After more than 100 years in the area, the American Red Cross Cincinnati Regional Chapter undertook its first capital project, the first project for which they raised money. And that historical project is the chapter’s brand new headquarters building.

The federal agency has not signed off on the proposal yet, but sewer district officials are hoping that the idea to daylight, or recreate, the Lick Run stream that once ran through South Fairmount will comply with the consent order. The Lick Run Alternative, as it is called, will also test the technical feasibility of such an undertaking and the public’s receptiveness to a natural sewerage solution.

The news has been filled with stories of young professional’s moving out of the big cites, such as New York, due to economic woes and excessive cost of living. If you are one of those considering a change, why not check out Cincinnati? It’s at the top of the list of YP friendly cities in the U.S., in fact, the city and its government, institutions, organizations and businesses would love to have you.

Cincinnati’s role as a national center for green progressivism gets spotlighted this week when the Greening the Heartland conference brings some 1,000 attendees and 100 exhibitors to downtown’s Duke Energy Conference Center.

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With more LEED projects than anywhere else in Ohio and the fourth largest number of LEED accredited professional in the Midwest, Cincinnati is a national hub of sustainable building practices. The Cincinnati Chapter was selected to host the conference this year from a competitive crowd of sixteen chapters in the twelve-state Heartland region of the US Green Building Council.

Designing military projects for the federal government can be challenging work, owing to additional restrictions, paperwork, and other obstacles. But those who can thrive under those conditions find a wide range of projects being constructed. In many cases, those projects are using precast concrete components more often, as government agencies become aware of the benefits and designers and contractors show how efficiently these designs can be produced.

With more than 1,400 current manufacturing sites and 400 available sites, Montgomery County is a good place to locate green manufacturing jobs, said a Cincinnati architect and others at a Green Energy Ohio conference Friday at the Dayton Convention Center. “There’s certainly more capacity here than in Hamilton County,” said Shawn Hesse, an architect with Cincinnati’s Emersion Design.

Many people talk about the “triple bottom line”, or “three-legged stool” of sustainability – environmental, economic, and social impacts. However, when discussing sustainable features of construction projects, the social impacts are often left out of the picture.

Most have boarded the sustainable design train and can understand the true economic and environmental benefits to this movement. Below are a few trends that are on the horizon that will shape humanity’s future.

Architecture firm builds with community in mind  Emersion Design about more than making money Enquirer By Val Prevish Enquirer Contributor NORWOOD – A group of likeminded architects broke away from an established local firm in 2007 to form their own company, focusing on the needs of their clients and respect for community. Four years later, [...]

LEED certification for natatoriums is the same as for buildings, but the strategy to obtain it is a little different. Start by deciding the goals for the property, and then match those goals with the rating system for LEED-certification requirements.
“LEED certification is the validation of what you’ve done to develop a more environmentally friendly building,” says Chad Edwards, president of Cincinnati Regional Chapter of the USGBC and principal with Emersion Design, an architectural design and engineering firm specializing in green-building designs. “By understanding the true goals of the project, you can better focus on the aspects of LEED certification.”

When Andreas Kirtley began looking to fulfill his dream of home ownership, it definitely didn’t include a suburban address with a large yard and a three-car garage.

Kirtley, 28, chose to buy a condominium in an urban neighborhood, Over-the-Rhine, near downtown Cincinnati, where recent re-development has created a thriving community of small businesses and new residential units. These amenities are attracting buyers looking for a way of life that emphasizes foot traffic rather than auto traffic and puts a priority on green building practices.