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ATLANTA RISING TO THE BETTER BUILDINGS CHALLENGE Also in this issue: Georgia Sees the Value of Solar Greening Rhodes Hall The Case for IAQ and Improved Productivity And more… FALL 2013 Fall 2013 A Publication of Southface Journal Features Atlanta Rising to the Challenge .......................6 By Maria Quiñones At Last, Georgia Sees the Value of Solar .............8 By Shan Arora Greening Rhodes Hall ......................................9 The Case for Indoor Air Quality and Improved Productivity .................................. 10 By Henry Slack Spray Foam Helps Light Commercial Projects The Southface Mission: To promote sustainable homes, Achieve Multiple Goals ..................................12 workplaces and communities through education, research, By Bill Abballe and David Smedick advocacy and technical assistance. Visionary Dinner 2013 Gala ............................14 Brief History Since 1978, Southface has worked with consumers, the Sustainability Circle Member Spotlight: construction and development industry and policymakers Stevens & Wilkinson .....................................25 to forge market-based solutions for creating green jobs, clean energy and sustainable communities. Recognizing Departments that buildings produce nearly half of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, we believe that sustainability initiatives and advocacy focused on the built environment are key to Welcome from Dennis Creech ...........................2 addressing global climate change. Southface News and Sunspots ..........................3 Southface is also strongly committed to helping people live, work and play in comfortable, healthy buildings that save money by conserving energy, water and other natural Meet the Southface Intern Crew ..................... 28 resources. To accomplish these goals, Southface offers a wide variety of green building and sustainability programs and services, all of which are based on sound science. On the cover: Downtown Atlanta. Connect with Southface! Read about the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge on pages Become a fan of Southface at 6-7 and see a list of participants Facebook.com/Southface.Energy on page 25. Photo courtesy Follow @SouthfaceEnergy on Twitter of Hyatt Regency Atlanta Check out YouTube.com/SouthfaceEnergy Follow on Linkedin.com/company/Southface Support Southface programs and outreach by becoming a member. Join us: www.southface.org/membership Fall 2013 Welcome from Dennis Creech Journal Staff Dear Readers, Helen Talley-McRae Editor Greg Brough Art Direction, Photography & Design This year marked the 35th anniversary of Southface. While Leigh Varley Assistant Editor it is always difficult to single out a few accomplishments, Amber McFarland Copy Editor the following initiatives illustrate the value of partnerships Maggie Baynham Communications Intern in advancing our mission. And with all of our activities, the Board of Directors support of our members and partners is essential to success. Charles R. Whatley, Jr., Chair - UrbanIS Linda M. Bolan, Vice Chair - Jones Lang LaSalle The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge - our partnership with the City of Atlanta, Americas, Inc. Central Atlanta Progress, Midtown Alliance and Livable Buckhead - led to over 65 Scott Bazemore, Secretary/Treasurer - million square feet of commercial real estate pledging to reduce energy and water State Bank & Trust Denis Blackburne, The Woda Group, LLC consumption by 20 percent by 2020. Southface staff members have worked closely David Ellis, Greater Atlanta Home Builders with the U.S. Department of Energy to use our experiences to help set guidelines for Association the national program. Leon S. Eplan, Urban Mobility Consult, Ltd. Jeff George, Gilbane Building Company The Grants to Green partnership with the Kendeda Fund and The Community Barry R. Goldman, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. Foundation for Greater Atlanta reported impressive savings for metro nonprofits Linda Klein, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & in 2012. One hundred six nonprofits saved over $1 million as a result of energy and Berkowitz, PC water efficiency improvements. These savings go directly to helping the nonprofits Erin Meezan, Interface M. von Nkosi, Liquid Studios achieve their missions. The success of the Grants to Green program has attracted Walter F. Reeves, Gardening Expert, Columnist, Radio national attention and this fall Southface, with support from the JPB Foundation, will & Television Host be working with the national Boys & Girls Clubs of America to help them reduce their Pam Sessions, Hedgewood Properties, Inc. facilities’ energy and water consumption and save money. The Southface Journal of Sustainable Building EarthCraft green home certifications have topped 28,000 and the