Water, Waste & Wattage.

by Robin Deutsch, Home Energy Clinic coordinator

Southface made a splash at the Atlanta Home Show, September 26-29. Over 6,000 residential home owners and consumers visited “Water, Waste and Wattage,” a large-scale exhibit produced by Southface at the Cobb Galleria. SEMCO Productions, LLC invited Southface to expand our usual exhibit to include more information on energy, plus water and resource conservation. The 1,600-square-foot exhibit included innovative products and demonstrations by EarthCraft House partners, government agencies and community groups. Exhibitors offered visitors a range of practical conservation tips to save money and the environment.

At the core of the exhibit was Southface’s long running Home Energy Clinic. Southface Energy Institute and the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority have collaborated for more than two decades to present the Home Energy Clinic at home shows and trade shows across the state, including both Atlanta Home Shows.

The show was a great success, providing Southface the opportunity to promote the EarthCraft House™ program, water and resource conservation, and new energy-related technologies. Water, Waste & Wattage visitors took home more than 10,000 pieces of information including technical factsheets, Southface Journals, radon test kits and Home Energy Project guides.

A special thank you to those exhibitors who participated in “Water, Waste & Wattage:” Clean Water Campaign, Cool Communities, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Pollution Prevention Assistance Division), EasyLiving Home, Georgia Native Plants Society, Georgia Solar Energy Association, Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association, Green Garden Systems, Icynene, Johns Manville, Marvin Windows, Packer Industries, TechShield, Toto Toilets, Dupont-Tyvek and Whirlpool.

Look for the Home Energy Clinic in the future at the Remodeling Expo, January 17-19th at the Atlanta Exposition Center and the Spring Atlanta Home Show, April 24-27.