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Great Traditions Homes Receives the First Gold Level LEED® Certification in the State of Ohio
September 30, 2008- Great Traditions Homes, an award-winning Cincinnati-area home builder located in Blue Ash, Ohio, is pleased to announce that their home, The Stonehaven, built at The Vintage Club of Montgomery in Montgomery, Ohio, has received the first Gold Level LEED® Certification in the City of Cincinnati and the State of Ohio. Click here to read the full press release.
Cincinnati Magazine Design Home RECAP
Tours were opened to the public: Sept. 27-Oct. 12, 2008
Ticket proceeds benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Read the articles that appeared in our October 2008 issue:
Make Yourself at Home
Tour the Design Home, a house designed for how we really live.
Simply Elegant
The design team employed grand detailing on an intimate scale.
The Design Home Photo Gallery
The Beneficiary: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Design Home's tour guides were the dedicated staff and volunteers of LLS. Proceeds from Design Home tour and event tickets benefited LLS and its mission: to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families
Want to learn more LEED facts about Design Home's? Click here to go to US Green building council's local site. The Design Home is FOR SALE!
Click here to learn more at the Great Traditions Homes Web site.
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Cincinnati Magazine teamed up with Great Traditions Homes to introduce the Cincinnati community to the very best in building and design trends.

"'Green' House coming to Vintage Club" - article in the Montgomery Bulletin
"Design Home 2008' slated for Vintage Club" - article in Building Cincinnati
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Online progress reports were available throughout the building process. See the home as it went up:
2/08 - The house is going up! Click here to see pictures.
2/08 - The house is going up!
3/19 - More progress. Click here to see pictures.
4/17 - It's coming along! Click here to see pictures.
5/1 - The drywall is almost finished...we have rooms! Click here to see pictures.
5/8 - Wow! An aerial view of Design Home. Click here to see pictures.
6/10 - The inside trimwork is going up. The house now has cabinetry, appliances, countertops and a first coat of paint. Click here to see pictures.
6/10 - The Three Chimneys clubhouse is under construction right across the street. Click here to see pictures.
6/23 - The outdoor spaces are beginning to take shape. Click here to see pictures.
A special thanks to all the Cincinnati Magazine Design Home Vendors that made this home possible:
AE Window & Door
Art Design Consultants/Malton Gallery
California Closets
Camargo Trading Company
Central Light
Certified Angus Beef
Choice Brands
Cincinnati Bell
Cole & Russell
Deerfield Towne Center
Downlite
Elsmere Ironworks
Entertainment Solutions
Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery
Fassler Floral
Fireside Heart & Home/IPS
The Fitness Store
Flower Framers
GarageTek
Golf Chic
H Newkirk and Sons
Harrison Concrete
Jeld-Wen Windows and Doors
Keidel Supply
Landscaping by Don Gilb
McCabe Lumber
McSwain Carpet & Floors
Mercedes-Benz
Miami Woodworking
Nana Wall (K-K Sales)
Norwood Hardware
PMH Consultants
R&R Electric Wiring Contractors
Reading Rock’s Europa Wall
Renaissance Garden Ornaments
Settle Builders Supply Company
Shehan Pools
Snap Boutique
Stained Glass Overlay
Sunspot Pool and Patio
Superior Walls
Take it For Granite
TowneScapes
Whitewater Building Products
Willis Heating & AC
Wine Cellar Innovations