Our Vision is that all buildings and communities will regenerate and sustain the health, prosperity and vitality of all life within a generation.
Our Mission is to transform the way regional buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous built and natural environment that improves the quality of life.
USGBC/ASHRAE present "NetZero Projects by the GSA"
Tuesday January 24, Crowne Plaza Blue Ash, 5:30 PM
The GSA recognizes the importance of updating existing building stock, especially considering that they own and operate more existing building stock than any other single company or government agency in the country. They recently began the process of renovating the Wayne Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Grand Junction, CO (originally built in 1918) and constructing the new San Ysidro Land Port of Entry (Border Station) to achieve LEED certification, and to operate as net-zero facilities.
Charles Hardy, the Great Lakes Regional Recovery Executive for GSA’s Public Buildings Service will describe the two projects, the associated costs and savings expectations, the technologies to be included in each and the present culture at GSA that has inspired these ambitious projects.
Networking at 5:30 (cash bar). Dinner and presentation follow directly.
In May 2012 Greening the Heartland Conference comes to Indianapolis. It brings leaders of the green building community together for three days of sessions, exhibits, and networking. More than 35 sessions will address challenges, solutions, and innovations in green building, design, and technology. The 2012 GTH Conference is designed around a broad theme of Building Community with an agenda designed to expand the target audience.
Visit Indy in '12! For more information email or call Cris Dorman(317.440.1898).
Rank of Cincinnati among cities for total number of LEED projects: 26
Rank of Ohio among states for total number of LEED projects: 12
USGBC Cincinnati Awarded Duke Energy Foundation Grant Duke Energy values a strong commitment to its communities. The Duke Energy Foundation continues to honor that commitment with support of organizations such as the USGBC Cincinnati Regional Chapter. This $10,000 grant goes toward a matching fund dedicated to securing an executive director. For more details on Duke Energy's philanthropic areas of focus, please visit their website. The entire chapter wishes to thank The Duke Energy Foundation and Karen Rae Monday for their generosity and support of our shared mission. Chapter Highlights and Accomplishments:
- The Cincinnati area is home to more LEED projects than any city in Ohio - The Cincinnati area is home to more LEED AP's per capita than Chicago, and has the fourth largest number of LEED AP's in the Midwest
- Cincinnati has more LEED registered schools than any other city in the state; Ohio has more LEED registered schools that California, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, and Florida combined. Twenty percent of all LEED schools projects are in Ohio
- The Cincinnati Regional Chapter is the largest in Ohio and surrounding states
- It has spread green building education to more than half a million people through media and direct contact
- Chapter leaders have advocated for green building policy with the Governor's and Cincinnati Mayor's offices
- The chapter has forged an award-winning partnership with Cincinnati State to provide a sustainable building curriculum for professionals
- The chapter's advisory efforts have assisted the cities of Cincinnati and Wilmington and the State of Ohio in crafting successful green building incentives
- Chapter leaders have spoken before numerous professional groups, both locally and around the country, about LEED and sustainable building
- The chapter has hosted design competitions, LEED workshops, tours, round-tables, socials, and other networking events
- Through the efforts of the Board and volunteers, Cincinnati was the host of Greening the Heartland 2011, the Midwest Greenbuild conference of the USGBC
U.S. Green Building Council Cincinnati Regional Chapter 200 W. 4th Street | Suite 600 | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45202 | Phone: 513.800.1192 | info@usgbc-cincinnati.org
