Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency Building Health Diondra Powers | December 8, 2016 Residential energy efficiency (EE) program administrators and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in understanding the potential occupant health benefits of EE upgrades in homes, and the methodologies to fully value health co-benefits in EE program cost-effectiveness practices. Read More Tags:
Ideas Competition Reforms Architect Selection Process Green BuildingRegenerative Design Diondra Powers | December 1, 2016 It’s not often six architectural firms celebrate a contest most of them lost. On three occasions, the design finalists for the Living Building at Georgia Tech have done just that — together and in public. Read More Tags: Living Building Challenge
“Making A Difference” Towards a More Sustainable Future About UsGreen Building Diondra Powers | November 30, 2016 “Making a Difference” and working towards a more sustainable future is core to who Southface is as an organization. So many of the programs and initiatives impact the lives and support the livelihoods of so many around the Southeast and across the U.S. Read More Tags:
Meet a Southfacer: Alex Trachtenberg About Us Joey Shea | November 22, 2016 Alex provides project management and deliverables support for the Community Sustainability Services and Policy Teams. Find out what he likes to do when he’s not at Southface. Read More Tags: Staff
Feeding America and Southface Announce Partnership Green Building Diondra Powers | November 18, 2016 Southface is pleased to announce a $615,000 grant to pilot the Nonprofit Energy and Water Efficiency (NEWE) Initiative at Feeding America food banks. Read More Tags: Gooduse
SART Recap: Aerotropolis Atlanta CommunitiesEvents Diondra Powers | November 11, 2016 The Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance (Aero ATL) is a nonprofit coalition of partners organized under various governing bodies to drive economic investment and growth around Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and its growing assets. Read More Tags: SART
Journey to the Living Building Green BuildingRegenerative Design Diondra Powers | November 10, 2016 Funded through a private grant from The Kendeda Fund, the Living Building at Georgia Tech is expected to become a Living Building Challenge 3.1 certified facility – the built environment’s most rigorous and ambitious performance standard. Read More Tags: Living Building Challenge
EarthCraft Awards Recognize the Best of the Built Environment EventsGreen Building test admin | November 1, 2016 The EarthCraft Awards returned this year with a fresh take on what makes an EarthCraft project great. Read More Tags: EarthCraft
SART Recap: Starting from the Bottom CommunitiesEventsPolicy Diondra Powers | October 26, 2016 Don’t simply get lost in the presidential election—we have a once-in-a-generation chance to impact our city’s infrastructure and communities, particularly the most vulnerable. This November, start from the bottom (of the ballot). Read More Tags: SART, Transit
Healthy Home Evaluator Launches: Healthy Homes, Healthy People Building HealthResearch Diondra Powers | October 20, 2016 In early October, the Building Performance Institute (BPI) announced the nationwide launch of the Healthy Home Evaluator certification program. The Healthy Home Evaluator (HHE) is a credentialing program that was developed via a partnership between BPI and the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) with the goal of creating healthier homes and healthier people by identifying conditions that may adversely affect occupant health and safety. Driven by our mission is to promote sustainable and healthy homes, workplaces and communities, our … Continue reading “Healthy Home Evaluator Launches: Healthy Homes, Healthy People” Read More Tags:
