“Green Bags” Eco Lunch Series a Huge Success!

Earth Day in Cincinnati provided a fitting date for Jami and Libby’s inaugural “Green Bags” Eco Lunch Series.  The idea grew out of numerous lunch meetings with a wide range of Cincinnati’s top professionals in green and sustainable building and development.  Learning of the growing ranks of environmentally progressive design and building initiatives going on in southwest Ohio, we saw a tremendous opportunity to bring together these leaders in the environmental movement from such interrelated fields as architecture, development, remodeling, urban planning, interior design, energy auditing, engineering, marketing and landscaping.  Throw in representatives from the non-profit sector, community activism and academia and you have “Green Bags” – a cohesive network of dedicated professionals coming together over a bi-monthly brown bag lunch to educate and report to each other on the latest in green projects around the city. 

Marc, Andy and John Hueber of John Hueber Homes very graciously offered to host the first meeting at their LEED Silver Certified home on Observatory in Hyde Park.  Andy spoke of the LEED for Homes certification process and explained the many eco-friendly features the home has to offer that allowed for an impressive Silver certification.  Members will take turns hosting future meetings at sites throughout the city, presenting on their latest work.  Attendees were unanimously enthusiastic about the effort to pull this diverse and talented group together.  Based on the stellar response of those present as well as the interest of many who could not be in attendance, the group’s momentum is palpable.  Green Bags’ membership continues to grow significantly and new inquiries roll in daily.   We’ll keep our readership apprised of the latest news generated by this dynamic network! 

Many hearfelt thanks to all who attended, and here’s to your continued success in making environmental responsibility a standard of your business practices. 

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”  – Gandhi