7 Spring Resolutions for a More Sustainable Home Building Health Southface Staff | March 20, 2019 7 Spring Resolutions for a More Sustainable Home As people strive to become more environmentally conscious, the best place they can start is their own front door. According to statistics, we spend more than 90 percent of our time indoors¹ and the largest percentage of that is at home, so taking steps to make your living space more sustainable is a great way to make a positive difference. As you welcome spring, here are seven resolutions to help make your … Continue reading “7 Spring Resolutions for a More Sustainable Home” Read More Tags:
Smart Technology for a More Sustainable Home Building HealthGreen Technology Southface Staff | March 13, 2019 These days, new technology is taking sustainability a step further. Learn about the best smart devices on the market to make your home as sustainable as possible. Read More Tags:
The Powerful Opportunities for Women in Sustainability About Us Andrea Pinabell | March 8, 2019 As I walked into my freshman Chemical Engineering 210 class, I was one of a handful of young women; in fact, our numbers were in the single digits in a class of hundreds. But that was to be expected in the early 1990s, where, according to the US Census Bureau in 1990, only 12% of the engineering workforce was female. Read More Tags: Andrea Pinabell, Women in Sustainability
The Ecosystem of a Healthy Home Building Health Southface Staff | March 4, 2019 Just like a rainforest or a coral reef, the interlocking systems of your home should create a healthy place to live. Learn about the essential elements to building and sustaining a healthy home ecosystem. Read More Tags:
Be the Gatekeeper of Your Home’s Health Building Health Southface Staff | February 28, 2019 You may be neglecting one major piece of the well-being puzzle: home health. Improve the purity of your home with some simple tips. Read More Tags:
Healthy Home Benefits 101 Building Health Southface Staff | February 20, 2019 Many of the materials and equipment that contribute to energy efficiency also have a positive impact on indoor environments, resulting in homes that are healthy, as well as efficient. Read More Tags:
Southface’s New Pathway to Sustainable Buildings Green Building Southface Staff | February 12, 2019 Does a building really have to be built to a premium sustainability standard to use and benefit from performance-boosting strategies? BIT Building, a new program from Southface Institute, has a plan to help everyday buildings of all types and ages, whether commercial buildings, non-profits, schools or religious spaces, dramatically improve their building performance. Read More Tags: BIT Building
7 Ways to Help Atlanta in 2019 CommunitiesGreen Building Southface Staff | January 17, 2019 Here at Southface Institute, we’re committed to building better communities through consulting, workforce development and advocacy for sustainability. But there are so many ways to help the environment, the community and each other. While you’re planning your 2019 approach to be a part of leaving things better than you found them, here is a collection of ways to volunteer in Atlanta. Read More Tags: Volunteering in Atlanta
Refreshing CARE: Assessing Indoor Environmental Quality Building Health Pamela Henman | December 10, 2018 This spring, thanks to a $5 million grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, global humanitarian organization CARE launched an interior renovation of its downtown Atlanta office building, which has served as its global headquarters for the last 25 years. Read More Tags: Indoor Air Quality
Stephanie Stuckey Joins the Staff of Southface Blog Southface Staff | November 27, 2018 Longtime sustainability champion adds her vision, urban resilience experience For Immediate Release STEPHANIE STUCKEY, Director,Sustainability Services ATLANTA, GA – November 27, 2018 – Southface, a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability policies and practices across homes, workplaces and communities throughout the Southeast, announced today that it has added Stephanie Stuckey as its new Director of Sustainability Services. This position is an expansion of Southface’s organizational and corporate sustainability efforts to leverage existing and new Southface programs while providing sustainability strategy, consulting … Continue reading “Stephanie Stuckey Joins the Staff of Southface” Read More Tags: Staff
