5 Tips for Going Back to the Building Sustainably Blog Southface Staff | August 4, 2021 As students return to physical classrooms – many for the first time since March 2020 – and workers are increasingly called to return to their buildings, the sources of our … Continue reading "5 Tips for Going Back to the Building Sustainably" Read More
Turning to AEC Professionals to Solve the Plastic Crisis Regenerative Design Southface Curator | September 17, 2020 In the past, the plastic industry has turned to recycling and consumer behavior to solve the plastics crisis. While the challenge to reduce plastic waste remains, the design and building … Continue reading "Turning to AEC Professionals to Solve the Plastic Crisis" Read More
Linear to Circular Economy: Who’s Responsible? Regenerative Design Southface Curator | March 4, 2020 When consumers choose products and services that aim to eliminate waste and encourage the continual use and reuse of resources, they are encouraging a more circular economy. In fact, consumer choices are the biggest driving force behind growing industry shifts from linear to circular models. To appeal to customers, the government and employee demands, most industries are evolving to incorporate circularity in the product itself, its production and consumption. Read More
Lessons Learned on Southface’s Journey to Zero Waste About UsRegenerative Design Southface Staff | November 4, 2019 The 3Rs—reduce, reuse and recycle—have been taught in many classrooms from elementary school. Unfortunately, most people skip steps “reduce” and “reuse” and immediately go to “recycle” or, worse yet, the trash can.But a world groaning under the volume of waste from its growing population needs to find solutions quickly. With changes in the international market for waste, this imperative continues to gain importance. Thankfully, the philosophy of “zero waste” is taking hold and offering real solutions to overflowing landfills. Read More
Getting to Zero Waste at Southface Regenerative Design Pamela Henman | August 30, 2018 Increasingly, consumers, corporations, and cities are waking the sleeping giant that is plastic pollution, as a recent spate of corporate and municipal bans on single use plastic items like plastic straws and … Continue reading "Getting to Zero Waste at Southface" Read More
5 Ways You Can Beat Plastic Pollution Today Climate ChangeRegenerative Design Pamela Henman | June 4, 2018 Each year millions of tons of plastic waste pollutes our ecosystem and kills thousands of animals. Plastic pollution is our planet’s defining challenge and the focus of this year’s World … Continue reading "5 Ways You Can Beat Plastic Pollution Today" Read More
