Achieving LEED Platinum isn’t an easy thing to do in any size home. Normally it requires solar panels and a rainwater catchment system. And Camden Homes has done that for one of their homeowners but for another that didn’t want solar panels they found other ways to achieve the highest LEED Certification for the maximum tax abatement in the City …
They fell so much in love with the building and each other that they got engaged on the site and pledge to hold on to it as their urban oasis. “This is a once in a lifetime find in the city,” Lauren stated, “Every single one of these details we have touched, this is us.” Lauren Klar and Neil Marquardt …
They were all influencers to the owners, Janet and Joe Bunge, whose design incorporates the aesthetics of all of these modernists. Janet took the lead on the project and through frequent meetings with the architect Mike Wentz and the design team at Aubrie Welsh Interiors, the home came to life. Blurring the lines between inside and outside is a major …
USGBC SW Ohio Chapter Residential Green Committee Mission: To provide education on sustainability in everyday tasks by promoting household environmentally sound practices to transform the way homes are designed, built, and operated enabling healthy, prosperous and environmentally and socially responsible living. Ohio Chapter site. Committee Chair: Toni Winston, Tiburon Energy Contact to Volunteer or Participate: Chuck Lohre, Green Cincinnati Education …
Rashida Manuel, Director of Public Engagement Green Umbrella: We are thrilled to be adding a new initiative to Green Umbrella this week. The Cincinnati 20, 30 district is building a community of building owners and property managers in downtown Cincinnati, who are committing to 50% reductions in their energy, water, and transportation emissions by 2030. We have 13 members so …
Deforestation is a bigger cause of climate change than all the world’s cars and trucks combined. Some of the damage is done underwater, where entire forests of kelp and seaweed are vanishing.
The theme for this year’s Greenbuild 2018 was Human X Nature, representing how the green building movement embraces all of humanity by making sustainable buildings and environments accessible to everyone while benefitting the natural environment all around us.
An inspiring closing to Greenbuild 2018 with the mayors of two cities that are an example of best practices and the best in people. “… from there it gets bigger and bigger, and the good news for me as the Mayor since I just passed my budget 48 to one, not that I’m competitive, but I wanted you to know …
If you would like to volunteer to help implement the ARC Building Performance Measurement System program at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati, get in touch.
Graphic designer explains the features of the environmental graphics at the elementary school, Greenbuild 2018 presentation. Transcript, “They couldn’t do it all. They needed to hire professionals. I was one of those. I came in at the end of the cosign I’d been lucky enough to work on every single project at [Robisham 00:00:09] since then. Coming in to do …
