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Ohio’s Green Profile is on the Rise
Recently, the state of Ohio in general and Cincinnati specifically have been getting a lot of press about the advancements our area has been making in sustainable design and construction. I’m very pleased to be able to say that SHP Leading Design is making a huge contribution to this progress. According to the LEED project ...
FreeGreen Competition Winners
First off, I know I’ve been slacking here lately on the blog posts- writing a new LEED BD+C Exam Prep course and hitting a construction document submission due date in the same two week period is no easy feat! I do promise a thought-through, enlightened post on sustainability in the next couple days, but for ...
Habitat for Humanity Model Complete!
It’s hard to believe that it is here already, but the “green” Habitat for Humanity house model that my colleague Jessica Farmer and I designed has been built. The following past blog posts summarize the process for this house, from winning a competition to design it, finishing the plans, volunteering on the house and finally ...
Vote for Us! Free Green’s “Who’s Next 2.0″ Competition
A colleague of mine, Kimberly Martin, and I recently teamed up with a friend in Chicago, Corey DiRutigliano, to enter the “Who’s Next 2.0” architecture competition sponsored by Free Green. Free Green is a website that aims to provide free and affordable home plans with a sustainable bent to the general public. So, the basic ...
Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity
On Saturday I contributed a little blood (stupid stapler recoil!) and a lot of sweat to the Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity “green” model that I designed. 15 of my coworkers and I showed up on site at 8am and insulated nearly the entire house! While I woke up a little sore the next day, it ...
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