Meet a Southfacer: Laura Capps
Meet Laura Capps, the program manager for Southface's work on the Advanced Commercial Buildings Initiative.
View ArticleInaugural Fulcrum Award Winners Announced
Imagine a simple awards program that could transform the market and shape the conversation. Southface, through creative thinking and provocative collaboration, created such a program with the inaugural...
View ArticleGreenprints photo gallery
Greenprints 2016 Keynote address from Ryan Gravel, Sixpitch Ryan talks about his new book “Where We Want to Live”
View ArticleThe Impact of Green Affordable Housing
Southface’s Alex Trachtenberg and Sarah Hill, along with the Virginia Center for Housing and Research at Virginia Tech, are aiming to upend the notion that green building can’t also be affordable,...
View ArticleHope and Will’s Room Promotes Health and Wellbeing at Southeastern Designer...
"Hope and Will's Room," located on the terrace level, is the result of thoughtful collaboration between Rabaut Design Associates and Southface. The room increases public awareness of the impact our...
View ArticleBuilding America Case Study: Rehabilitations of USDA Multifamily Homes
Southface was recently highlighted in the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Update as a "Residential Success" for our rehabilitations of U.S. Department of Agriculture multifamily homes and...
View ArticleYour Next Prescription: Healthy Homes
Nationally, building scientists and healthcare professionals are learning that both common and more obscure irritants can be addressed in environmental home assessments and interventions, improving...
View ArticleLooking Back at SUN Day, May 3, 1978: Southface’s Birthday
A small group of volunteers formed Georgia SUN Day in 1978. There was a SUN Day committee in all 50 states. While our name evolved from Georgia SUN Day to Georgia Solar Coalition to Southface, our...
View ArticleSignaling Continued Improvement
What if a text could alert you to a small water leak in your home? These “small” energy and water leaks can really add up over time, and most building owners or tenants would not realize that they had...
View ArticleAtlanta Press Club Tackles the State of Regional Transit
Panelists agreed that the region has improved its infrastructure and the public perception of transit, but that the area has a lot of room to grow with regards to connectivity and serving the majority...
View ArticleMake Lemonade
Want to know how to maximize your return on investment and turn lemons into lemonade? Look for these features and technologies when replacing your HVAC system.
View ArticleRegional Transit Hopes Turn To Local Expansion Options
On May 10th, the Atlanta Press Club featured a distinguished panel of regional transit experts that addressed a range of topics related to regional transit projects and programs.
View ArticleKeeping Track of Your Building’s Energy and Water Consumption Data
Buildings that consistently benchmark save energy. On average, a property benchmarking will see an average reduction in energy use of 2.4 percent per year and a two point increase annually in ENERGY...
View ArticleLord Aeck Sargent Wins Six Preservation Awards
Congratulations to Eco Office architects Lord Aeck Sargent for winning six preservation awards from the Georgia Trust.
View ArticleNonprofits Show Positive Results by Leading the Way in Energy and Water...
Southface's teams - Boys & Girls Clubs All Stars and Grants to Green 2015 - successfully completed EPA’s 2015 ENERGY STAR® National Building Competition.
View ArticleHelp Us Make History At The 2016 Summer Solstice
Join us at the Summer Solstice to celebrate Dennis and the Southface History Project. Reunite with generations of Southfacers. Together, we can make history.
View ArticleSouthface Strengthens Policy and Advocacy Team
Lisa Bianchi-Fossati to join Southface as Director of Policy in continued support of the region’s growing need for energy efficiency and expanding interest in clean energy technologies.
View ArticleSouthface’s Marci Reed Recognized for Environmental Workplace Giving
EarthShare is pleased to announce that its annual Earl Blauner Award for Outstanding Contributions to EarthShare and Environmental Workplace Giving has been awarded to longtime board member and...
View ArticleTiny Houses, Big Possibilities in Atlanta
People across the country are joining the Tiny House movement in an effort to minimalize their impact on the environment, their financial burdens and the limitations on their time and freedom....
View ArticleWhere Are They Now?
Where has our Southface family landed, and what lessons have they carried with them on their journey to create a brighter, more sustainable future?
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