The new Sycamore Township Fire Station 93 and Community Center, 11580 Deerfield Road, Sycamore Township, OH 45249 is a great example of what a community can do going Green, from a hugh solar PV array to some cool skylights and heat recovery units. Here’s a link to some photos. LEED Highlights: – LEED Documentation done by Neyer Properties, Inc. – …
Big Ass Fans LEED Gold R&D Laboratory
From the USGBC Cincinnati Regional Chapter Events Calendar, ” Tour 45,000 sf. LEED Gold Certified testing facility, Big Ass Fans Date 11/04/2009 Time 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Location Big Ass Fans R & D Facility 2201 Jaggie Fox Way Lexington, KY 405011 859.977.0721 City Lexington State KY Description Learn about Big Ass Fans sustainability initiatives beginning at the infancy …
Dayton Children’s Outpatient Care Center Springboro
Green Cincinnati organized a trip to visit Dayton Children’s Outpatient Care Center Springboro, the first medical center to achieve LEED Certification in our Region. Cathy Lewis, Center Manager, showed us around the building. The Architect for the project was David Glover of Pinnacle Architects and he also met us for the tour. Click here for a slide show. From the …
Window LEED Documentation with education – Not Greenwashing
Learn – Why you may be looking at your number one energy drain – your windows! Higher performance windows may contribute from 15 to above 20% improvement over an ASHRAE 90.1 baseline building. Our Energy 10 simulations indicate that for Zone 3A if you go from a required minimum of U 0.57 for a typical commercial office building to a …
Better LEED Metal Documentation Can Provide up to 95% Recycled and 100% Regional Content
Steel may represent about 10% of the value of LEED materials. Taking advantage of those high percentages requires steel sources that have the knowledge and source documentation to back them up. American Metal Supply has prepared a document you can use to learn the questions you need to ask to get those valuable recycled and regional credits. Railings may make …
Green Manufacturing Tour- What Products Can You Make For The New Green Economy?
Scheduled for Fall 2011. Please let us know if you would like to join us. View Slide Show. What: Half day tour of: Firehouse No. 9, Green Cincinnati’s LEED Platinum office, University of Cincinnati’s LEED projects and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. When: 9 am to 11:30 am Where: Cincinnati Firehouse No. 9, City of Cincinnati’s first LEED Project, …
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Cincinnati Zoo Harold Schott Education Center, LEED Silver, Corner Erkenbrecher Ave. and Dury Ave., Cin., OH 45220, (Zoo address 3400 Vine St, Cin., OH 45220), get parking code from Chuck – The Center is at the corner of Erkenbrecher Ave. and Dury Ave, 45220. April 21, 2011 Earth Day at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden with Blooms & Tunes …
Sustainable Design tour of Cincinnati
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 …
Enright Ridge Eco-Village and Imago Preserve
Some photos Green Cincinnati took of Imago and the Enright Ridge Eco-Village neighborhood, July 16, 2009 when Green Drinks Cincinnati had a tour and social. It may be an example of Permaculture. One other example of Permaculture in the area is Red Sunflower Farm in Independence, KY. http://www.greencincy.wpmudev.host/enrightweb/enrightweb.html (11-28-19 301 redirect applied)
LEED AP for Homes Exam Class
The class may use an actual residential project as a class exercise. You will receive hands on experience and your work on an actual LEED project will qualify you to take the LEED for Homes AP exam. The class project is expected to last several months. Many of the residential buildings in the City of Cincinnati are being LEED Certified …