USGBC Kentucky
USGBC Kentucky and its volunteer members are connecting business owners, homeowners, educators, professional and trade organizations, building design and construction teams and policy makers with sustainable approaches to today’s pressing energy, environmental and economic issues.
Our vision is to improve the health and welfare of all Kentucky citizens through a sustainable and responsible built environment. Our mission is to educate individuals and promote the design, construction, and operation of environmentally responsible places to live, work and learn. We invite members to transform the built environment through advocacy, education, volunteerism, service, and celebration of LEED and sustainable design, in an effort to support the growth of healthy, resource-efficient, high-performing buildings and connected, resilient neighborhoods.
Events
Past Events
A 'Brown Bag' Workshop: Navigating the Changes with LEED v4
Are you curious about how certain changes in LEED v4 affect costs on new construction or major renovation projects and the project design process, due to new prerequisites and raising the bar on credits? Then this workshop is for you!
Green Scene Louisville
Join USGBC Kentucky and our partner IIDA Ohio & Kentucky Chapter for Green Scene Louisville at Drinkswell in the Butchertown Market. It will be an exciting event, as our guest speaker is Wallace McMullen, chair of Solar Over Louisville.
Green Business Boot Camp - Lexington
USGBC wants you to attend our Green Business Bootcamp in Lexington, Kentucky!
Green Scene - Louisville
Join USGBC Kentucky for Green Scene Louisville of 2018 at Drinkswell in the Butchertown Market! It will be an exciting event, as our guest speaker is Aaron Tornes, Program Director of Kentucky Interfaith Power & Light, Inc.
Green Scene - Louisville
Join USGBC Kentucky for our first Green Scene Louisville of 2018 at Aloft Louisville Downtown.
Arc Skoru: Your Existing Building Performance Partner and Path to LEED
Register for USGBC Kentucky's Jan. 11 seminar to learn how Arc can help you collect, manage and benchmark your building's data so you can improve sustainability performance.
PEER Workshop
Please join the Energy and Environment Cabinet, USGBC and GBCI on for a free, all-day workshop focused on how Kentucky can leverage PEER to facilitate the construction of 21st century energy infrastructure that improves our security and resiliency, and creates economic opportunities.
Green Scene - Lexington
Share a drink with those who share your passion for sustainability! All are welcome to join USGBC Kentucky members for this informal mixer.
Green Scene - Louisville
Join USGBC Kentucky for our next Green Scene Louisville meetup at Aloft Louisville Downtown. It will be an exciting event, as we are partnering with UofL Sustainability Council, UofL Office of the Provost, & Department of Urban and Public Affairs.
Introduction to the Living Building Challenge
Join USGBC Kentucky and David Whittaker, LEED AP, PLA, ASLA, and Living Future Accredited for an introduction to the Living Building Challenge.
PEER Webinar
Whether you're an energy professional, utility provider, engineering and design professional, or a business and industrial leader, please join the US Green Building Council, Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), and the EEC for a free webinar to learn about the Kentucky PEER project, and how reliable and resilient power systems are an essential piece of a healthy energy grid. No cost to attend!
WELL Workshop
Join USGBC Kentucky for our first all-day WELL Workshop on Friday, Sept. 15 at Harshaw Trane.
Lexington Green Scene
Join USGBC Kentucky for a Lexington Green Scene mixer from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Aug. 24. All are welcome. Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.
Green Scene with Louisville Sustainability Council
Join USGBC Kentucky and Green Drinks Louisville, a project by the Louisville Sustainability Council for a Green Scene mixer from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 16. All are welcome. Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect.
Sheppard Square LEED ND Discovery Tour
Register today for a June 16 tour of Sheppard Square in Louisville.
USGBC Kentucky & SMPS Sustainable Design Panel
Learn about how industry leaders design to improve the health and welfare of all Kentucky citizens through a sustainable and responsible built environment.
Sheppard Square LEED ND Discovery Tour
All are welcome for a tour of Sheppard Square, a HOPE VI Revitalization development, registered as a LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) community, in downtown Louisville. The event begins with a quick lunch at YouthBuild Louisville. Come enjoy a meal with the partners, including Smoketown residents!
