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All of the 2010 Go Green events are listed
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January 2010 |
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January 2 and 9 Yardwaste Recycling Locations Open to Receive
Trees
January
22 Celebrate the environment at ReUse-apalooza!
Winter 2010
Looking for Partners in a LEED Platinum Office
Project
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February 2010 |
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March 2010 |
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March 20 First Day of Spring use earth-friendly cleaners when you dust; donate durable items you no longer want to charities and free stores; take unwanted paint and motor oil, along with other Household Hazardous Waste, to an Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program*;
gather up those old computer
parts and cell phones you have laying around the house and
and when you prepare your yard
for spring planting, keep yard waste out of the landfill by * Please note that the resource links above are provided for Hamilton County residents only. Household Hazardous Waste, computers (as well as electrical components listed on the website) and yard waste from businesses cannot be accepted at these events.
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April 2010 |
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April 22 Earth Day Thank you for participating in the Go Green Challenge, creating awareness and improving our environment.
April 22 Earth Day 2.0 – Reduce • Reuse • Renew To become a vendor, contact Eden McDermott at emcdermott@neyer1.com
April 22 and 24 Cincinnati Reds E-Waste Collection Drive
Times:
Thursday, April 22, 2010: 7 a.m.5 p.m.
Kroger Western Hills
April 22–24 Cincinnati Zoo Party for the Planet
Location:
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, 3400 Vine Street,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45220
April 24 Marvins Organic Gardens, ThinkGREEN
Time:
12:00 noon 6:00 p.m.
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May 2010 |
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From the Go Green Participants page, you can also link to a company's webpage to read more about who they are and what they do. It's encouraging to see that so many companies in the Cincinnati area are taking the challenge! Thank you!
Wanted: Green Building Partners
May 5 Renewable Energy Source Tour–Solar Thermal In this series, participants will learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production.
Topic: This home uses the ground surrounding the house as a heat storage method during the summer for release during the winter. Cost: FREE RSVP: Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information.
May 11 Green Lease Workshop–Anatomy of a Green Lease Join us for a 4 hour session to help navigate the Green Lease. Discussion from a panel of local professionals will help address concerns, challenges, and the like. Register Today! http://www.usgbc-cincinnati.org/calendar/view_event.asp?CalendarID=10740
Earn Educational Credits! AIA 3 LU's (HSW, SD); ASHRAE 3 PHD Hours; BOMI 3 CPDs; CBR 3 CE Hours, OH & KY; CoreNet 3 CPDs; IFMA 3 CFM Points; IIDA pending; GBCI 3 CE Hours.
You can also get more details on this event from the Cincinnati Regional Chapters Commercial Real Estate webpage.
Location: Linden Pointe, 4805 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45212 Cost: $109 At the Door; $ 89 Advance; $ 50 if member of IFMA or USGBC RSVP: Contact Brett Kordenbrock or Amy Ostigny for more questions.
May 12 Renewable Energy Source Tour–Solar Photo Voltaic Electricity Generation In this series, participants will learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production.
Topic: We started making a list of all the most important LEED subjects and guess what? They are all at the Zoo. We meet at the Harold C. Schott Education Center at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, LEED NC Silver, corner Erkenbrecher Ave. and Dury Ave., Cin., OH 45220. The new Entry Village, LEED Platinum; new Gift Shop, LEED Gold; and the new Transportation Center, LEED Gold will also be toured. Cost: FREE RSVP: Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information. RSVP for parking code.
May 19 Renewable Energy Source Tour–Solar PV and Wind Electricity Generation In this series, participants will learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production.
Topic: Gerald Checco, Cincinnati Park Board Superintendent will give the tour. And we will also be able to enjoy the Butterfly Show at the end of the tour. Cost: FREE RSVP: Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information.
May 26 Renewable Energy Source Tour–Low Impact Hydro Electricity Generation In this series, participants will learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production. TENTATIVE
Topic: Low
impact hydro electricity generation for the City of Hamilton, Ohio Cost: FREE RSVP: Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information.
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June 2010 |
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June 2 Renewable Energy Source Tour–Biomass In this series, participants will learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production.
Topic:
GreenSource Cincinnati, created by Monroe Mechanical, is a resource center for the green building community. With over 50 technology partners displaying green products "in action", GreenSource
Cincinnati is completely unique and stands poised to achieve its Vision,
which is: "To inspire the Midwest building community with energy
efficient, sustainable technologies." The tour includes renewable energy bio-mass sawdust and agricultural waste stove, and high temperature boiler for hard to recycle material feed stock and steam turbine electricity generation. Cost: FREE RSVP: Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information.
