COVID-19 Proves That the Economy Can Adapt to Climate Change Climate Change Southface Curator | April 23, 2020 Harvard economist, Rebecca Henderson, has spent the last 15 years encouraging companies to prepare for climate change. The coronavirus pandemic is proof that if there is a natural threat to the economy, organizations can change the way they operate. Henderson emphasizes that businesses need to apply the same methods of response to tackle climate change. Read More Tags: COVID-19
Become a Sustainability Star! Events Sarah Mundell | April 22, 2020 Happy Earth Day from Southface Institute! Kids and adults can work together to secure our planet’s future by taking small steps each day to preserve our natural resources. Take these steps at home with your family, print it out for the refrigerator and email to friends! Read More Tags:
Test Your Home Health Smarts Building Health Kat Schaich | April 22, 2020 Think you know everything about keeping a healthy home? Prove it! Take the quiz and see if you can spot the facts from the fiction when it comes to maintaining a clean and safe living space. Read More Tags: Indoor Air Quality
Celebrating Earth Day at Home and Across the Globe Events Kat Schaich | April 17, 2020 Celebrating 50 years of Earth Day! Read More Tags:
COVID-19 Gives the Healthcare Industry a Needed Push to Go Circular Regenerative Design Southface Curator | April 15, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a manufacturing and supply chain shortage for hospitals and clinics across the nation. With an immediate need for circularity in the healthcare industry, many companies, research centers and medical centers are creating equipment, medical supplies and other PPE supplies that can be reused. Read More Tags: COVID-19, Circular Economy
Cloud Providers Continue to Improve Energy Efficiency during COVID-19 Green TechnologyRenewable Energy Southface Curator | April 9, 2020 As “shelter in place” orders have been made to control the spread of COVID-19, the world’s data centers and internet infrastructure are experiencing a rise in usage. This is because people are spending all their time at home using videoconferencing, collaboration software and other streaming services. Read More Tags: COVID-19, Energy Efficiency
7 Steps to Better Indoor Air Quality During the COVID-19 Crisis Building Health Southface Staff | April 8, 2020 Your home should be your sanctuary—an inviting place where you can rest, rejuvenate and heal from life’s daily stressors. These days, it is where you may be spending most of your waking hours, trying to keep yourself and your loved ones safe and healthy. But creating a haven takes more than investing in trendy decorations and a security system. It also means getting serious about what you allow (and don’t allow) inside your home and saying “no” to harmful pollutants … Continue reading “7 Steps to Better Indoor Air Quality During the COVID-19 Crisis” Read More Tags: COVID-19, Indoor Air Quality
New Report Summarizes How to Minimize COVID-19 Spread in the Built Environment Green Building Southface Curator | April 2, 2020 In early March, researchers published “2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: A Review of the Current Literature and Built Environment (BE) Considerations to Reduce Transmission,” a paper summarizing how to control COVID-19 and other similar pathogens from spreading throughout the built environment. Read More Tags: COVID-19
COVID-19 Crisis: 60 Organizations Call on Georgia Governor to Take Immediate Action to Ensure Residents are Protected from Utility Shut-Offs Blog Southface Staff | April 2, 2020 ATLANTA – April 1, 2020 – Today, 60 organizations across Georgia called on Governor Brian Kemp to take immediate action pursuant to his authority granted under the state’s emergency management act to ensure utility customers remain connected to essential electric, gas, water, sewer, and telecommunications networks, both during and after the coronavirus emergency. State executive action is needed for several reasons, outlined in a letter from the organizations to Governor Kemp. Read More Tags: COVID-19
We All Play a Part in Community Health Building HealthCommunitiesEventsGreen Building Sarah Mundell | March 26, 2020 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. Read More Tags: COVID-19, Indoor Air Quality, SART
