The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Celebrates Top Performers Green Building Dayna Thompson | July 24, 2017 In partnership with the City of Atlanta, Central Atlanta Progress, Southface, Midtown Alliance and Livable Buckhead, the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (ABBC) is a public/private initiative to reduce energy and water consumption by at least 20 percent by 2020 across the Atlanta area. Led by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Resilience, the program supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s goals to create jobs and make buildings more energy efficient. The challenge proves that aggressive sustainability goals can be … Continue reading “The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Celebrates Top Performers” Read More Tags: Better Buildings Challenge
Georgia Piedmont Technical College “Amps Up” its Sustainability Efforts by Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Station Options Green Technology Dayna Thompson | July 21, 2017 Ribbon-Cutting ceremony held at college’s Newton Campus You won’t hear the roar of the fleet vehicle engines at Georgia Piedmont Technical College much these days. That’s because electric vehicles (EV) don’t make a lot of noise. The college is expanding its fleet of electric vehicles, and providing charging stations to keep them fueled up. Showcasing its commitment to create a more environmentally friendly campus for faculty, staff, students and community stakeholders, Georgia Piedmont Technical College on July 18 held a … Continue reading “Georgia Piedmont Technical College “Amps Up” its Sustainability Efforts by Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Station Options” Read More Tags: Electric Vehicle
EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation Named a Finalist in 2017 Atlanta E3 Awards Green Building Southface Staff | July 17, 2017 EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation (ECSP), a partnership between Southface and The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, has been selected as a finalist in the Built Environment category for the 2017 Atlanta E3 Awards. The E3 Awards celebrate the companies, organizations and people who deserve recognition for their work in sustainable business practices. ECSP revitalizes underused or vacant buildings, improves the quality of life for community residents, stimulates the local economy and increases revenues for municipalities. “Environmentally friendly and sustainable business practices … Continue reading “EarthCraft Sustainable Preservation Named a Finalist in 2017 Atlanta E3 Awards” Read More Tags: EarthCraft, Historic Preservation
Five Nature-Inspired Climate Change Solutions Advance to Entrepreneurship Accelerator Regenerative Design Southface Staff | July 13, 2017 Five teams of entrepreneurs from around the world have been chosen to participate in the newest cohort of the world’s only business accelerator program dedicated to bringing nature-inspired solutions to market. Over 100 teams entered the 2017 Biomimicry Global Design Challenge, answering the call to apply biomimicry, or nature-inspired design, to develop solutions to reverse or adapt to climate change. Read More Tags: Biomimicry
Innovation Through Collaboration In The Fight Against Climate Change Climate ChangeGreen BuildingPolicy Southface Staff | July 10, 2017 Within the reality of climate change, major themes emerge: changes to our global community health; changes in our food, water and energy systems; changes in the global economy and supply chain – the list goes on. While all of these changes do not affect everyone all of the time, as a global community, we must care about the current state of the planet because it is vital to our existence, our ability to thrive as a nation and as a … Continue reading “Innovation Through Collaboration In The Fight Against Climate Change” Read More Tags:
Alumnus Feature: Conor Sosebee About Us Dayna Thompson | June 26, 2017 Southface’s staff represents a diverse group of leaders in the fields of sustainability, equitable community development, environmental science, health, high performance building and sustainable design. Each day, staff members work hard to create a healthy built environment for all, and Southface is invested in the good work that each employee carries out within the organization and beyond. By keeping in touch with former employees, Southface is able to celebrate the accomplishments that alumni make and keep up to date with … Continue reading “Alumnus Feature: Conor Sosebee” Read More Tags: Staff
Meet a Southfacer: Ingrid Irby About Us Dayna Thompson | June 26, 2017 Ingrid Irby works at Southface as a Residential Sustainability Services Administrator. In her spare she likes to march around Atlanta with her daughter. Read to find out more about Ingrid and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Southface Corporate Member Highlight: SuperGreen Solutions Green BuildingGreen Technology Dayna Thompson | June 22, 2017 SuperGreen Solutions seeks to save customers money on energy bills by providing comprehensive, customized energy efficient products and solutions. Read to find out why SuperGreen Solutions became a Southface Corporate Member. Read More Tags:
Project Safe Flight Atlanta And Lights Out Atlanta Spring Wrap Up Green Building Dayna Thompson | June 15, 2017 Volunteers with Atlanta Audubon Society’s Project Safe Flight Atlanta have been patrolling the streets during bird migration this spring looking for birds that have been killed or injured after colliding with buildings. During the spring 2017 monitoring season, volunteers collected 138 birds, representing 46 different species bringing to total birds collected since the program began in fall 2015 to 627 birds of 83 different species. Cedar Waxwing was the most common bird species collected during spring monitoring. Eighteen Atlanta Audubon … Continue reading “Project Safe Flight Atlanta And Lights Out Atlanta Spring Wrap Up” Read More Tags:
Southface Elects New Board Member About Us Dayna Thompson | June 14, 2017 Nikki Walker joins Southface as Board Member in the continued support of creating a culture of operational excellence Southface is pleased to announce that Nikki Walker has joined its Board of Directors, bringing extensive technical and sustainability capabilities, in depth knowledge of policy and more than fifteen years of diverse leadership experience to the organization’s efforts to strive for a more sustainable future. Ms. Walker has spent the last five years with The Coca-Cola Company, where she co-lead the Global … Continue reading “Southface Elects New Board Member” Read More Tags: Staff
