Ohio Green Building Law

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, knowledge and service.

Jerry was nominated in the Service Category by the Ohio Chapter. In addition to his formative work in designing healing environments, he has transformed market processes through evidence-based design. From the outset of his career, he has demonstrated the proactive effectiveness of serving on committees and boards of nonprofit organizations committed to great change. He has long been the sole landscape architect on the Environmental Standards Council of the Center for Health Design and serves on the Green Guide for Health Care Steering Committee and the SITES Technical Core Committee. In those capacities, he has established that therapeutic landscapes are necessary for healthful, sustainable design solutions. 

Jerry is now turning his attention to molding the next generation of great landscape architects as a Faculty Fellow in Landscape Architecture at Ball State University, where he will be in residence next year.  Keep fighting the good fight, Jerry!