program has is published quarterly by the Southface Energy launched an innovative small commercial building certification program, EarthCraft Institute Inc., 241 Pine St.,NE Atlanta, Georgia 30308. Light Commercial. EarthCraft is also working with The Georgia Trust on developing Phone: 404/872-3549. Fax: 404/872-5009. guidelines for a green certification program for historic commercial properties in Copyright:©2013 by the Southface Energy Institute. Southface grants authorization to photocopy material the South. from The Southface Journal for internal or personal Our work in these market-transforming programs has helped Southface win a highly use under circumstances that do not violate the fair use provisions of the copyright act. For permission to competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct research on the reprint, contact Southface. performance of small commercial buildings. Editorial Content: Signed articles represent the position of the author and not necessarily that of The Southface Southface educational programs—ranging from the Greenprints Conference to Journal of Sustainable Building. Articles may be edited the monthly Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable—continue to provide real world due to space limitations. solutions to green building and sustainable development challenges. The Southeast Southface office hours: Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Training (SWEET) Center was one of the first to Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. receive certification under new Department of Energy guidelines and is helping to Visit our websites at: www.southface.org and www.earthcraft.org create a residential energy efficiency industry in the Southeast. Contact us at: In addition to these program highlights, we have strengthened our communications Email: [email protected] program and are excited to announce a new direction for the Southface Journal. Phone: 404/872-3549 Fax: 404/872-5009 Beginning in 2014, we will print a concise quarterly newsletter that complements an expanded online version of the Journal. We feel the new format will better serve our Southface is a member-supported members and partners. We welcome your feedback on how we can enhance its value. organization. Please join us! XX% Dennis Creech FPO Executive Director, Southface Cert no. XXX-XXX-XXXX 2 Southface News and Sunspots GeorgiaForward Forum Hanley Award Southface Project Manager Shan Arora served as a panelist at the 2013 Southface Co-founder and Executive Director Dennis Creech is GeorgiaForward Forum session “Energy + Environment: Can we grow more the winner of the 2013 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership energy in Georgia?” The session, which focused on how Georgia can use in Sustainable Housing. The award honors individuals who “homegrown” strategies to prosper locally and nationally, was moderated have demonstrated extraordinary, lasting and far-reaching by Southface Senior Policy Fellow John Sibley. contributions to the advancement of sustainable housing in the United States. The award comes with a $50,000 cash prize which will serve as a lead gift for a Southface capital campaign. In September, Dennis traveled to Washington, D.C. to accept the award, which was presented by The Hanley Foundation, Hanley Wood and ECOHOME and BUILDER magazines. Following the official presentation, Katie Weeks, editor-in-chief of ECOBUILDING for Hanley Wood, traveled to Atlanta to present the award at a reception for Southface supporters, friends and family. RayDay Serenbe Co-founder Steve Nygren, Ray C. Anderson Foundation Trustees Harriet Anderson Langford and Mary Anne Anderson Lanier and Southface Executive Director Dennis Creech celebrated the life and legacy of Ray C. Anderson at the first annual RayDay on July 28. Anderson’s vision led to the transformation of the operations of carpet manufacturer Interface and served as a model for many others in business and government. Michael J. Hanley, president of The Hanley Foundation and creator of The Hanley Award, presented the 2013 Hanley Award to Dennis Creech at a McCall Langford, Ray C. Anderson’s granddaughter, is currently interning ceremony in Washington, D.C. in Southface’s development department. According to McCall, the intention of the foundation is to “carry on Ray’s legacy by connecting with the individuals and organizations that share his passion for sustainability and market transformation.” Dennis Creech is pictured with Denise Quarles, director of sustainability for the City of Atlanta; Charles Whatley, chair of the Southface board of directors; and Katie Weeks, editor-in-chief of ECOBUILDING for Hanley Wood, at the Atlanta award reception. Fall 2013 3 Ponce City Market DOE Challenge Home Jamestown Properties has engaged Southface to provide LEED for Homes The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with