Columbus Green Building Forum

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Held May 16, 2008
Sustainability Now!

A Joint Conference of Simply Living and the Social Responsibility Initiative of the Ohio State University CFAES (College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Co-hosted by Columbus Green Building Forum
An action packed conference on living in a more sustainable way and what communities are doing to promote sustainability.

May 16: An Evening with Jim Merkel

May 17: Full Day of Interactive Workshops on Personal and Community Sustainability
For a list of topics and sessions held, click here:

The Central Ohio Youth Summit on the Environment was held concurrently with Sustainability Now! This Summit is for youth interested in the environment and in affecting change in their community.

Held March 19-20, 2008
Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) recently announced the Green School’s guidelines that require at least LEED Silver rating for all OSFC funded projects. These high performance schools will integrate daylighting, indoor air quality and energy efficiency to run efficiently, save money, protect natural resources and provide superior visual, acoustical, and thermal comfort.

The Ohio Green Schools Summit, held March 19-20, explored the implementation of Ohio’s newly adopted LEED standards for school facilities design. Two days of seminars conducted by national experts provided an exciting new opportunity to participate in and provide a safe, quality and inspiring environment for Ohio’s children!

Platinum Sponsors:

HEAPY ENGINEERING

SHAW CONTRACT GROUP

HOLDFAST TECHNOLOGIES

THE PELLA WINDOW STORE

Gold Sponsors:

STORMTECH

THE GARLAND COMPANY

LUTRON TECHNOLOGIES

FORBO FLOORING SYSTEMS

T.W. RUFF (LOTH)/STELTER PARTNERS

CONTINENTAL OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS

CGBF meetings are held quarterly as brown bag lunch programs with presentations on sustainable design.

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GREEN TEAM

Through its active involvement in the City of Columbus Mayor's Green team, the Forum is working with the administration to support Green development in the City. The Green team has five principal areas of focus: growth & development, education, green buildings, green businesses and alternative fuels.