Green building group tours Ohio’s first LEED Gold home

Last week, local LEED AP Chuck Lohre led a group of green building professionals and enthusiasts through Ohio’s first LEED Gold home at the Vintage Club of Montgomery.

A partnership between Cincinnati Magazine and Great Traditions Homes, the “Stonehaven” concept home was built to explore new ideas and trends in building, including sustainability.

The 7,000-square-foot, $1.5 million house comes with all of the amenities one would expect in an upscale build – a courtyard fireplace, a second-floor guest suite, a hot tub, an outdoor kitchen, and a finished lower level.

But to achieve LEED certification, it also features:

• Walkability, with mixed-use components planned in future phases
• Porous pavement and native landscaping
• Low-flow plumbing fixtures
• Energy Star windows, appliances, and mechanicals
• Geothermal HVAC system
• Renewable and recyclable resources such as cork flooring and Antron nylon carpeting
• Low-VOC paint

At buildout, the Vintage Club of Montgomery is envisioned as a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood of over 200 residential units and 150,000 square feet of commercial space arranged around a village green.

Writer: Kevin LeMaster
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