Programs and Events

Southface promotes the transformation of the marketplace for sustainable practices. Our ongoing programs and related events have expanded to include:

EarthCraft House - A partnership with the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, EarthCraft House is setting the standard for healthy, environmental home building and design.

Commercial Green Building Services provides technical assistance on environmentally-sustainable building and community design, LEED administration, building science, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Grants to Green is a program of Southface Energy Institute, The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta and Enterprise Community Partners, undertaken with private funding from the Kendeda Fund. Its purpose is to help non-profit organizations in the 23-county Atlanta region to assess their facilities, identify energy-, water- and resource-efficiency upgrades and adopt best management practices in sustainability. The program funds Assessments by Southface and Implementation Grants by The Community Foundation for actual green upgrades.

USGBC - Atlanta Chapter - Our goal is to facilitate greenbuilding for users, agencies and companies; and to foster cooperation and collaboration among organizations dedicated to environmental responsibility and sustainability.

Greenprints - Sustainable Communities by Design - our nationally acclaimed, affordable green building conference and tradeshow attracting design and construction professionals.

Member Events - Ongoing social and educational events to celebrate our members and thank them for their support.

Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable - a monthly forum attracting hundreds of Metro Atlanta professionals, policy makers, media and concerned citizens to discuss sustainable development issues for our region.

Visionary Dinner - Southface's annual fundraising gala, bringing the business and environmental communities together to "savor the sustainable table" while envisioning an economically and environmentally responsible future.