Green building is often seen as a luxury. A lot of projects are capital-intensive, and take years to make up for their costs in energy savings. But as energy prices rise, sustainable buildings are starting to make even more fiscal sense for all types of buildings. The corner of Seventh and Liberty streets in downtown… Continue reading Green Building Adapts to Various Structures, Scales in Kentucky Architecture
Tag: Habitat for Humanity
Ground Broken On New Habitat For Humanity Headquarters
Renovation is underway on several buildings in the Portland neighborhood for a new headquarters and construction center for Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville.
Habitat Budget Allocation To Be Used On Portland HQ
Louisville’s Habitat for Humanity organization may soon begin renovating a building in the Portland neighborhood to use as a headquarters.
Group Lists City's Most Endangered Historic Places
A Louisville group identified the city’s 10 most endangered historic places along with some positive news. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. Preservation Louisville released the list today along with the city’s top 10 preservation successes. The group praises the renovation of the US Marine Hospital in the Portland neighborhood and Corbett’s, an eastern Louisville restaurant… Continue reading Group Lists City's Most Endangered Historic Places
Whitney Hall Stage Floor Donated To Charity
From WFPL’s Cassidy Herrington Louisville’s Habitat for Humanity will uproot 6,000 square feet of hardwood flooring from the stage of the Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall this weekend. The Kentucky Center is donating the flooring to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which will sell it to raise money for the organization. Habitat for Humanity’s Director of… Continue reading Whitney Hall Stage Floor Donated To Charity
Habitat For Humanity Could House Foreclosed Families
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville celebrated a milestone Thursday. But as the group’s work has been broadened in response to the mortgage crisis.