From the U.S. Green Building Council https://www.usgbc.org/articles/urban-stead-cheese-achieves-leed-silver-certification-usgbc-ohio Urban Stead Cheese achieves LEED Silver certification (USGBC Ohio) Alicia Blum, Mar 17, 2021 Learn how the local business sustainably cultivates “Cheddar for the Better.” Owners Andrea and Scott Robbins of Urban Stead Cheese in their Cincinnati, Ohio shop. Urban Stead Cheese recently achieved LEED Silver certification as the shop also celebrated three years …
Sharing another piece of exciting news this week: the Ohio EPA recently awarded $3.25 million in grants for the installation of over 500 public Level 2 EV chargers across 22 Ohio counties! These new chargers will be installed in over 170 locations, expanding Ohioans’ access to EV charging. The City of Cincinnati was among the grantees, winning $22,500 to install …
It’s been a whirlwind few days at Aptera with a visit from Jan Žagar at Elaphe. For those of you who aren’t familiar, this innovative company manufactures our in-wheel motors. Shown below with new team members Jesse Wood, Karl Schaffner, Matt Bockman and co-CEO Steve Fambro, Jan’s goal was to help us achieve optimum drivability. One of the most advanced technologies on the market, …
Exciting news in the Cincinnati micro-mobility scene — Cincinnati Red Bike was recently awarded a prestigious Living Lab Grant from the Better Bike Share Partnership (BBSP). The mission of the BBSP is to identify barriers to bikeshare and find solutions to make bikeshare more accessible. Each of the five cities designated as Living Labs (Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Portland) …
By Katie Kapusta PUBLISHED by Spectrum News 8:30 PM ET Mar. 03, 2021 CINCINNATI — Solar energy in Ohio is still a growing market. In fact, since 2016, Solar United Neighbors has helped Ohio residents save $6.6 million in local solar spending, and leaders believe the city of Cincinnati is primed for growth especially because the city and Hamilton County …
To accompany the launch of the City of Cincinnati’s Solarize Cincy program, I am sharing an infographic about how EVs and solar can complement one another. According to Solar United Neighbors (the City’s partner for the Solarize program), “Using solar as a clean ‘fuel’ for EVs has the potential to dramatically decarbonize the transportation sector. The improvements to battery technology …
This Thursday, February 25 from 1-2pm EST, EV Cincy is hosting the next installation in their E-Vroom Zoom event series, “EVs & Equity: Clean Transportation for Communities of Color.” If you found the Cleveland Study I shared last week interesting, you won’t want to miss this event, featuring two members of the Cleveland Study team at EVHybridNoire. The program will …
This week we’re helping to get the word out about the brand new Cleveland Study released by EVHybridNoire and Clean Fuels Ohio. Both of these organizations are doing great work to advance adoption of electric vehicles. EVHybridNoire is “the world’s largest network of diverse electric vehicle owners and enthusiasts” and advocates for e-mobility solutions in underserved communities. Clean Fuels Ohio …
Enriching Spaces – WELL Building Standard Platinum Certified – Virtual Office Tour WHAT: Enriching Spaces Interior Services virtual office tour – First in Ohio and 9th in the US to receive WELL Certification Platinum WHERE: Virtual (Forrest Park, Ohio) WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021; 11 am to Noon, photo links to registration page “How a small company achieved WELL Certified™ Platinum on a tight budget!” Dawn Schwartzman (CEO, Enriching Spaces) …
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