GCEA LEED office EA p1 Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems

ChuckLohreArchives

Owner’s Project Requirements and Basis of Design Perfection Group is the Commissioning Agent for the project. These two projects were submitted for their required two project experience. Project 1: Manufacturing Company Headquarters The challenge was to design and build an energy-efficient office building. The customer (a leader in sustainable design energy solutions for many of the largest restaurant, supermarket, hotel …

Trash is Cash, Save Money, Recycle Cincinnati

ChuckLohreArchives Leave a Comment

ACTION ALERT, Do these things: SIGN & CONTACT 1.  Sign the online petition and pass it on. 2. Call Bortz, Winburn and Quinlivan; then email all with the message below. Chris Bortz, Phone: (513) 352-3249 [email protected] Charlie Winburn, Phone: (513) 352-5354, [email protected] Laure Quinlivan, Phone: (513) 352-5303 [email protected] Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls, Phone: (513) 352-3604 [email protected] Y. Laketa Cole, Phone: …

Rom-Aire Solar Air Thermal Panels

ChuckLohreArchives Leave a Comment

160, 4′ x 8′ Rom-Aire air-type solar thermal panels are offered for sale. Perfect for a LEED school or commercial building. These panels use the sun to heat air as it flows through the panels. Contact Green Cincinnati. (11-30-19 301 redirect created)

NY Times Picks on LEED

ChuckLohreArchives Leave a Comment

A front page article from The New York Times (August 31, 2009) takes aim at easy criticisms of LEED, namely picking on individual points for landscapes with native plants and architecture featuring floor-to-ceiling windows. How we wish the article would have included a discussion of a basic LEED structure’s most significant attribute — the fundamental commissioning prerequisite. Photo of Dovetail …

Sustainable Design tour of Cincinnati

ChuckLohreArchives, Cincinnati Zoo, Neyer Properties Keystone Parke, Sanitation District No. 1 Designing Green, Twenhofel School Leave a Comment

For the best experience of sustainable design Green Cincinnati would recommend visiting the following projects: Northside homes – Notice the 50 to 75 year construction materials and natural lighting design. Cincinnati Zoo Harold C. Schott Education Center – The solar cells and raingardens add renewable energy and water management sustainable practices. Sanitation District No. 1 – Where you will see …

Aileron Business Center, Dayton OH

ChuckLohreArchives Leave a Comment

We toured Thursday, July 23 from 10 to 11 am at the Aileron Center for Business Excellence just north of Dayton, OH. From all reports this is a “Can’t Miss” LEED Project and is! The Branding Seminar ran from 8 to 10 am and included breakfast. Go to http://www.aileron.net/ for more information. From their site, “About Aileron In the words …

Metals – Recycled and Regional Credit Guide

ChuckLohreArchives Leave a Comment

Metal Recycling content and Regional extraction, harvesting and manufacturing locations may be difficult to determine or even to understand for your project. Here are some of the highlights of a letter Green Cincinnati prepared for American Metal Supply to assist their customers learning the basics of documentation as well as typical steel mill documentation available. Dear LEED Project Documentation Manager …