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Green Cincinnati’s USGBC LEED Platinum Project Profile Published

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A renaissance is taking place to restore Cincinnati to a walkable and sustainable community. Locating this office project in the inner city represents the best in historical reuse and renewal.

This project, in the second floor of a three-story rowhouse, houses the office of Lohre & Associates Marketing Communications and Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy, the sole tenant. The building is among other older inner-city buildings undergoing renovation. The firm is a marketing communications agency that designs literature, web sites, photography, and trade show exhibits primarily for industrial clients, and which has a green building education and marketing division.

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Arapahoe Acres -> International Style -> Usonian -> Green

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Homes have evolved over the years and the major trends have been the result of builders wanting better more efficient homes for their clients. After World War I and II the world was introduced to new materials and construction methods, the International and Usonian Styles were the result. Usonian has a unique history associated with Frank Lloyd Wright but it can represent a more natural approach used to improve the home environment and many features are similar to the International Style. Green homes are the present day future in home building. The U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design guidelines can help any homeowner understand how to improve his home and enjoy living there while saving money.

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Green Homes Summit Sept. 14, 2012

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Preserve, Restore, Revitalize – USGBC Cincinnati Regional Chapter, AIA Cincinnati, and Over-the-Rhine Foundation Cincinnati collaborate to present the 2012 Green Homes Summit. Presentation seminars will be held on September 14th, at Emanuel Community Center in OTR, Cincinnati, OH. Summit includes: Keynote Speaker, Workshops, All-Day Tradeshow, and Green Homes Tour for Homeowners, Builders, Architects, Government Officials, Realtors, Lenders, and anyone related to the residential building industry. The conference will focus on residential green strategies with an added focus of urban revitalization and historic preservation.

Renovation complete on Price Hill’s Elberon Apartments

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Cincinnati city leaders met Thursday morning outside the newly-renovated Elberon Apartments in Price Hill.

For more than a decade the giant building has been in disrepair, but now the remodeled building and apartments will welcome a new batch of residents.

After four years of planning and renovation, the building now holds 37 remodeled apartments for low-income senior citizens.

The building is Gold Star LEED certified, meeting standards for environmental construction, design and preservation of the building’s historic character.

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New Residential Building Code for Ohio

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In May, Ohio adopted a new residential building code requiring new homes to be more energy-efficient, be tested for air leaks and come with carbon monoxide detectors. The code is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2013. The new rules are estimated to add between $1,100 and $1,200 to the cost of a 1,800-square-foot two-story home. Homeowners can expect reductions in their utility bills, justifying the increased cost of construction. A similar code change in Boston back in 2009 found homeowners could save approximately $230 a year in energy costs with the new rules in place.

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Times Star Building Tour Oct. 24, 2012 – History and LEED for Existing Buildings

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Tour hosted by the Cincinnati Preservation Association – 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. – 800 Broadway St., Cincinnati, OH 45202 – Free, Max of 20 people, Registration required. Margo Warminiski, Preservation Director of the Cincinnati Preservation Assoc. will present on the history of the building. Representatives from either or both of the LEED for Existing Building team at GBBN Architects and Thermal Tech will be on hand.

Cincinnati Electric Car Club participation in the Northside 4th Parade

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This group is open to everyone, and is especially targeted to: those who own hybrid or plug-in electric vehicles and want to network with other owners; those who are thinking about buying or building an electric vehicle and want a support group; and those who want to help promote electric vehicles for all of their many benefits – Contact Larry Falkin (513) 352-5325, [email protected] for more information. We plan to use the decoration on the cars to communicate that electricity is 1/5th the cost of gasoline, electric cars park for free in most Cincinnati parking lots and meters

Green Cincinnati Signage Project

Green Cincinnati Building Signage Project Show at the Betts House Sept. 28, 2012 to Oct. 9, 2012

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The Green Cincinnati Building Signage Project is a proposed project to expand the Civic Garden Center of Cincinnati’s Green Learning Station environmental design signage to other projects around the region.