These Awards recognize and honor those outstanding projects, inspirational businesses, dedicated community members, and instrumental USGBC and other volunteers who LEED the way to more sustainable communities.
Celebrating people, companies, and organizations that demonstrate leadership in sustainable practices. The Sustainability and Energy Smart Award Winners honor our planet and celebrate the beauty of our natural world.
USGBC OHIO CHAPTER REGIONSSelect the appropriate region for award submission.
2019 CATEGORIES
SUSTAINABLE PROJECT OWNER
This award honors the OWNER of a sustainably built work, addressing the overall sustainability of the building (new, addition or retrofit), interior fit out, landscape, and building systems (including mechanical, renewable energy upgrades, electrical, plumbing, etc.)
3 AWARDS
Commercial New Construction
Commercial Existing Building
Residential
SUSTAINABILE DESIGN TEAM
This award honors the DESIGN TEAM of a sustainably built work, addressing the overall sustainability of the building (new, addition or retrofit), interior fit out, landscape, and building systems (including mechanical, renewable energy upgrades, electrical, plumbing, etc.)
3 AWARDS
Commercial New Construction
Commercial Existing Building
Residential
SUSTAINABILITY & ENERGY PROJECT
This award honors the DESIGN TEAM and OWNER of a sustainably built project having demonstrated outstanding leadership in energy efficiency.
4 AWARDS
New Construction
Business & Residential
Existing Building
Business & Residential
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH
This award honors ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES engaged in community awareness (education) or assistance (outreach) initiatives to inspire environmentally responsible behavior from the Community.
3 AWARDS
Business & Residential
Non-Government Organization
Government
SUSTAINABILITY POLICY
This award honors the ORGANIZATION'S official internal policy or initiative that exhibits measurable, and significant sustainability/environmental benefits to a workplace and its people.
3 AWARDS
Business & Residential
Non-Government Organization
Government
COMMUNITY & SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATE
This award honors an INDIVIDUAL who has served as an advocate for advancing Sustainability initiatives in the Community. This award will recognize an innovative leader in the green building movement that demonstrates exemplary commitment and achievements in creating a more sustainable future.
1 AWARD
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
This award honors an INDIVIDUAL who has strengthened our community through their volunteering efforts on Sustainability, Environmental and/or Energy Advocacy. Preference will be placed on individuals and their leadership within the contribution to Sustainability organizations such as USGBC, ASHRAE, Dayton Regional Green, etc.
1 AWARD
2019 AWARD SUBMISSION
Select the appropriate region for award submission.
Congratulations to the 2018 USGBC Ohio Chapter Southwest Region Winners!
Sustainable Project Owner - Residential
Alscher-Hancock residence is a newly built home for two retired architects. The design process for this home started with simple goals of making the home energy efficient, healthy, durable, and low maintenance, which naturally led to a LEED-Platinum home. Sustainable features of the home include - small home size, a high-efficiency geothermal HVAC system, photo-voltaic solar panels, well-insulated and super tight envelope, high-efficiency hot water and pipe insulation, LED lighting, and ENERGY Star appliances. The average energy bill of this home is $79/mo. with an average monthly consumption of 0.09 kWh/sf.
Sustainable Project Owner - Commercial New Construction
These new schools demonstrate that LEED Gold can be achieved even when using mostly conventional MEP systems, and achieving great energy and sustainability success when a Design Team collaborates on collective goals. South-Western City Schools incorporated a central closed loop geothermal loop as the heat source/heat sink serving a heat recovery chiller system capable of simultaneously producing hot water and chilled water serving vav air handling systems. Dimmable fluorescents were used in the classrooms, along with Daylight Harvesting. LED used in downlighting, exit signs and exterior lighting.
Sustainable Design Team - Residential
As architects who desired an efficient house, we were delighted to find an empty lot in an established neighborhood that is full of amenities. It was a small lot but well suited to the compact house that we wanted. The construction budget was very limited so we focused on the fundamental items for reducing energy needs, such as solar orientation and a robust thermal envelope. All of the oak trim used in the house was harvested from two oak trees that had been on the site. In addition to its sustainable features, it is a delightful house to live in.
