EarthCraft News

Stakeholder Input Needed for Light Commercial Deep Energy Prescriptive Path

If you could reduce a building’s energy consumption by 25% over code would you do it? Southface and EarthCraft have partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy and other industry …

Rockmart Children’s Academy: The Gold Standard for a Healthy Environment for Kids

This news release features a recent project certified in the EarthCraft Light Commercial category. For more information on this project and information on how to certify your project, contact Jaida …

Young Israel of Toco Hills achieves EarthCraft Light Commercial Gold

Young Israel of Toco Hills, a Modern Jewish Orthodox community in Atlanta, Georgia, first opened its doors in 1994. Ten years ago, the synagogue realized that it was quickly outgrowing …

Dan Martin Pool House Achieves EarthCraft Light Commercial Certification

The Dan Martin Pool House at the Garden Hills Pool in Atlanta, Georgia has achieved EarthCraft Light Commercial certification. The Garden Hills Pool is a public facility owned by the …

Lower Interest Rates for EarthCraft Multifamily

The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Southface are pleased to announce that Fannie Mae will reward multifamily properties with a green building certification, such as EarthCraft Multifamily, with a …

St. Margaret’s Callahan Center achieves EarthCraft Light Commercial Certification

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Carrollton, Georgia recently received EarthCraft Light Commercial certification for the Callahan Center, a new 6,600 square foot building that will be used for administrative purposes and …

Georgia Northwestern Turning Home Construction Green

College builds energy-efficient green home on campus. A year-long construction project designed to teach how to build homes in an earth-friendly way reached completion last Thursday on Georgia Northwestern Technical …

NorSouth Constructs Awarded 2014 EarthCraft Communities Project of the Year

Leading Southeast contractor recognized for sustainable partnership in the multi-phase redevelopment of Decatur Housing Authority’s Allen Wilson Community. Southeast green building certification program EarthCraft announced its 2014 award winners in …

EarthCraft Program Celebrates 15th Anniversary

EarthCraft Awards highlight excellence within the program The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) and Southface celebrated the 15th anniversary of the EarthCraft program at the October 29 EarthCraft Celebration …

EarthCraft: 15 Years of Innovation

Published in the Atlanta Building News  – content contributed by Southface staff The EarthCraft green building certification program was developed by the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association and Southface in 1999. …