April 8, 2011 – ReUse-apolooza at Building Value, music, re-use and recycling! 7-11 p.m., at Building Value, building material re-use center, 4040 Spring Grove Ave. in Northside. Hors d’oevres and a cash bar will be available at the event. By coming to Building Value you help people find greater independence through employment as they learn job skills that will last …
UC Teacher’s College, Dyer Hall
March 24, 2011 – UC Teacher’s College tour, the first UC classroom hall to be renovated to LEED standards. We’ll meet at the Starbucks in the Steger Student Life Building. Parking is available in the Woodside garage and then walk south. The Steger Center is west of the Recreation Center ans north of the stadium. This compliments the other 5 …
Earth Day
April 16, 2011 Earth Day at Sawyer Point – Pick Up America will take Art For The Sky photo at 3 p.m., wear black and come at 2:30 to be apart of the photo. Contact us it you would like to help perform the Cincinnati Chapter of the USGBC’s play “The Wizard of Cincy,” it’s all about following the Green …
Ignite Cincinnati
May 4, 2011 – Ignite Cincinnati #6 Presentation about ReSource, the Business to Non-Profit Re-Use, Re-Cycle and Re-Duce Center. – Come join us at the 20th Century Theatre, 3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209 for a hilarious story about the adventures of the ReSource Pack: Rhino Reuse, Reduce & Recycle; Chickie Clothes Clown; Hound of the Housewares; Poochy Paper Pup, …
GCEA LEED office SS c1 Sustainable Building
New Year’s weekend 2011 – We used the nice weather to plant a thornless honey locust, lay the pavers and place the sedum carpet. It was 66 degrees on Friday when we planted the tree. And below freezing on Sunday morning when we wanted to cut the sedum carpet with a hedge cutter. It wouldn’t cut the frozen ground but …
The first LEED Platinum Office in the City of Cincinnati!
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May 5, 2011 – Lohre & Assoc., Inc., Marketing Communications, Green Cincinnati® Education Advocacy Awarded LEED® Platinum Green Building Certification. Marks the first marketing communications office worldwide to receive the Certification. The Certification is LEED® Platinum Commercial Interiors v3 2009 by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Solar and Green Building Tour 2010
Oct. 2-3, National Green Building Tour – Cincinnati shows off all the LEED Projects it has created! This month’s home page is dedicated to the Green Energy Ohio Green Building & Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots energy efficiency event. This event offers you the opportunity to tour innovative green homes and buildings to see how you can use solar …
Green Office Makeover – LEED Commercial Interior Design & Construction Workshop
April 14, 2011 Green Office Makeover Update – Please join us for a report on the office’s LEED Platinum progress, the USGBC’s Technical Advise about our project and the steps we took to correct our documentation. Program is after the OTR Chamber Leads Lunch (above). Jan. 17, 2011, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – LEED 2009 v3 for Commercial Interiors …
Green Media Coalition
Green Cincinnati Green Media Coalition – The purpose of this Coalition is to assist the City of Cincinnati Office of Environmental Quality in promoting sustainability. Jan. 14 , 2011, “Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing” (this is different than social media) webinar from 12 noon to 1:30 PM at Green Cincinnati Education Advocacy offices, 126A W 14th St., near Music Hall. …
GCEA LEED office EA p1 Fundamental Commissioning of Building Energy Systems
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 …