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Habitat for Humanity’s “Green Model” is Under Construction!
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As I posted in March (here), I am thrilled to be the architect for Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity’s new “Green Model”. This new home model strives to prove that sustainability and affordability are complementary, not conflicting concepts. Ground was broken for the home late last month and as of my site visit today, the foundations, ...
LEED vs. NGBS
A fellow member of AIA Cincinnati’s Committee on the Environment just finished working on a very detailed comparison of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes Rating System and the National Association of Home Builder’s National Green Building Standard (NGBS). The impetus for this study was a forward-thinking ...
Habitat for Humanity House is in for Permit
Last summer, my colleague Jessica Farmer and I entered and won a competition to design a new “green” model for our local Cincinnati Habitat for Humanity chapter to build in our community. (Click here to read about the competition and click here to see our entry) Once the competition was complete, Jessica and I began ...
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