its goal to reduce energy and water consumption by 2020 and doing so way ahead of schedule. Read More Tags: Better Buildings Challenge
Southface Institute to Receive a 2019 Leadership Award From the U.S. Green Building Council Blog Southface Staff | October 30, 2019 Atlanta, GA – October 30, 2019 – Southface Institute has been selected as a 2019 Leadership Award recipient by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Southface joins 19 others who are using green building and sustainable practices to improve quality of life for those around them. Southface President Andrea Pinabell will accept the award at the USGBC Leadership Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. Read More Tags: Greenbuild
City of Atlanta Meets Better Buildings Challenge Goal of 20% Energy Savings Two Years Ahead of Schedule Blog Southface Staff | October 28, 2019 ATLANTA— The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (ABBC), part of the nation-leading public/private initiative of the federal Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge program, has achieved its energy reduction goal with a 20.3% reduction two years ahead of the 2020 goal. Read More Tags: Better Buildings Challenge
Buildings: the Next Opportunity for Carbon Reductions Climate ChangeGreen Building Southface Curator | October 18, 2019 Consumers, shareholders and employees are starting to demand that companies take responsibility for their carbon emissions. Since buildings contribute to nearly 40 percent of all carbon emissions, companies have an opportunity to make a real difference by building energy-efficient workplaces. Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint
Extreme Makeover for U.S. Power Grid as Renewables Increase Renewable Energy Southface Curator | October 16, 2019 Clean energy is becoming mainstream, with roughly 15% of the electricity generated in the U.S. coming from sources like solar and wind. As renewable energy challenges the traditional methods of electricity generation, grid infrastructure is being updated so renewables can prosper—no easy task. Read More Tags: Grid, Solar, Utilities, Wind Energy
