An EarthCraft First: Triple Certification

Emory Point recently became the first development to successfully achieve EarthCraft certification in three distinct areas: EarthCraft Communities, EarthCraft Light Commercial, AND EarthCraft Multifamily Each of these programs had its own worksheet requirements to fulfill and all of the requirements were completed Multiple certification… Communities focuses on Commercial is for Multifamily helps by If Atlanta’s …

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Celebrate the Best in Green Building with us at the 2017 EarthCraft Awards

Each year, EarthCraft recognizes excellent projects, as well as builders, developers and project team members that exhibit a steadfast commitment to excellence in performance and sustianable design. The EarthCraft Celebration of Excellence is also an opportunity to highlight program partners whose services continue to shape and improve the green building industry. EarthCraft award winners span …

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In the Media: Edgewood Craftsman reno is an eco-friendly, reclaimed treasure

Feb 7, 2018. www.ajc.com This story was originally published by the AJC. For the full story, click here.

EarthCraft House Version 2: What To Expect

It is now 2018, and with a new year comes updates to the EarthCraft House Program. It’s no secret that 2017 was a busy and developmental year for EarthCraft House. Last year, the EarthCraft team identified a need to review and update key programmatic elements that would not only simplify the certification process, but would …

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LEED Fellow Laura Case “Builds” Career in High Performance

By Laura Case My journey in sustainability and the built environment began almost 20 years ago. At the time, I was a project manager on Emory University’s campus charged with understanding and implementing a nascent, green building certification program across new building projects for the university. The first of these projects for Emory was the …

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Meet the EarthCraft Team

We’re a team of dedicated professionals, building scientists, technical experts, and marketing gurus. While we might be from different places and come to the table with different skills, we each share a passion for our buildings, our communities and our planet. Meet the EarthCraft faces inspiring green spaces: -Stephen DeLaurier- EarthCraft Light Commercial Been working …

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EarthCraft Celebrates “Well-Built for Well-Being” Excellence

Last week, 15 awards were presented as a part of EarthCraft’s annual Celebration of Excellence, which recognizes projects, teams, builders, contractors, and organizations that have excelled in their commitment to the EarthCraft program. Founded in 1999 by Southface and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, EarthCraft is a regional green building certification program focused on …

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Remembering EarthCraft Achievement: Part 1

On October 19, Southface will celebrate the EarthCraft Celebration of Excellence, an annual award ceremony that recognizes builders, architects, developers and contractors for their commitment to exceptional sustainable building design and performance. Founded by Southface and the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association in 1999, EarthCraft is a green building certification program that aims to combat the …

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“Q&A by the Coffee Machine” with Anna Trakhman

The EarthCraft and Southface team recently welcomed Anna Trakhman, our new Associate for Residential Sustainability Services. We sat down with Anna to learn more about who she is and her role working with EarthCraft. Tell us a little bit about yourself, Anna. Where were you before Southface? Before I started at Southface I was a student …

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2017 EarthCraft Awards: Celebrating Excellence

Well-built for well-being deserves to be celebrated Each year, EarthCraft recognizes excellent projects, as well as builders, developers and project team members who exhibit steadfast commitment to sustainable building practices. The EarthCraft Celebration of Excellence is also an opportunity to highlight program partners whose services continue to shape and improve the green building industry. EarthCraft …

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