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Featured Kentucky LEED Project Profile
“I am delighted with my ‘green boiler’. This classic outdoor wood furnace allows us to utilize down trees from our wooded acreage eliminating the need for fossil fuels. The furnace is very effi cient; utilizing seasoned and green material with equal efficiency.”
Eleanor Bingham Miller, Owner
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Chapter News
LEED Green Associate Training Report - May 14
By Chris Head, Events and Outreach Coordinator
Kentucky U.S. Green Building Council
The chapter held a private LEED Green Associate Test Prep class on Monday, May 14th at the Atlas Companies in Louisville. The class was a partnership between the KY USGBC and Atlas specifically for Atlas employees. Thirteen company employees spent the day learning the finer points of completing and passing the LEED Green Associate exam. David Freedman, LEED Faculty from Atlanta, GA led the one day workshop which prepared participants to pass Part I of the LEED Accredited Professional Exam: the LEED Green Associate. The Green Associate credential is essential for anyone who wants to prove their familiarity with the green building industry or who is planning on taking Part II Exam for the LEED AP credential. The day long presentation covered:
- Synergistic Opportunities and LEED Application Process
- Project Site Factors
- Water Management
- Project Systems and Energy Impacts
- Acquisition, Installation, and Management of Project Materials
- Stakeholder Involvement and Innovation
- Project Surroundings and Public Outreach
Emerging Professionals MeetUp Events
We are a young professionals group within the Kentucky Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Our objective is to encourage emerging professionals to grow their community, chapter, and careers. We meet at Ramsi's Cafe on the World 1293 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY from 5:30-7pm- Casual Networking
Register for upcoming MEETUP dates here:
tREegeneration design sessiontREegeneration Project
Treegeneration is a tree-house design competition that challenges you to explore nature for ideas that inspire a green future.
- tREegen construction meeting- Saturday, June 2. 12pm- Location TBD
Chris Head and Cliff AshburnerLEED CMP Sessions
LEED CMP Sessions
Louisville - April 25 and Lexington - April 26
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC – SCHL International) successfully sponsored two days of educational sessions in partnership with the Kentucky USGBC. The programs were held in Louisville at the Holiday Inn Hurstbourne on April 25, 2012 and in Lexington at the Campbell House Crowne Plaza on April 26, 2012. Read and See More Photos HERE
Louisville Green Scene Report - March 28
The Kentucky USGBC Louisville Green Scene on Wednesday evening, March 28, 2012 was held at Ramsi’s Café on the World on Bardstown Road. It was a pleasant and energetic mixture of networking, fun and celebration. The celebration honored the leadership of Executive Director Joan Pauly over the last four years. This event was her last in that role. Read More and See Photos HERE
Emerging Professionals MeetUp- April 3
Tuesday April 3rd at Ramsi's on Bardstown Road from 5:30-7pm- Casual Networking- MeetUp link here.
We will also be meeting the third Tuesday of the month at the Highland Cleaners Discovery Center at 1401 Bardstown Road to work on our tREegeneration project. (5:30-7pm)
LEED UP Lexington - April 18, Harshaw Trane
The Kentucky Chapter formed LEED UP events to better address the unique needs of Kentucky LEED practitioners. LEED UP is designed to share knowledge, best practices, bumps in the GBCI road and provide dialogue with peers. There are over 800 LEED Accredited Professionals in Kentucky alone. One of your colleagues is bound to have an answer or tip to an issue you may be struggling with on your project. You must be a LEED AP or LEED GA in order to attend a LEED UP.
Bowling Green Green Scene Report - March 20th
The Kentucky USGBC Bowling Green Green Scene was a success Tuesday evening March 20, 2012. Overtime Sports Bar offered a nice outdoor venue for our event guests. It provided a perfect (yet extremely warm for March) for networking and perfect atmosphere. Joan Pauly and Chris Head spoke briefly about upcoming chapter events and why being a member of the chapter is so beneficial. The remainder of the evening was devoted to meeting new friends and making new connections with a diverse group of people involved with the built environment sharing an interest in sustainability. Bowling Green has quietly been a hot bed of green construction and design. Service One Credit Union bank building is a superior example of how the folks in Bowling Green are changing the built environment around them. The chicken wings and salsa and chips were flowing for event attendees. Cold drinks on a HOT March night made everything nice. Plans are already underway for the next Green Scene in Bowling Green. Report by Chris Head, Events and Outreach Coordinator, KY USGBC