June 5 Working in Neighborhoods–Celebrate Housing Event Learn how you can improve your home or rental–make it more green and energy efficient and save money at Celebrate Housing Event. This years Celebrate Housing will focus on four major areas: Home Improvement, Homeownership, Green, and Economic Learning.
Topics:
composting and gardening, tips on saving energy, shopping for a loan,
achieving and maintaining good credit, insurance, and basic home
maintenance. RSVP: To register call 513-541-4109 or email winfo@wincincy.org.
June 9 Renewable Energy Source Tour–True Geothermal, Air Ground-cooling Tubes In this series, participants will learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production.
Topic: Joe Davis's site, the current owner, will be giving the tour. His site includes construction and other technical details of the underground home. For more information
on the home, visit
http://www.joe-davis.com/ Cost: FREE RSVP: Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information.
June 17 SHP Leading Design USGBC Cincinnati Regional Chapter Social
Chapter Officers will give updates on recent accomplishments and upcoming events. SHP has many significant LEED Features: work spaces around the outside of the floor space for daylighting and views, sloped ceilings to bring the daylight deep into the office, and computer controlled shades that assist in energy efficiency documentation. Registration: http://www.usgbc-cincinnati.org/calendar/view_event.asp?CalendarID=10746
June 19 Solar Day in Cincinnati
Join GEO for Cincinnati's SolarDay, co-sponsored by Green Source Cincinnati, to learn about energy efficiency and renewable energy as part of the national
SolarDay.
Tour Green Source Cincinnati and hear from its Manager, Chris Jones. Other presenters include Ginnell Schiller, Colin Vogt, and Sean Fischer.
See more on
Cincinnati SolarDay 2010.
June 21
First Day of Summer
June 26 IKEA Cincinnati LEED Project Tour
Learn more about this first regional LEED Certified mega-store. Kitalena
Mason, Public Relations/Local Marketing and a facility manager will give
the tour.
IKEA sustainability report.
Cost: FREE
RSVP:
Chuck Lohre or call 513-260-9025 for more information.
June
30 Alternative Energy Sources Course at Cincinnati State
Class members are expected to study at home an additional 1:20 min each week. Members learn how to evaluate and decide on all aspects of renewable or alternative energy production to meet LEED EA c2 requirements. The second class is a tour and passive solar analysis of the Frank Lloyd Wright Boulter House in nearby Clifton. The textbook for the course is
HomePower. One of the only publications "off the grid." Learn more
at
Green Cincinnati.
Registration:
Contact
Ralph Wells or
call 513-569-1789.
Wanted: Green Building Partners
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July 2010 |
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August 20 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Drop Off Day
Please come and drop off your items
to be reclaimed. Volunteers will be available to assist you. Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
August 27 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Drop Off Day
Please come and drop off your items
to be reclaimed. Volunteers will be available to assist you. Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
August 28 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Take Away Day
All are invited to come and "take
away" as much stuff as you like. No
Limits. Everything is Free for the
taking! Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
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September 2010 |
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September 10 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Drop Off Day
Please come and drop off your items
to be reclaimed. Volunteers will be available to assist you. Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
September 11 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Take Away Day
All are invited to come and "take
away" as much stuff as you like. No
Limits. Everything is Free for the
taking! Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
September 18 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Take Away Day
All are invited to come and "take
away" as much stuff as you like. No
Limits. Everything is Free for the
taking! Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
September 25 ZeroLandfill Cincinnati 2010 - Take Away Day
All are invited to come and "take
away" as much stuff as you like. No
Limits. Everything is Free for the
taking! Join us in the third annual
ZeroLandfill Cincinnati!
To date over 93,000 pounds of material have been diverted from
landfills. Items were re-purposed by schools, libraries,
theater groups, artists, and students for projects of all
shapes and sizes. Let's make this year even better! Cost: FREE Contact: infozerolandfillcincy@gmail.com for more information or to volunteer.
September 23 First Day of Autumn
With the end of the summer season, it's time
to think about the cooler months ahead. To learn ways of increasing energy
efficiency in your home or business and save money on your heating bills,
attend one of the events listed on this Calendar Page or visit one of
these sites:
http://www.duke-energy.com/ohio-business/energy-management.asp |
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October 2010 |
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November 2010 |
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November 25 Thanksgiving Day
The Go Green Challenge
Committee extends a huge thank you to all the companies and Hamilton
County residents who participated in the Go Green
Challenge.
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December 2010 |
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December
1 Hanukkah Begins
What a month of celebrations!
Decorating: decorate with
LED
lights. They use up to 33% less energy than incandescent
Trees: buy a live tree
and plant it in your yard after the holidays; or buy a cut tree from a
Shopping: plan out your
shopping trips. Try to get your shopping done at one location and in
Gift Wrap: present your gifts
in reusable bags, tied with a pretty bow; use fabric adorned with |
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