SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INC
241 PINE STREET NE, ATLANTA, GA 30308 www.southface.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION, HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE RESEARCH, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REGENERATIVE ECONOMY, ONE THAT GIVES BACK MORE THAN IT USES. SOUTHFACE WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH A NETWORK OF PARTNER NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND SCALABLE SOLUTIONS IN HOMES, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, ADVOCACY AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, OUR WORK POSITIVELY IMPACTS HEALTH, EQUITY AND WELL-BEING, INCLUDING REDUCING ENERGY BURDEN THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, WHILE BUILDING THE GREEN WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE, REDUCING RESOURCE USE AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE.

NONPROFIT SOLUTIONS: FOR OVER 12 YEARS, OUR GOODUSE PROGRAM (WHICH NOW INCLUDES THE GRANTS TO GREEN AND NONPROFIT ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY LEGACY PROJECTS) HAS PARTNERED WITH OVER 300 NONPROFITS IN 26 STATES TO HELP THEM SAVE OVER 13 MILLION IN UTILITY COSTS WHILE REDUCING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. USING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND CONSULTATIVE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, AND WITH THE LEVERAGE OF MATCHING GRANT SUPPORT, WE UNCOVER AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT WITHIN FACILITIES TO INCREASE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY. IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM HAS REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS BY OVER 62,000 METRIC TONS AND SAVED OVER 78 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND MORE THAN 107 MILLION KWH IN ELECTRICITY SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IN FACT, OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS SEE AN AVERAGE REDUCTION OF 20-30% IN UTILITY COSTS. THESE SAVINGS ARE REINVESTED IN THEIR MISSION-CRITICAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, SAVINGS ACHIEVED BY PARTICIPATING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS AND FOOD BANKS ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO POSITIVELY IMPACT OVER 7000 CHILDREN AND SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION MEALS TO PERSONS IN NEED. BUILDING ON OVER A DECADE OF SUCCESS, SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT THROUGH THE GOODUSE PROGRAM - INCREASING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY THROUGH DELIVERING CONSULTATIVE TECHNICAL SERVICES AND MATCHING GRANTS TO NONPROFITS SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND THE NATION.

POLICY/ADVOCACY/SUSTAINABILITY SERVICES: OUR POLICY, ADVOCACY AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM SEEKS TO ADVANCE STATE AND LOCAL POLICIES THAT PROPEL THE CLEAN-ENERGY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY MOVEMENT FORWARD, AND THEN DEMONSTRATE THE POWER OF THOSE SOLUTIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS. WELL-DESIGNED POLICY CAN TRANSFORM THE MARKET FOR A CLEAN-ENERGY ECONOMY, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS TO INFLUENCE DATA-DRIVEN, RIGOROUS APPROACHES TO ACHIEVE A LOW-CARBON FUTURE. WE FOCUS ON THREE KEY AREAS OF INFORMED STATE AND LOCAL POLICY TO LEVERAGE THE MOST IMPACT: 1) ADVANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RENEWABLE AND CLEAN-ENERGY POLICY PRIORITIES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT APPLY TO THE LOW-INCOME AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SECTOR; 2) PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON EFFECTIVE POLICY TOOLS AND APPROACHES IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING ENERGY AND WATER CODES AND ADVISING ON MECHANISMS SUCH AS ORDINANCES AND BUILDING CODES; AND 3) PROVIDING EXPERTISE ON SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, INCLUDING RAINWATER, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER WATER POLICIES THAT IMPROVE QUALITY, RESOURCE USE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. SOUTHFACE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF SOME OF THE REGION'S MOST IMPACTFUL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, SUCH AS THE CITY OF ATLANTA'S 100% CLEAN ENERGY PLAN AND THE ATLANTA BETTER BUILDING CHALLENGE, CREATING CHANGE AT SCALE. WE SEE OUR POLICY WORK AS A HIGH-LEVERAGE STRATEGY TO CREATE CHANGE AT SCALE THROUGH INTERVENTIONS IN STATEWIDE BUILDING CODE REGULATIONS AND, ULTIMATELY, ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES; HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING; AND CLEAN ENERGY EXPANSION IN AMERICA'S CITIES. SOUTHFACE BUILDS MORE EQUITABLE, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, WORKING WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SUSTAINABILITY AND BUILD RESILIENCY BY PROMOTING RESOURCE-EFFICIENT AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES AND REGENERATIVE DESIGN INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS PROVIDING DAY- TO-DAY MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE SOURCING, WASTE DIVERSION AND GRANT WRITING SUPPORT. PROGRAMS SUCH AS CREW (CULTURE-RESILIENCE- ENVIRONMENT-WORKFORCE) AND CCPRP (CARE AND CONSERVE PLUMBING REPAIR PROGRAM) REACH DIRECTLY INTO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO HELP WITH STORMWATER ISSUES AND MUNICIPAL WATER EFFICIENCY CHALLENGES, RESPECTIVELY. SOUTHFACE IS ALSO A LOCAL PARTNER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA IN THE AMERICAN CITIES CLIMATE CHALLENGE, AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR 25 AMBITIOUS CITIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPEN AND ACCELERATE THEIR EFFORTS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS.

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: A SUCCESSFUL REGENERATIVE ECONOMY REQUIRES A WELL- TRAINED AND EDUCATED WORKFORCE READY TO SOLVE COMPLEX AND EVOLVING PROBLEMS AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS. OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING TEAM DEVELOPS CURRICULA, ONLINE AND HANDS-ON TRAINING, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE REGENERATIVE ECONOMY'S WORKFORCE. THROUGH THE G.I. BILL, MILITARY VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSABLE TRAINING AT SOUTHFACE. IN 2019, SOUTHFACE TRAINED 2,640 PEOPLE, INCREASING THEIR SKILLS AND BUILDING A WORKFORCE READY TO WEATHERIZE, RETROFIT AND SUPPORT ENERGY AND WATER SAVINGS FOR HOMES AND WORKPLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR COMPLEMENTARY RESEARCH EFFORTS CONNECT OUR LOCAL AND FEDERAL PARTNERS WITH ESSENTIAL DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE UNTAPPED POTENTIAL OF HEALTHY, VIBRANT BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITIES. IN 2019, WE DOUBLED DOWN ON OUR WORK TO DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF HOUSING ON THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, WORKING WITH GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO MEASURE THE IMPACTS OF IMPROVED HOUSING CONDITIONS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES. OUR HEALTHY HOMES TRAINING CENTER BUILDS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEALTHY HOMES AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT TRACK THE IMPROVED HEALTH BENEFITS ACHIEVED THROUGH RENOVATION. ONE CURRENT PROJECT INCLUDES 10 BUILDINGS WITHIN GEORGIA'S PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY (PHA). WE'RE EXPANDING THIS BODY OF WORK IN 2020 WITH NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND AN INCREASED GEOGRAPHICAL REACH.

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