Meet a Southfacer: Kelly Herman About Us Dayna Thompson | June 8, 2017 Kelly Herman works at Southface as a Commercial Sustainability Services Coordinator. In her spare time she likes to cook, run and watch Auburn football. Read to find out more about Kelly and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
June 2 SART Recap Events Dayna Thompson | June 7, 2017 The Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable convenes one Friday per month to discuss the region’s current environmental issues – from water to energy, urban planning to government policy and much more. Following the administration’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement, last Friday’s Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable was a packed house. Stephanie Stuckey, Chief Resilience Officer for the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, began moderating the roundtable discussion with a statement that resonated with many attendees in the room, … Continue reading “June 2 SART Recap” Read More Tags: SART
Southface JUST Certification About Us Dayna Thompson | June 7, 2017 The JUST Program is a social equity transparency platform from the International Living Future Institute. Organizations can use the voluntary disclosure tool to disclose their operations, including how they treat their employees and where they make financial and community investments. The JUST scorecard has six categories: Diversity, Equity, Safety, Worker Benefits, Local Benefit and Stewardship. Organizations report on each of the indicators and receive recognition with one, two or three stars, based on their performance in each category metric. Southface … Continue reading “Southface JUST Certification” Read More Tags:
HUD DESIGNATES JUNE AS NATIONAL HEALTHY HOMES MONTH Building Health Southface Staff | June 1, 2017 Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) is kicking off the second annual National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM). Throughout the month, the goal is to raise awareness for what makes a home healthy and to strengthen coordination and collaboration between housing and health at the federal, state and local levels. A healthy home is one that provides a safe and healthy environment protecting the occupants from disease and … Continue reading “HUD DESIGNATES JUNE AS NATIONAL HEALTHY HOMES MONTH” Read More Tags:
Meet a Southfacer: Laura Case About Us Dayna Thompson | May 30, 2017 Laura Case works at Southface as a Commercial Sustainability Services Program Manager. In her spare time she likes to ride her bike, swim, mountain climb and renovate her house. Read to find out more about Laura and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Meet a Southfacer: Chris North About Us Dayna Thompson | May 22, 2017 Chris North works at Southface as a Residential Sustainability Services Project Manager. In his spare time he likes to rock climb and play music. Read to learn more about Chris and his love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Meet a Southfacer: Rachel Burton About Us Dayna Thompson | May 16, 2017 Rachel Burton works at Southface as an Education and Technical Assistance Coordinator. In her spare time she likes to read and visit lakes. Read to learn more about Rachel and her love for Southface! Read More Tags: Staff
Kwanza Hall’s Ordinance Diversifying Housing in Atlanta Approved Policy Southface Staff | May 3, 2017 The first policy recommendation from the Department of Planning’s Tiny House Feasibility Study, also championed by Hall, allowing for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in areas zoned for duplexes passed City Council on Monday. “Embracing the tiny house movement in Atlanta will help expand the diversity of our housing choices and provide more affordable housing options. We have gotten really good at building large single family homes and luxury apartments, and as a result the cost have living has gone … Continue reading “Kwanza Hall’s Ordinance Diversifying Housing in Atlanta Approved” Read More Tags: Tiny House
Step Up For Atlanta: The Living Transit Fund And A Path To A New Atlanta Way CommunitiesPolicy Southface Staff | May 2, 2017 Atlanta has long struggled to provide sustainable infrastructure and transit options to all residents, businesses and commuters, particularly its most vulnerable communities on the west and south sides of the city. Historically, underinvestment in public transportation has left communities cut off from centers of commerce, employment, entertainment and recreation – essentially requiring reliance on single-occupant vehicles to function throughout the city and region. Civic and business leaders alike have known this for decades, but the problem persists: even as the … Continue reading “Step Up For Atlanta: The Living Transit Fund And A Path To A New Atlanta Way” Read More Tags: Affordable Housing, Transit
Fulton Supply Lofts Earn Green Certification Green Building Dayna Thompson | April 26, 2017 Fulton Supply Lofts participated in the Georgia Power Home Energy Improvement Program, and based on improvements made to the existing shell and the high efficiency systems installed, this project saw efficiency improvements of over 30 percent per unit and was eligible for the maximum rebate under the 2013-2016 HEIP funding cycle. Fulton Supply Lofts are the first multifamily project to earn green, sustainable certification by EarthCraft due to recycling and reusing historically authentic building features. Fulton Supply is the last … Continue reading “Fulton Supply Lofts Earn Green Certification” Read More Tags: EarthCraft, Historic Preservation
