Going Green Makes Dollars and Sense for Agnes Scott College Green Building Southface Staff | August 27, 2015 For the leadership of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, going green is about more than making wise energy choices. It’s about environmental sustainability and its effect on the bottom line. Read More Tags: Carbon Footprint, School
Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Announces Major Achievements and New Partners Green BuildingPolicy Southface Staff | August 20, 2015 Mayor Reed announced Wednesday that the Atlanta BBC has already achieved 20% water savings with a 2010 baseline, and 11% energy savings with a 2009 baseline. He added that the program now boasts 100 million square feet of committed building space in the City of Atlanta, which represents the largest commitment of any local partner at the national level with DOE. Read More Tags: Better Buildings Challenge
Southface Refresh: Spotlight on Imperial Paints, LLC Building HealthGreen Building Southface Staff | August 19, 2015 The average American spends 90% of his/her day indoors, where pollutants can be more dangerous than outdoors. ECOS paint, owned by Imperial Paints, is used to mitigate harmful chemicals from an interior paint and lessen the health impacts for building occupants, and Southface is proud to feature it in our refresh. Read More Tags: Indoor Air Quality
Georgia Building Performance Association Forms Board of Directors Green Building Joey Shea | August 12, 2015 As the association’s first board members, the ten volunteers are tasked with developing the association’s strategy for serving member companies and promoting the industry. Read More Tags:
Rockmart Children’s Academy: The Gold Standard for a Healthy Environment for Kids Green Building Southface Staff | August 12, 2015 The story of the Rockmart Children’s Academy and its success in EarthCraft Light Commercial Certification. Read More Tags: EarthCraft, School
Meet a Southfacer: Conor Sosebee About Us Southface Staff | July 27, 2015 Meet Conor Sosebee, Project Manager for the Residential Sustainability Services Team. Read More Tags: Staff
Proctor Creek Watershed discussion at Roundtable CommunitiesEvents Southface Staff | July 21, 2015 This month the Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable circled back from being “on the road” and returned to the home venue at All Saints.’ The discussion focused on Proctor Creek’s current challenges and future opportunities for redevelopment and revitalization. Read More Tags: SART, Water Conservation
Southface Refresh: Interface Human Nature Collection Green BuildingGreen Technology Southface Staff | July 8, 2015 The carpet chosen for the Home Depot Foundation Training Center comes from another line of beautifully designed carpets – the Human Nature Collection. The design for the room starts out with a pebbled surface and then gradually transitions into a smoother texture – just as one would find in nature standing on a river’s edge. Read More Tags: Biophilia, Interior Design
Southface Refresh: Eutree Spotlight Green BuildingGreen Technology Southface Staff | July 1, 2015 By disrupting the journey of hardwood trunks from urban tree services to waste, Eutree fulfills a market need for sustainably-produced flooring and other hardwood pieces, while reducing the burden on landfills. By choosing timber that is already cut down by tree removal services, the company reduces habitat destruction, loss of tree canopy and other environmental costs. Read More Tags: Biophilia
Southface Refresh: Mohawk Flooring Spotlight About UsGreen Technology Joey Shea | June 25, 2015 A longtime friend and supporter of Southface, Mohawk flooring, donated carpet throughout the Resource Center and for the third floor workspace of the Eco Office. Hear what Southface staff Bonnie Casamassima and Mohawk VP of Sustainability Rochelle Routman had to say about the refresh. Read More Tags: Interior Design
