Southface Institute promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities
through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance.
OUR WORK
BIT BUILDING
BIT Building presents a set of cost effective industry standards that may be implemented in all building types (except single family residential) regardless of current performance.
GOODUSE
GoodUse saves nonprofits money on operations so they can expand their mission. Using technical expertise and consultative assistance...
EARTHCRAFT
Established in 1999 by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Southface, EarthCraft is a green building certification program that ...
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable
First Friday of Every Month
The Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable is a monthly policy and discussion forum open to the public. It attracts professionals from multiple sectors as well as policymakers, members of the media and concerned citizens from Atlanta and beyond.
Greenprints
June 3 - 4, 2020
Greenprints is the Southeast’s most thought-provoking forum on sustainability. Meet sustainability trendsetters and explore ways you and your organization can benefit from regenerative practices.
BIT Building Community Call - Water Audit and Planning
April 23, 2020
Please join us for the monthly BIT Building Community Call on April 23rd from 2:00 - 3:00 EST.
BLOG
We All Play a Part in Community Health
A viral pandemic makes our connections clear, yet the same intertwined network is always part of our community health, though seen (or unseen) in different ways. We hope you find insightful context in this republished summary of our April 2019 Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable panel, featuring local experts speaking on “Healthy Homes, Health Families” and the broad vision of what is needed to improve the health of every member of the community, especially the underserved.
Nothing Can Stop Us from Marking Earth Hour 2020: Bringing the Celebrations Online!
During this time when more of our household members are working and studying from home, sometimes connected to multiple devices for hours on end, the energy savings that may come from reduced commutes may be offset by increased at-home use.
How Do We Build a More Regenerative Southeast? The June 3-4 Greenprints Conference offers a panorama of the latest in green building science
In a quickly urbanizing world, our cities are increasingly the center of all things—economic development, housing and jobs. Within these cities, our existing buildings are aging fast, and sustainable and high-performance practices for new construction are struggling to proliferate fast enough to keep pace with the degrading building inventory that is producing more than 40% of all carbon emissions, causing direct health problems for many, while contributing to a warming planet for all.
SUSTAINABILITY CIRCLE SPONSORS
Passiflora Garden Design Inc
Thorpe Family Foundation
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
 Andrea Pinabell |
Southface is an amazing organization with a bright future, talented staff, committed board and excellent partners, but it also takes supportive communities to truly make a difference. One of my favorite quotes is from Jane Goodall: “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” Making a difference and working towards a more sustainable future is core to who Southface is as an organization. So many of our programs and initiatives impact the lives and support the livelihoods of many around the Southeast and across the U.S. We hope you will continue to support Southface as we work towards a more sustainable future, setting a course to work on resiliency, green infrastructure and water policy in order to provide a healthy built environment for all. |
THE CALENDAR
Southface has many ways you can get involved. Education, tours and special events are just a few. To view the full list of upcoming events click below.
