By: Sarah Kirsch and Daphne Bond-Godfrey, ULI Atlanta Atlanta’s traffic woes are a well-known story. Despite having the nation’s 9th largest transit system, we are still an auto-centric city and region, rife with congestion along our main corridors. The lesser known story, perhaps, is the remarkable level of investment and coordination currently underway among our […]
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Mass Timber Builds a Promising Future
By David Bailey. David is a Project Manager at Southface. The City of Portland will soon be home to the country’s tallest mass timber building. Scheduled to be completed in 2018, the Framework – as the building has been called – will be a soaring twelve-story tall mixed-use development that sheds light on the growing […]
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Fifteen Projects Awarded at EarthCraft’s Annual Celebration of Excellence
By Dayna Thompson, SouthfaceOn Thursday, October 19, Southface welcomed attendees for EarthCraft’s annual Celebration of Excellence. The Celebration recognizes projects, teams, builders, contractors and organizations that have excelled in their commitment to the EarthCraft program. A leader in sustainable building practices, EarthCraft delivers high performance and improved comfort to families, tenants and business owners across […]
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Increasing Opportunities for Children and Families in Southwest Atlanta
The Annie E. Casey Foundation We have a saying around the Annie E. Casey Foundation that kids do well when their families do well, and families do well when they live in supportive neighborhoods with strong community-based services, good jobs, affordable homes and high-quality schools. But for too many children in Atlanta, particularly children of […]
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The Lovable City
by Jenn Graham Stokell, ULI Atlanta Awards Committee with Amanda Rhein, ULI Atlanta Awards Dinner Chair What makes a city lovable? As Atlanta enters a period of transformation, it’s important for city leaders, developers, planners and everyday citizens to take a moment and reflect on what we love most about where we live. That’s why […]
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NeighborWorks Week 2017: Neighbors Together, Addressing Safety
Each June, NeighborWorks America and its network of local organizations mobilize tens of thousands of volunteers, business people, neighbors, friends and local and national elected and civic leaders in a week of neighborhood change and awareness. As a NeighborWorks network member, Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP) will convene neighborhood leaders from throughout metro Atlanta for a special day of creating opportunities to improve neighborhood safety and build more collaborative community-police relationships.
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A Look Back at Fulcrum Award Winners: Raising Consciousness, Tipping the Balance
By Amber McFarlandLast year, in preparation for our annual Greenprints Conference, the leadership team at Southface considered a provocative notion: what if a simple awards program could transform the market and shape the conversation? Through creative thinking and collaboration, we created such a program and debuted the Fulcrum Awards in March. With a call for […]
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The Urbanization of Atlanta’s Suburbs: Norcross, Duluth and Suwanee
While the vast majority of development has been concentrated in transit-oriented, urban core locations such as Buckhead, Midtown and Perimeter, there is growing opportunity in walkable suburban environments.
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EarthCraft Awards Recognize the Best of the Built Environment
The EarthCraft Awards program provides GAHBA and Southface a chance to recognize projects that exceed standards and shines a light on partners who advance innovation in the green building industry.
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Community Building through Art
Art is here. It isn’t limited to static art museums or traditional musical performances. It’s our living walls, streets, people, and neighborhoods.
