GoodUse Makes a Solar Splash on Tybee Island Blog Davis Foster | March 23, 2023 Tybee Island Marine Science Center is located along the sunny coastline of Georgia, serving the community through tours of their brand-new facility, educational outreach, and animal conservation programs. Unlike traditional aquariums and nature centers, most of the sea turtles, corn snakes, alligators, fresh and saltwater fish, and other creatures housed at the Center are only there until they can be released back into the wild. But keeping marine tenants healthy at the Center, even temporarily, posed a seemingly permanent problem—the … Continue reading “GoodUse Makes a Solar Splash on Tybee Island” Read More Tags:
The Best Time to Become a Professional Energy Auditor is Now BlogEducation Spencer Rose and Nathan Bessette | March 7, 2023 In August 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed Congress and became the single biggest climate investment in US history. It’s not just huge for the natural environment but also for all the pros who construct and renovate the built environment across the country. With a frenzy of federal incentives set that began in January 2023, industry experts predict demand for energy efficient residential and commercial buildings to skyrocket. Southface Institute has decades of experience training and certifying energy … Continue reading “The Best Time to Become a Professional Energy Auditor is Now” Read More Tags:
Refugees Find a Sustainable Sense of Place in Metro Atlanta Community Uncategorized By Tricia Young and Kate Gordon | February 7, 2023 Each year, more than 1,500 refugees from around the world make their new home in the small Metro Atlanta city of Clarkston, Ga., nicknamed the “Ellis Island of the South.” Resettlement is the first big step, but it takes a lot more to go from surviving to thriving in a new country, especially when it feels like your culture, language, and customs are a world away. Clarkston nonprofit Friends of Refugees provides critical resources and opportunities that support New … Continue reading “Refugees Find a Sustainable Sense of Place in Metro Atlanta Community” Read More Tags:
Closing the Book on Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH) BlogGreen Building Nathan Bessette | January 9, 2023 Our Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH) Providership has been a quality assurance success story for more than 20 years. Southface Institute made the difficult but strategic decision to close out SERH at the end of 2022 as we look forward to our next chapter. Changing with the Home Energy Rating Industry Southface launched SERH to help reduce carbon emissions from housing stock and grow the industry for home energy raters. Through this service, we provided access to software, quality … Continue reading “Closing the Book on Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH)” Read More Tags:
Georgia Public Service Commission Slashes Popular Rooftop Solar Program. What’s Next? Blog Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Southface Institute | December 21, 2022 On December 20, after months of hearings, the Georgia Public Service Commission — the agency that regulates Georgia Power Company — approved a $1.8 billion settlement that provides for three bill increases over the next three years while also taking a sledgehammer to a popular pilot program that helped 5,000 Georgia homes and businesses put solar panels on their roofs. The unanimous vote by the state’s Public Service Commission to sharply reduce payments to solar customers in the program … Continue reading “Georgia Public Service Commission Slashes Popular Rooftop Solar Program. What’s Next?” Read More Tags:
The Pros of Electrification Blog Amelia Godfrey | November 29, 2022 Originally posted by Atlanta Building News. It’s Electric Electrification has become one of the popular buzzwords within the energy efficiency community. It is generally presented as a method to address climate change; by moving to all-electric buildings, cities and states will be able to reduce their carbon emissions and improve overall air quality. Additionally, electrification offers a variety of other benefits, both for homebuilders and buyers. Here are a few different ones to consider. CostThe path to housing affordability is … Continue reading “The Pros of Electrification” Read More Tags:
Cutting the Ribbon at Chattanooga’s Construction Career Center, a GoodUse Project Blog Kate Gordon | November 16, 2022 The construction industry is facing a dire workforce shortage. For every five retiring employees, there is only one person entering the workforce. As part of a highly collaborative public-private partnership, the Building and Construction Workforce Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is taking bold action to address this problem by launching the Construction Career Center. The Career Center is envisioned to be an innovative vocational school and training center in the urban center of Chattanooga for teens and adults—and a 28,000-square-foot … Continue reading “Cutting the Ribbon at Chattanooga’s Construction Career Center, a GoodUse Project” Read More Tags:
The 2022 Rate Case: Georgia Power’s $2.9 Billion Ask Blog Will Collier | November 7, 2022 What are “fair and reasonable” rates and charges for Georgia Power to collect from its ~2.7 million customers over the next three years? That is the question the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is charged with answering in the 2022 rate case for the state’s largest electric utility. The PSC’s decision has far-reaching impacts on Georgians, especially those with fewer financial resources, and on the environment—and fortunately, this decision is not made in a vacuum. Anyone can submit comments, and … Continue reading “The 2022 Rate Case: Georgia Power’s $2.9 Billion Ask” Read More Tags:
Southface Institute Announces Urban Planner, University Director, and Environmental Justice Advocate as Award Winners Blog Tricia Young | October 26, 2022 Southface has presented the prestigious Argon Award every year of this century to recognize visionaries whose work offers innovative solutions to environmental challenges. In 2022, the organization introduced the Luminary Award and Rising Star Award to honor additional sustainability leaders for their exceptional impact. Southface President James Marlow presented all three awards to Ryan Gravel, Susan Kidd, and Chandra Farley respectively at the organization’s 2022 Visionary Dinner, held at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. on the evening of October … Continue reading “Southface Institute Announces Urban Planner, University Director, and Environmental Justice Advocate as Award Winners” Read More Tags:
Statement on Hurricane Ian BlogClimate Change James Marlow | October 17, 2022 I urge you to keep our Floridian friends and family, including Southface Sarasota staff, in your thoughts as they face the devastating onslaught of Hurricane Ian. We wish everyone in Florida safety and strength and offer our support in the aftermath of the storm. The destruction that so many people are experiencing because of this hurricane is another painful reminder of how urgently we need infrastructure and buildings that are resilient to extreme weather—and bold climate action to reduce the … Continue reading “Statement on Hurricane Ian” Read More Tags: