Just a few more days until the inaugural Ohio Green Schools Rally (Wednesday, February 22, at Reynoldsburg eSTEM Academy). Attendees will earn up to 4 GBCI credits, hear an inspiring keynote from USGBC Center for Green Schools Director Rachel Gutter, tour an exceptional green school, choose from 3 outstanding breakout educational sessions, attend closing remarks from Reynoldsburg City [...]
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Ohio Green Schools Rally This Week!
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio on February 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
USGBC – Central Ohio Chapter Installs New Board Members
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, National, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio on February 9, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The USGBC – Central Ohio Chapter recently voted in its 2012-2013 Board of Directors. Representing a diverse array of industries, and some of the most dynamic organizations in the world, this group is led by incoming Chair Tyler Steele (with Hines, one of the world’s leading developers and managers of sustainable real estate), Secretary Kurt Smith (Turner Construction), [...]
Inaugural Green Schools Rally Approved for GBCI Credits
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, National, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged continuing education, LEED Credits, Ohio Green Schools Rally on January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The inaugural Green Schools Rally, set for February 22, 2012, at the Reynoldsburg eSTEM Academy near Columbus, has been approved for GBCI Credits. This author will join Luther L. Liggett, Jr. in presenting at the Rally on the subject of Green Building Legislation and Advocacy, in relation to green schools and the broader green building movement. With [...]
Ohio Taking Green Building to School
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged green school, leed mandate, Ohio green building, Ohio Green Schools, schools on October 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[EDITOR'S NOTE: THE OHIO GREEN SCHOOLS RALLY, A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING EVENT, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO FEBRUARY 22, 2012, AT REYNOLDSBURG'S eSTEM ACADEMY ON SUMMIT RD.] Thanks to the Buckeye State’s LEED-Silver mandate for public school construction, Ohio leads the nation with over 270 LEED certified or registered school projects. Many people, even in [...]
New Logo, New Series, Same Mission
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, National, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged LEED, new logo, ohio green building law on July 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Less than two years ago, we launched OGBL to help spread knowledge and ideas relevant to green building and construction, particularly within Ohio, but always with an eye toward national and international developments. Today, more than ever, we believe that green building is imperative to help transform Ohio’s built environment to be more healthy [...]
Who is building LEED in Ohio?
Posted in Central Ohio, LEED, LEED v3, Northern Ohio, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged Columbus, Green Building, LEED, Ohio on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A recent report from the USGBC contains interesting data about who is building to LEED standards in the Buckeye State. Most of our readers are already familiar with Ohio’s LEED for Schools mandate, and 8 local governments in Ohio have enacted LEED-based green building policies and initiatives. Ohio ranks 19th nationally for the number of LEED registered and certified buildings [...]
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 [...]
Possible New LEEDigation in Ohio
Posted in LEED, Leedigation, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged LEED, Leedigation, Ohio School Facilities Commission, Ohio Schools, Washington-Nile School District on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to an article in the Portsmouth Daily Times, “Construction is at a stand-still at Washington-Nile School, where issues surrounding state-mandated LEED elements have placed the new middle school project over-budget.” Our friend Chris Cheatham over at Green Building Law Update, has talked previously about the possibility of LEEDigation arising in school districts that may [...]
Cincinnati, Ohio – The new “Queen of Green?”
Posted in City, Codes and Regulations, Green Building Incentives, LEED, Ohio, Southern Ohio, tagged Cincinnati, Green Building Incentives, LEED, Ohio on October 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Some of the most ambitious green building incentives in Ohio are offered in the Queen City. For example, there is a 100% property tax exemption for LEED certified buildings within Cincinnati city limits. In order to receive these tax benefits, an application must be submitted to the City Department of Community Development and Planning. The program [...]
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