Columbus just fired a major sustainability shot by announcing a new program that will reimburse eligible LEED – certified developments for up to double the USGBC fee. Mayor Coleman’s office just announced, as a part of his “Get Green Columbus” initiative, two new sustainable development programs—Green Columbus Fund and Green Switch Loan Funds. The Green Columbus Fund [...]
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Columbus throws down the Green Gauntlet
Posted in Central Ohio, Green Building Incentives, LEED, LEED v3, Ohio on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ohio Sustainability Leaders Coming Together for MORPC Summit
Posted in Central Ohio, Ohio on September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) is bringing together a host of regional and national sustainability leaders for its Sustainability Summit in October. OGBL’s own David Scott is among the “Sustainable Development Superstars” panelists who will discuss opportunities and challenges to sustainable development as part of the “Business” track morning breakout session. More information on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Open letter to LEED Deniers:
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Ohio on July 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[Editor's note: Subsequent to the posting of the entry below, the author of the "LEED Program is Another Sham" letter responded directly to OGBL. The body of his response, and his original letter to Columbus CEO magazine, are reproduced in a subsequent post on this blog.] In a letter to the editor published in the August 2010 Columbus [...]
Its not too late…
Posted in Central Ohio, tagged USGBC on May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
To join the USGBC Central Ohio Chapter TODAY for the first of many planned monthly events. We will be introducing the new Board of Directors and discussing upcoming chapter activities and events. Box Lunches by L.A. Catering will be available. Registration can be done online by clicking the following link: LUNCH and LEADERS
Columbus’ Huntington Center Challenges LEED Misconceptions
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, Ohio on May 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
[Editor's note 8/26/10: An unexpected problem with outside air circulation will likely preclude the Huntington Center from eligibility for LEED certification due to inability to satisfy a prerequisite. Eric Mathis, the Property Manager, estimates that the cost of the efficiency upgrades that were already installed as part of the process of pursuing LEED will be recouped within several [...]
Won’t you be my (green) neighbor?
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, National, Ohio on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Picture Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood with walkable streets, appropriately-scaled schools, a mix of amenities close by, and maybe a bike trail or two, and you have the general idea behind LEED for Neighborhood Development. The USGBC, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) recently announced the launch of the LEED [...]
David Scott to Serve as Moderator for Panel Discussion on Energy Efficiency
Posted in Central Ohio, tagged City of Columbus, Dave Scott, Environment Ohio, Greenovate, m+a architects on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
OGBL is pleased to announce that David M. Scott will serve as moderator of a panel discussion presented by Greenovate and Environment Ohio on Ohio’s Energy Efficiency Industry on February 6, 2010. The following business leaders and public officials will lead the discussion: – Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy, Ohio’s 15th Congressional District (Keynote) – City [...]
Greenovate Partnering with Environment Ohio to Release Energy Report
Posted in Central Ohio, Green Building Incentives, Ohio, tagged David Scott, Enviornment Ohio Panel, Environment Ohio, Greenovate, Mary Jo Kilroy on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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