Enterprise Green Communities recently announced that more than half of all of their combined affordable housing developments in Ohio (750 homes in 20 communities across the state) will adhere to the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, the first national framework for green affordable housing. This program is being offered with the support of PNC, Enterprise [...]
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Egalitarian Green: Affordable Housing across Ohio to be Built to Green Standard
Posted in Ohio on August 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What is ULE 880?
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
ULE 880. It Sounds like the model number of a wayward driod right out of a George Lucas movie. It’s C3PO and R2D2′s lesser known cousin. Right? Wrong. ULE 880 is actually, a global, company-level standard being issued by UL Environment, a division of Underwriters Laboratories, in partnership with Greenbiz.com. Similar to Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Index and [...]
Red, Blue and Green: Ohio legislature candidates being surveyed about sustainable building
Posted in Central Ohio, Codes and Regulations, Green Building Incentives, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, State on August 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What do Ohio’s governmental leaders really think about green/sustainable building? The Central Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (“USGBC”) is working to answer that question by way of a survey that was sent to all 220+ candidates for Ohio’s house and senate. The surveys were mailed to every candidate’s publicly-disclosed address on Friday, August [...]
Local Champion of Therapeutic Landscapes Honored by ASLA
Posted in Uncategorized on August 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A quick note of congratulations to Jerry Smith, USGBC-Central Ohio Chapter Board Member, on being inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) distinguished Council of Fellows. Fellowship is among the highest honors ASLA may bestow and recognizes the significant contributions these individuals have made to the profession and the public through their works, leadership and management, [...]
CODE RED! (er, make that CODE “GREEN”)
Posted in Central Ohio, City, Codes and Regulations, Federal, Green Building Incentives, LEED, National, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, State on August 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »
With the federal energy bill deceased, and Ohio’s H.B. 7 dying on the vine, many fear a “code red” crisis with respect to legislation designed to make our built environment more prosperous, healthy, and sustainable. But salvation may come in the form of local green building codes, with the help of two new resources. Perhaps [...]
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