Volunteer: Free Tree Giveaway
Join USGBC Kentucky as we help with the Free Tree Giveaway. We're looking for 15 volunteers to set up, sign in residents, distribute and assist people with their free three-gallon trees and clean up.
Green Scene: West Sixth Wooden Nickel Fundraiser
Join us for a fun Green Scene and help make a difference with your donation. As part of a commitment to supporting and advancing initiatives that serve to better the community, each month West Sixth Brewing Company chooses a non-profit organization as a partner for their Wooden Nickel Program. January is "USGBC Kentucky Wooden Nickel Month" at West Sixth!
Louisville Green Scene at Butchertown Grocery
Join USGBC Kentucky for our final, fun, delicious Green Scene of 2016, hosted upstairs in the lounge at Butchertown Grocery (a restaurant). Learn about redevelopment efforts and community commitments in Butchertown. Mingle with USGBC KY members, volunteers and accredited professionals. Enjoy delicious food and specialty drinks from one of Louisville's hottest spots.
Sheppard Square LEED ND Discovery Tour
All are welcome for a tour of Sheppard Square, a HOPE VI Revitalization development, registered as a LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) community, in downtown Louisville. The event begins with a quick lunch at YouthBuild Louisville. Come enjoy a meal with the partners, including Smoketown residents!
Green Apple Day of Service Free Tree Giveaway
The City of Louisville will give away 350 Kentucky native trees to Jefferson County residents. Trees are in 3-gallon containers and will easily fit into a compact car. This event will need 15-20 volunteers to help set-up, direct traffic, distribute the trees, and assist with clean up after the event. Volunteers are needed from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Louisville Energy Alliance Conservation Conversation
The 2016 Energy Conservation Conversation will focus on the theme: Save Energy. Drive Profits.
Double DIRTT Project Tour & Green Scene
Join us for a tour of two ID+A installations to see how DIRTT is revolutionizing the world of construction. Start with a networking Green Scene, then a "Walk and Talk" tour of ID&A's DIRTT Green Learning Center. We'll then take a TARC ZeroBus to see the DIRTT installation at Gulfstream offices in Waterfront Park Place. The TARC ZeroBus will return registrants to ID+A after the event.
Green Apple Day of Service at Berea College
Small workshops will be held in classrooms of the Child Development Lab to educate the children on matters of growing edible plants on a small scale, using repurposed milk jugs and other recyclable or recycled goods.
USGBC Kentucky & ASHRAE Bluegrass Green Scene
USGBC Kentucky is pleased to partner with ASHRAE Bluegrass Chapter at our Lexington Green Scene. All are welcome for informal networking with USGBC Kentucky and ASHRAE Bluegrass Board members, sponsors, volunteer leaders, Emerging Professionals, members and visitors. Enjoy networking in the LEED Gold offices of RossTarrant Architects, a USGBC member firm. Informal tours of the RossTarrant offices will be available during the Green Scene!
Louisville Solar Tour
Join us as we partner with the Kentucky Solar Energy Society for this free tour of existing solar installations. See how Kentucky families and businesses are harnessing free energy from the sun to generate electricity, heat and cool their homes, heat water, charge their electric cars, and slash monthly utility bills. Activities begin with an overview of solar basics, energy efficiency and the benefits of net metering, followed by a self-guided tour of several homes and businesses harnessing the power of the sun. Later, please join us for an "after-tour" celebration.
Tour & Green Scene at Envision Center by Duke Energy
Join USGBC Kentucky on Wednesday, Sept. 28 for a tour and Green Scene at Duke Energy's Envision Center.
Green Apple Day of Service at University of Louisville
Students, educators, and community members are invited to learn about sustainable urban agriculture. Guest speaker, Stephen Bartlett, the coordinator of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville, will give a small workshop on sustainable agriculture techniques and benefits, then volunteers will do hands-on work in the garden. All are welcome!
Design Build Bourbon Blast
Help support the ACE (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) Mentor Scholarship Program, aimed at empowering interested young people to enter the design and construction industries
LEED Plaque Ceremony at Hampton Inn & Suites Owensboro Riverfront
You're invited to the LEED Plaque Ceremony for the Hampton Inn & Suites Owensboro, the first newly constructed LEED hotel in Kentucky.
Green Scene at Aloft Louisville Downtown
Join USGBC Kentucky for a fun and relaxing summer evening at the Corner Restaurant and Bar in the newly LEED Certified Aloft Louisville Downtown!
