Third annual Green Homes Summit to feature seminars, tours

Registration remains open for the third annual Green Homes Summit, to be held September 14-15 in Over-the-Rhine.

The event will highlight new and innovative green design opportunities, strategies, products, and services for residential buildings.

Keynote speaker Sarah Susanka will discuss her "Not So Big" design theory as it applies to existing housing stock, urban revitalization, and historic preservation. An architect and author, Susanka promotes quality over quantity for the design of our homes and communities through her lectures, show houses, and book series.

This year's seminar topics include:

• "Deconstructing Houses, Reconstructing Lives" with James Kent, partner of Kent Development Group, owner of Architectural Reuse Company, and partner in Dayton Works Plus;
• "LEED ND – Connecting the Dots" with City Lands Development Company Principal Judith Lewis and Larry Harris, Cincinnati's Urban Conservator;
• "Renovating the Historic Crown Building Sustainably" with Steven Hampton, owner of Hampton Architects and executive director of the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation;
• "Greening the MLS" with Barb Yankie, owner of both Green Building Consulting and Homes +;
• "Greening Your Home with Energy Efficiency" with Andrew Wiggers of the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance;
• "Environmentally Friendly Development, Design and Construction and the Risks Therein: A Legal Perspective" with Michael McMahon, partner at McMahon DeGulis LLP;
• "Making the Case for Urban Wood in Construction" with Heather Curless, owner of Greener Stock;
• "Restoration and Windows" with Dave Greene, territory manager for Marsh Window and Door Classics; and
• "Water Quality – Rain Water & Storm Runoff" with Dennis Lye, research microbiologist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Summit will also include seminars, a trade show, an awards dinner, and a green homes tour.

Admission ranges from between $30 and $110 – depending on the program – and is open to anyone interested in green residential building strategies. Participants may register in advance or at the door.

The 2012 Green Homes Summit is produced by the Cincinnati Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, AIA Cincinnati, and the Over-the-Rhine Foundation.

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