Jennifer Cash joined Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects in 2006 and has built a nationally respected reputation focused on high-performance, resilient learning environments for K–12 clients. She is widely recognized for her expertise in Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction and for guiding school districts through complex decisions related to durability, energy performance, life-cycle cost, and disaster resiliency. Known for her ability to translate technical rigor into clear, actionable solutions, Jennifer partners closely with boards, administrators, and communities to align educational goals, sustainability objectives, and budget realities.

Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects proudly joined city leaders, community members, and longtime partners to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Beecher Terrace redevelopment in Louisville. Nearly a decade in the making, this transformation represents a major milestone in affordable housing, not just for the Russell neighborhood, but for the entire city.

Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects (SCB) has named Justin McElfresh, AIA, President of the firm.   McElfresh, a long-time Principal with more than two decades of experience

  As Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects proudly celebrates its one-year anniversary in our new building, we reflect on a transformative journey marked by innovation, collaboration,

With their experience of working with multiple funding sources and familiarity in navigating federal programs, Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects is working with Dawson Springs to deliver a modern, affordable housing community with market-rate amenities.

Three Sherman Carter Barnhart -designed schools — South Green Elementary School, Cumberland Trace Elementary
School, and Rich Pond Elementary School — are featured in this month’s ICF Builder Magazine.

Sherman Carter Barnhart is proud to be designing this great facility for veterans. Following is a press release from the Governor’s Office describing the Bowing Green Veteran’s Center. For more on progress as the project moves along, be sure to follow our blog and social media.

Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects Opens Office in Nashville Area NASHVILLE – Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects, a regional firm focused on the design of K-12 schools,

Previous Next Louisville Business First Highlights The Meriwether STEAM Academic Center Louisville Business First Magazine this week highlighted The Meriwether STEAM Academic Center, a Sherman Carter

Slide 35 in a PowerPoint presentation from Sherman Carter Barnhart’s Kenny Stanfield shows the dramatic financial benefits for schools designed with 21st Century Energy and

Is a Public-Private Partnership right for your project? Public-Private Partnership (P3) models can provide communities with alternatives for financing, designing, constructing and even operating and

Since 1985, Kevin Matthews has helped clients navigate the ever-changing landscape of affordable housing. So when it comes to affordable housing, he has seen it

While housing is not typically provided at community colleges, there is a growing awareness that addressing the needs of housing-insecure students may be crucial to

Food and housing insecurity, transportation problems, and daycare support are all part of the daily struggle faced by many community college students. Factor in severely

– Great news! The National Buildings Institute’s Zero Buildings List magazine features four Sherman Carter Barnhart Projects and highlights one of our zero energy schools

Unprecedented times like these might leave school board members and superintendents thinking it will be too expensive to design and build the schools their districts

We’ve developed a short, to the point student housing survey to get your input on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting your institution’s student housing.  This

What follows are some thoughts gleaned from our ongoing reading, researching & observations. BROAD OBSERVATIONs In part from recent articles in The Chronicle of Higher

  Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects received a national award this month for its zero energy design of Jennings Creek Elementary in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The

Sherman Carter Barnhart’s Kenny Stanfield,  Principal, AIA, LEED AP, spoke recently about designing Zero Energy Schools with Insulated Concrete Forms, and we’re pleased to share

Session Title: 21E School Design – 21st Century Education and Energy Event: Kentucky School Boards Association Conference at the Galt House in Louisville Time: 3:30

Session Title: Facilities – How can building save you money to invest elsewhere? Event: Kentucky School Boards Association Conference at the Galt House in Louisville

Lexington, KY: Sherman Carter Barnhart’s Kenny Stanfield, AIA, LEED AP, will be speaking about the benefits of sustainable Zero Energy school design and Insulated Concrete

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Wildly Possible.   To Sherman Carter Barnhart, that meant designing an expansion to Parking Structure No. 5 that offered much more than parking.   The

This month’s Insulating Concrete Forms Builder magazine highlighted Sherman Carter Barnhart’s Kenny Stanfield, AIA and two Kentucky elementary schools he designed using ICF and Zero

 There’s nothing quite like seeing a project get “off the ground.” We’re thrilled to have designed the Greenwood High School auxiliary gym project, and

John is a registered architect with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of project development, design, management, master planning, and construction. Sherman Carter Barnhart

Sherman Carter Barnhart helped kick off the 2019 football season last night at East Jessamine High School as the trophy sponsor for the VisitJessamine.com Bowl.

