Reliable is Proud to Offer ENERGY STAR Verified Installation in Georgia Green Building Dayna Thompson | March 22, 2017 According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), many utilities have prescriptive rebate programs that offer incentives for high efficient HVAC equipment. But nearly half of all heating and cooling equipment in U.S. homes never performs to its advertised capacity and efficiency due to poor design and incorrect installation. This means homeowners pay higher operating costs over the life of the equipment and utilities may not be realizing their deemed energy savings they had anticipated. In an effort to address … Continue reading “Reliable is Proud to Offer ENERGY STAR Verified Installation in Georgia” Read More Tags: Energy Star
Greenprints 2017 Keynote Overview: Disrupting Urban Regeneration – Unlocking the Power of Neighborhood EventsGreen Building Dayna Thompson | March 16, 2017 Since 1998, Greenprints has brought together thought leaders in sustainability throughout the Southeast and beyond to discuss building performance, energy policy, community design and more. In that tradition, we were honored to have Rob Bennett as our 2017 keynote. Bennett, a recognized leader in the sustainable cities movement, is CEO of EcoDistricts, and his keynote address highlights urban regeneration. In his presentation, Bennett reimagines neighborhood-scale development as the fundamental solution that will transform cities into sustainable neighborhoods. While addressing steps … Continue reading “Greenprints 2017 Keynote Overview: Disrupting Urban Regeneration – Unlocking the Power of Neighborhood” Read More Tags: Greenprints
Tiny Houses Coming to Atlanta? Policy Joey Shea | March 16, 2017 Tiny Houses are seeing strong progress in Atlanta. Current code and zoning ordinances make Tiny Houses throughout most of the city either fully illegal or not feasible. Southface has worked closely with the City of Atlanta Office of Planning and Community Development on a Tiny House feasibility study, examining the policy barriers and code obstacles to micro-housing and Tiny House construction. Supported by Tiny House Atlanta, the nation’s largest meetup group for Tiny House enthusiasts, political will is building to … Continue reading “Tiny Houses Coming to Atlanta?” Read More Tags: Tiny House
Southface Presents the 2017 Fulcrum Awards: Three Winners Emerge from a Group of Ten Applicants Events Southface Staff | March 9, 2017 Atlanta, GA – March 9, 2017 – Southface has long understood the value of partnership in creating sustainable homes, workplaces and communities. With a call for “Raising Consciousness, Tipping the Balance,” the Southface Fulcrum Awards program was designed to recognize people, programs, buildings, movements, organizations and more that all demonstrate excellence in pursing Southface’s vision: a regenerative economy, responsible resources use and social equity through a healthy built environment for all. The second annual awards were presented yesterday at Southface’s … Continue reading “Southface Presents the 2017 Fulcrum Awards: Three Winners Emerge from a Group of Ten Applicants” Read More Tags: Greenprints
Deepening The Sustainability Conversation Events Joey Shea | March 1, 2017 This article was originally posted in the SaportaReport Thought Leaders section in February, 2017. Southface has made its name as a technical service provider and expert in the high performance built environment. While it’s true that we provide technical services, support and consulting on commercial, residential and community scale projects, Southface has long been engaged in sustainability from other perspectives, as well. For example, many people do not know that our advocacy efforts in the mid 2000s helped move Georgia … Continue reading “Deepening The Sustainability Conversation” Read More Tags: Greenprints
EarthCraft Breathes New Life into Decatur Green Homes Green Building Southface Staff | February 23, 2017 Green certified home renovations are sure to become more common in Decatur starting this spring, thanks in large part to the research efforts of Southface’s EarthCraft team. Last month, Southface conducted preliminary energy and cost-savings analyses of three recently renovated homes pursuing EarthCraft Renovation certification as part of the implementation of the City of Decatur’s “High Performance Building Standard,” requiring all new construction and commercial renovation meeting certain thresholds to be certified under a green building standard. Read More Tags: EarthCraft
Andrea Pinabell to Deliver Opening Keynote at Next South Conference About UsEducationEvents Joey Shea | February 16, 2017 Over the first few months of 2017, Southface’s new President, Andrea Pinabell, has been touring Southface’s sustainability networks to get to know the partners, thought leaders and funders we work with every day to deliver our mission and pursue our vision. For many years, Georgia Conservancy, the 50 year-old conservation nonprofit dedicated to protecting and conserving Georgia’s natural resources through advocacy, engagement and collaboration, has been one of those partners and a key player in Georgia’s sustainability advocacy group. Andrea … Continue reading “Andrea Pinabell to Deliver Opening Keynote at Next South Conference” Read More Tags: Andrea Pinabell, Staff
Georgia Tech’s Living Building Reaches Milestone Green Building test admin | February 14, 2017 The Living Building at Georgia Tech has reached a major milestone, with the approval of the schematic design. Approved by Georgia Tech’s Planning and Design Commission in December, the schematic design essentially provides a working blueprint for what is anticipated to be the most environmentally advanced research and educational building ever constructed in the Southeast. Read More Tags: Living Building Challenge
Meet a Southfacer (Again): Jenna Grygier About Us test admin | February 7, 2017 Back in 2014, when she was a project manager on the Residential team, Jenna Grygier was kind enough to tell us a little about her interests. Today, we revisited Jenna after her life-changing experience on a full through-hike of the Appalachian Trail. You can find her first ‘Meet a Southfacer’ on the journal here. What was your former position at Southface and your duties? I’m thankful to have worn many hats at Southface since 2013, when I started as an … Continue reading “Meet a Southfacer (Again): Jenna Grygier” Read More Tags: Staff
A Look Back at Fulcrum Award Winners: Raising Consciousness, Tipping the Balance Events Southface Staff | January 31, 2017 Last year, in preparation for our annual Greenprints conference, the leadership team at Southface considered a provocative notion: what if a simple awards program could transform the market and shape the conversation? Read More Tags: Greenprints