LEED Plaque Ceremony at Aloft Louisville Downtown
You're invited to the LEED Plaque ceremony for Aloft Louisville Downtown, the first LEED certified hotel in Louisville!
Green Scene - Lexington
Join USGBC Kentucky board and members for a long-awaited Green Scene in Lexington!
Green Scene at Norton Commons
Join USGBC Kentucky during the Norton Commons Homerama for a Green Scene at the LEED Gold offices of sponsor CMTA Consulting Engineers. CMTA's offices are the only LEED commercial building in Norton Commons. However, soon CMTA will have company from two LEED Homes, both of which are the first LEED homes to be featured in a Kentucky Homerama.
Volunteer at Forecastle Festival
Volunteer to serve beverages for one shift at Forecastle Festival to help USGBC Kentucky raise funds. All volunteers receive free admission to Forecastle Festival the day they volunteer, and a USGBC Kentucky t-shirt.
Bluegrass Sustainable Summit
This summit builds upon the past success of the former Go Green, Save Green Workshop by expanding the scope of sustainability focused workshops, speakers, and sessions to encompass a regional perspective.
Seminar: Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Buildings
USGBC Kentucky is partnering with American Training Solution, for a full day seminar where students can earn 8 AIA HSW + 8 LEED/GBCI credits. Half day options available, either a.m. or p.m., earning 4 AIA/HSW + 4 LEED/GBCI credits. Breakfast and a warm lunch are included. Topics include rooftop support systems, DEFI process, water source heat pumps, hardwoods, concrete.
2016 AIA/CKC Procrastinator's Weekend
Join USGBC Kentucky, in partnership with AIA/CKC for a weekend of LEED education and building tours in historic Berea and on the campus of Berea College.
USGBC Kentucky Annual Meeting and Member Awards
USGBC Kentucky invites members and guests to our inaugural Annual Meeting and Member Awards event!
Green Apple Day of Service at Boone County High School
Help convert a storm water detention area into an outdoor classroom. Volunteer to help Boone County District Energy Manager, Karen Lenihan, and Boone County High School Environmental Science Teacher, Lenny Beck, for this Green Apple Day of Service project.
Regional Sustainable SITES Workshop
USGBC Kentucky will host an inaugural regional training workshop on the Sustainable SITES Initiative rating system. The workshop will focus on concepts and goals of sustainable and regenerative land design. Come learn the principles and practical application of the SITES rating system.
Grand Opening of LEED-registered Speed Art Museum
Join USGBC Kentucky Emerging Professionals at the grand opening of the LEED-registered Speed Museum. Training on LEED features provided by K. Norman Berry Associates and Kerr-Greulich Engineers. Volunteer shifts run two to three hours at a time.
AIA/CSI Trade Fair LEED CE Blitz
Join USGBC Kentucky the morning of the AIA/CSI Trade Fair to earn valuable LEED-specific CE toward your LEED Green Associate or LEED AP credential. "Transparency in Reporting under LEED v4" and "Improving Indoor Air Quality in the Built Environment" will be presented by Tarkett, and "Affordable and Attainable Net Zero Energy Design Strategies" will be presented by Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects.
Advocacy Day in Frankfort 2016
Spend Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Capitol in Frankfort speaking with lawmakers and other USGBC members about initiatives and legislation that promote and advance energy independence, energy conservation, green buildings, and livable communities.
February Green Scene with ASHRAE Louisville
Join us for informal networking with USGBC Kentucky and ASHRAE Louisville Board members, volunteer leaders, Emerging Professionals, members and visitors. The first person to join USGBC Kentucky that evening will receive a Volunteer t-shirt from Greenbuild 2015 and a USGBC Kentucky window cling!
January Green Scene
Join USGBC Kentucky at our first Green Scene of 2016
Solar Energy Education and Training CE
For professionals to better recognize opportunities to incorporate solar energy systems into their projects, respond to related inquiries from their clients with up-to-date information, and acquire general knowledge about hiring installers, and available incentives for solar installations.Articles
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03.22.2018
USGBC Kentucky has announced its 2018 advisory board
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03.2.2018
USGBC Kentucky tours LEED ND-seeking Sheppard Square
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