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When we last spoke with Dr. Susan Eirich at Earthfire Institute, she shared with us her lifelong mission of Reconnection Ecology®, and our work on the Earthfire Bear Gardens had only just begun. This fall, we were fortunate to reconnect with her not just for updates on the new habitat, but for an exciting announcement: […]

As Epsten Group’s Architecture Team reflects on 2023 and looks optimistically into the new year, we feel grateful for how far we’ve come since our founding in 1991 and excited for what the future holds. 2023 was a year of progress, change, and occasional unexpected challenges that provided our department with a unique opportunity to

Sarah Storey, our Marketing Coordinator, has been with Epsten Group for nearly two years, managing our social media and dozens of other processes across our Marketing Department. Sarah thrives at the center of all marketing operations, explaining that “marketing creates and updates materials to best show off and explain what we do here at Epsten

Years ago, it was the keen eye of Michael Bautsch’s younger brother that first caught sight of an abandoned Moluccan cockatoo in the expanse of their New Orleans backyard. With a mixture of curiosity and caution, they set out a dinner plate with an assortment of birdseed they had on hand. The hungry cockatoo, overcoming

Epsten Group is excited to celebrate the grand opening of Electric Owl Studios, the world’s first LEED® Gold-certified film and TV studio campus. This purpose-built studio, located in Atlanta, GA, is committed to quality, community, and sustainability. Our team is honored to provide ongoing sustainability consulting services to assist studio leadership in achieving key green

What’s driving the ESG movement? Demand for greater transparency on sustainable and socially responsible practices is on the rise. According to Mckinsey research, more than 90% of S&P 500 companies now publish ESG reports in some form. In addition, the U.S. is currently considering new rules that would require companies to disclose more details about

In 1963, Dian Fossey, a director of occupational therapy at a children’s hospital, took out a bank loan and combined it with her entire life savings to visit Africa for the first time. She was driven by a lifelong love for animals and a close friend’s stories of the continent’s beautiful and diverse landscapes. This

Epsten Group is thrilled to announce that two of our most dedicated and passionate team members have been promoted to associate positions. We created the Associate position to honor team members who have demonstrated a commitment to the company, led by example, and fostered internal collaboration. Richard Shaffer and Melanie May have done an exemplary

Originally Published in Project Haystack Connections Magazine, January 2022 Issue Adapt or Die: A phrase that has been used to describe many situations including in business. Technological advancements in the past decade alone have changed our lives and businesses in a myriad of ways. The design and construction industry has seen this firsthand, most notably

Behavioral science is a vast field that ultimately attempts to answer a simple question: how do we effectively convince people to change their behavior for the better? More importantly—how do we make sure that change lasts? For 27 years, Immerse Universe CEO and Founder, Heather Doggett, has dedicated her days to advocating for conservation and