Becoming a LEED AP: Habitat for Humanity, BOULD, and You?
So you have decided you want to earn or become a LEED AP. There is just have one small issue, unless you have or are working on a LEED project, just how are you supposed to gain the experience &...
View ArticleLEED Habitat: Let’s get this project rolling
In our last article, we introduced you to a program where Habitat affiliates can team up with local professionals looking at becoming LEED AP’s and also obtaining LEED Certifications on their buildings...
View ArticleLEED Habitat: Weather & Scheduling
In our last post on “Let’s get this project rolling” we caught up with the project & mentioned some of the weather that was liable to make life a little difficult. When I left the schedule &...
View ArticleLEED Habitat: Let the concrete flow
(UPDATED: Video added from WKU’s trip at the bottom) As you may recall the original schedule called for the concrete to be poured last Friday, but alas the best laid plans… and the weather said...
View ArticleLEED Habitat: One Month Later & the EverBuildPro System
Thank goodness for rain days as this Thursday that allowed me to get back up to Athens to check out the progress and help out for a few hours. Along the same lines, I thought I would include more about...
View ArticleLEED Habitat: Targeted Air-Sealing & Pre-Drywall Inspection
It has now been a little over 4 months since the project was started & yes, things are running a tad behind schedule. As I recall the completion date was originally scheduled for the end of this...
View ArticleLEED Habitat: Punch List & Dedication
Yesterday at 2 PM, the Harbin’s now officially have a house they can call home after the tornados of April 27th, 2011 destroyed their prior home. This marks the 38th house completed by the Athens...
View ArticleNotes from the field: Habitat #39
This week I had the pleasure of heading back up to the Athens Limestone area to work on Habitat’s newest house with a great group of kids from Ohio State. Unlike the last one which was made of ICF’s...
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