Sustainable Design Team - Commercial New Construction
This new 638,000SF, 250 bed full-service hospital shows that even when certifications such as LEED are not pursued, a very complicated facility such as a hospital can still achieve great energy and sustainability success when a Design Team collaborates on collective goals. The hospital is an extraordinary place for the delivery of healthcare. Connections between architecture, natural light and landscape promote healing, while the hospital's functional planning is grounded in evidence-based design and focused on maximizing safety, efficiency, energy conservation and flexibility for the future.
Sustainability & Energy Projet - New Construction Residential
Alscher-Hancock residence is a newly built home for two retired architects. The design process for this home started with simple goals of making the home energy efficient, healthy, durable, and low maintenance, which naturally led to a LEED-Platinum home. Sustainable features of the home include - small home size, a high-efficiency geothermal HVAC system, photo-voltaic solar panels, well-insulated and super tight envelope, high-efficiency hot water and pipe insulation, LED lighting, and ENERGY Star appliances. The average energy bill of this home is $79/mo. with an average monthly consumption of 0.09 kWh/sf.
Sustainability & Energy Project New Construction Business
The District 3 Police Station Headquarters is the world’s first LEED Platinum, Net-Positive-Energy police station. The design/build team accomplished LEED platinum for the same cost as their competitors' LEED Silver designs. The City and design team led 12 extensive public engagement sessions to design enhancements to the building. This, along with a community room, helped to foster positive public/police relations. The end result is a building with a measured EUI of 26.6, processes rainwater during a typical 2 year storm-event and jump starting a neighborhood trail network that will connect a neighborhood bike route and park trails.
Sustainability Education & Outreach - Government
Since 2008, The Green Cincinnati Plan has been the roadmap for reducing the Cincinnati region’s carbon emissions. The City recently updated the Plan to focus on sustainability, equity and resilience. The Green Cincinnati Planning Process was led by a Steering Committee composed of 30 diverse leaders. Hundreds of residents and dozens of organizations participated in 30+ public meetings (including several in Spanish) and contributed 1,400+ recommendations for sustainable action. The result of this participatory process is a Plan approved by City Council focused on sustainability, equity, and resilience, with more than 25 partner organizations committed to lead implementation.
Sustainability Education & Outreach - Non-Government - Dayton Regional Green
Through the DAYTON REGIONAL GREEN, the efforts of hundreds of individuals, businesses (over 600 have become Green Business certified) and Government entities have been successfully combined in a collaborated and highly impactful effort to promote sustainability initiatives in an 18 County region in West Central Ohio (Dayton Regional area).
Community Sustainability Advocate - Sanyog Rathod
Sanyog Rathod is the founder of Sol design + consulting, a Cincinnati-based firm which provides sustainability consulting and green building certification services. His continuing commitment to Architecture, Sustainability and Preservation spans 30 years. Since the inception of his firm in 2006, he has devoted his advocacy towards affordable housing, green-historic preservation, and green building programs. His active involvement in the profession, academia and the community has led to the following awards: Cincinnati Business Courier’s Top 20 People to Know in Green Business; Cincinnati Preservation Association Award; Habitat for Humanity Recognition for Service, and the Over-the-Rhine Infill Design Award.
Community Volunteer Paul Yankie
Paul manages Green Building Consulting, an independent third party high performance building consulting, verification and education firm (+400 certified projects and tens of thousands of living units performance tested). He is a former licensed financial planner. Industry leadership roles: Founding USGBC-OH Chapter Board Member, USGBC SW OH Advocacy Chairperson, Residential Green Buildings Member Circle Chairperson, Board of Directors and 2015’s Green Person of the Year. Professional designations: LEED AP Homes, LEED for Homes Green Rater, LEED for Homes Provider QAD, National Green Building Standard Verifier, Licensed Real Estate Agent (Ohio), NAR’s REALTOR®, GREEN, City of Madeira Planning Commissioner.
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