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Events
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- Atlanta BELTLINE Informational...
throughout Atlanta
Monday, November 2 at 6:30pm - Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable
All Saints' Episcopal Church - Elli...
Friday, December 4 at 7:30am - Level 1 Buildings Infrared Tra...
Southface - Eco Office
Monday, December 7 at 8:00am - HERS Training & Certification
Southface - Eco Office
Friday, December 11 at 4:00pm - Greenprints Conference & Trade...
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Monday, March 1 at 9:00am - Visionary Dinner
Georgia Aquarium
Wednesday, March 31 at 5:00pm
Southface was thrilled to hear Al Gore and Sheryl Crow at Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix last nite!
Source: www.youtube.com
Al Gore delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Green Building Council's annual convention.
Southface Join Southface at the EnviroExpo this weekend (Nov. 14 and 15) to support EarthShare of Georgia! Find out more at
Source: www.enviroexpousa.org
“E-SCRAP” collection will be conducted by Living Green Pages at Enviro Expo USA on Saturday. For more information click here!
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Attention energy auditors, weatherization contractors, home inspectors and facility maintenance staff using thermal imaging, or who want to! Southface is hosting a Level I Infrared Training December 7-10. Reserve your spot at http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=22056
Southface Coalition of southeast states will accelerate their solar industry workforce development; Southface's “Green Jobs Training Center” to play a leading role.
Source: www.southeastgreen.com
Led by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of the University of Central Florida, six southern states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will join together to create a “Southern ...
Southface Check out “Grants to Green” – a community initiative that provides grants to Atlanta nonprofits to green their operations. Congrats to participating non-profits Imagine It! Children’s Museum, the Woodruff Arts Center, the Atlanta Botanical Garden and others that have reduced their energy consumption in year one by 16%, saving 380,000 lbs of CO2 and $61,000 in annual operating costs.
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On November 1st, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board will receive a draft of the Regional Assessment for “Plan 2040,” ARC’s current regional planning process. Plan 2040 is the first comprehensive transportation and development plan that ARC has undertaken in at least a decade. While substantial progress has ...been made in the region through local government greenspace protection, Livable Centers Initiative studies and innovative new development, the Atlanta region continues to have major problems and some real opportunities.
At the November 6th Roundtable, attendees will receive the first public presentation and opportunity to comment on issues identified through the Plan 2040. Tom Weyandt will address the region’s issues and how participants might be involved at many levels – neighborhood, local and regional. This “State of the Region” presentation will be an important look at the current and future issues facing Atlanta. Subsequent Plan 2040 documents will address transportation projects and programs to bring about more sustainable growth.
Tom Weyandt, Director of Comprehensive Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission
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At the November 6th Roundtable, attendees will receive the first public presentation and opportunity to comment on issues identified through the Plan 2040. Tom Weyandt will address the region’s issues and how participants might be involved at many levels – neighborhood, local and regional. This “State of the Region” presentation will be an important look at the current and future issues facing Atlanta. Subsequent Plan 2040 documents will address transportation projects and programs to bring about more sustainable growth.
Tom Weyandt, Director of Comprehensive Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission
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State of the Region – ARC’s Plan 2040 Assessment
Time:7:30AM Friday, November 6th
Location:All Saints' Episcopal Church - Ellis Hall
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Southface is hiring a receptionist. Please pass this link on if you know someone who might be a good fit: http://www.southface.org/web/get_involve
Source: www.southface.org
Southface Energy Institute, a nonprofit environmental organization that promotes sustainable homes, workplaces and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance, seeks applications ...
Southface Learn more about Atlanta's BELTLINE project during the month of NOVEMBER at various locations throughout the city! Check out the details on our events page!
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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and Southface will be hosting a class October 27th about Atlanta's Green Infrastructure. Find out more on our Events page and here...
http://www.greenroofs.org/resources/Atla
Source: www.greenroofs.org
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities' mission is to increase the awareness of the economic, social, and environmental benefits of green roofs and walls and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence.
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Congratulations Southface Eco Office on receiving Conserve Georgia's Water Conservation Award! Come out and take a tour of our award-winning Eco Office; visit http://southface.tix.com/Schedule.asp?Ve
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Congratulations Michael Fletcher, Ecologics Design, on achieving LEED Platinum
certification on “LEEDing Edge” building on Atlanta’s Edgewood Avenue.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Ecologicsdes
Southface Check out our Events page! Quickly approaching: the GA Solar Tour on Oct. 2-3 and SART on Oct. 2!
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The Nuts & Bolts of Green Building - Thurs Sept 24, 4 to 7 pm. Join the fun with the Greater Atl Home Builders Assoc. http://www.atlantahomebuilders.com/uploa
Source: www.atlantahomebuilders.com
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Atlanta's mayoral candidates present their views on sustainability at the Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable.
L to R: Jesse Spikes, Lisa Borders, event moderator Jay Bookman (AJC), Mary Norwood, Kasim Reed, Southface executive director Dennis Creech. Sept 4, 2009.
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Looking forward to reading Ray Anderson's new book - Confessions of a Radical Industrialist - 9/15/09 http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Radica
Source: www.amazon.com
Amazon.com: Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose--Doing Business by Respecting the Earth (9780312543495): Ray C. Anderson, Robin White: Books
