Shan Arora Wins 2016 Solar Advocate Award About Us Diondra Powers | January 5, 2017 The Georgia Solar Energy Association awarded its 2016 Solar Advocate Award to Shan Arora, program manager for Southface, at its annual holiday celebration on Thursday, December 15. Read More Tags: Staff
Visit the Rodale Organic Life House Green Building Diondra Powers | January 4, 2017 Announcing the newest EarthCraft addition to the Serenbe community: the Rodale Organic Life House, located in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. Read More Tags: EarthCraft
2016 – A Bright Year for Solar in Georgia Renewable Energy Diondra Powers | December 27, 2016 When Southface started building a database to track Georgia’s installed solar capacity in 2012, we were hunting for kilowatts (kWs). Four years later, GeorgiaEnergyData.org shows that we have more than 1,100 MW of installed solar capacity. Read More Tags: Solar
Southface Celebrates Winter Solstice 2016 Events Southface Staff | December 19, 2016 Last week at the annual Southface Winter Solstice Celebration, Southface staff, members and friends celebrated a successful year and honored key contributors to the organization’s mission, including outgoing co-founder and executive director Dennis Creech. Read More Tags: Solstice
SART Recap: 2016 Election Results and Environmental Advocacy EventsPolicy Southface Staff | December 15, 2016 In the wake of a long presidential campaign, many groups are wondering what President-Elect Trump and a new collection of close advisors, advocates and staffers will bring—especially when it comes to environmental issues. December’s SART centered on what to expect from energy policy and environmental regulation in a new political era. Read More Tags: SART
Fulcrum Follow-Up: Stanton Oaks CommunitiesGreen Building Southface Staff | December 14, 2016 In March of 2016 at the Greenprints Conference, Southface debuted the Fulcrum Awards. As we approach the second annual Fulcrum Awards, we checked in with inaugural winners. Read More Tags:
Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency Building Health Diondra Powers | December 8, 2016 Residential energy efficiency (EE) program administrators and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in understanding the potential occupant health benefits of EE upgrades in homes, and the methodologies to fully value health co-benefits in EE program cost-effectiveness practices. Read More Tags:
Ideas Competition Reforms Architect Selection Process Green BuildingRegenerative Design Diondra Powers | December 1, 2016 It’s not often six architectural firms celebrate a contest most of them lost. On three occasions, the design finalists for the Living Building at Georgia Tech have done just that — together and in public. Read More Tags: Living Building Challenge
“Making A Difference” Towards a More Sustainable Future About UsGreen Building Diondra Powers | November 30, 2016 “Making a Difference” and working towards a more sustainable future is core to who Southface is as an organization. So many of the programs and initiatives impact the lives and support the livelihoods of so many around the Southeast and across the U.S. Read More Tags:
Meet a Southfacer: Alex Trachtenberg About Us Joey Shea | November 22, 2016 Alex provides project management and deliverables support for the Community Sustainability Services and Policy Teams. Find out what he likes to do when he’s not at Southface. Read More Tags: Staff