The traditional building was the first school in Corbin Schools and is still the oldest today, so it was important to both the community and

As we continue to research, gather pertinent data, and clarify our previous storm shelter requirements with the State Agencies of HBC and KDE, we wanted to

When it comes to severe weather in the Southeast, we anticipate with trepidation the seasonal storms and with them the threat of tornadoes. Unpredictable and

On Monday, September 10th, Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects brought proposed designs of the new Lone Oak Middle School to the McCracken County School District board and

Sixty-seven of them have now been “verified” in the U.S. and Canada, according to a recent report from the New Buildings Institute. Another 415 are

Lots of big changes at the University of Louisville this semester! We’re thrilled to have been part of one of them: the major renovation of the Student

  When Jennings Creek Elementary School opens its doors Wednesday, students will enter the district’s second energy-independent school and the first in the state to

“The Meade County College & Career Center will be one of the most state-of-the-art, comprehensive vocational technology schools in the state of Kentucky. It will

Sherman Carter Barnhart Architects celebrates with Warren County Schools and the entire community the opening of a 21st Century elementary school designed to educate students

Living Learning Communities Studies show that informal settings are better for college-level learning than the traditional academic setting alone. The live-and-learn community model fosters higher

[metaslider id=4872] Since Aug. 26, 2016, the Adron Doran University Center (ADUC) has been bustling almost daily with noise, foot traffic and activity – but

  “Level Up” is a term that I was introduced to by my children while they played video games. As they reached certain milestones in

  Ask any educator and they will tell you that statistics show most students’ grades drop during the middle school years. Professionals studying the phenomenon

  The Marshall County Board of Education has approved design schematics to present to the Kentucky Department of Education in a planned renovation project at

  When students begin classes at the new Jennings Creek Elementary School next fall, they’ll walk into a facility that uses a fraction of the energy of

Student Safety – Most renovations require more than 12 weeks during a summer and require “construction and instruction” occurring simultaneously.  Barricades to separate construction zones from

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 7, 2017) — The University of Kentucky College of Law began a new chapter with a ceremonial groundbreaking this morning on Mandrell Hall’s front

Current and former Floyd County School District officials joined local government officials and state representatives for the dedication of the Floyd Central High School athletic

The Adron Doran University Center renovation and expansion on the campus of Morehead State University is now 54 percent complete. The $49.5 million project broke

  When Austin Correll, a senior political science major, came back to campus for the fall, he was pleased to see new dining options in

A new elementary school under construction in Warren County is the latest building in the school district designed to reduce, or eliminate, the cost of

At one time, there was a stigma attached to attending Taylorsville Elementary School. It was known as the old school, the lesser school, or the

         NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) – Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children and Youth along with many state and local leaders broke ground this

Murray State University’s (MSU) new Breathitt Veterinary Center was recently dedicated as a capacity crowd of collegiate, government and agriculture leaders gathered marking the occasion.

In Portland, Maine, the chair of a building committee dreamed of a schoolhouse that could offset the transportation energy required for students to commute to

After South Warren Middle & High School was awarded the, “Education Best In Class” from ICF Builders Magazine, the magazine asked Sherman Carter Barnhart Principal,

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Awards honoring excellence and innovation in affordable housing were presented at the 2016 Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference in Louisville, which was held October 18-19. The

Awards honoring excellence and innovation in affordable housing were presented at the 2016 Kentucky Affordable Housing Conference in Louisville, which was held October 18-19. The

In Hardin County Schools’ first week back, Xander Allen, Zarrius Hildabrand and other freshmen could be caught making and flying paper airplanes at the Early

The Kentucky United Methodist Homes for Children & Youth will break ground July 18 on a $15 million campus in Nicholasville for abused, neglected or

One of the state’s longest operating organizations for children made plans official this week to set up residence in Jessamine County in 2017. The Kentucky

Kevin Cheek, Assoc. AIA, CEFPI Educational Planner and Justin McElfresh, AIA, CID, LEED AP   Kevin has been with Sherman Carter Barnhart since 1996. He

Congratulations UK, EdR and Woodland Glen II for being awarded LEED Certification!

Congratulations Louisville Metro Housing Authority’s Sheppard Square Block B for being been approved as a Enterprise Green Community Certified development. Enterprise Green Communities certification demonstrates

The Portland Cement Association presented a 2016 Resilience Leadership Award in the category of New Public Building to Sherman Carter Barnhart for our work in

When I first stepped into Ricky Thacker’s classroom, I was surprised by how unusual it looks. There are no desks. White boards hang from every

After a visit to eastern Kentucky that was shrouded in mystery, Bill Gates finally wrote about his visit to a school in Floyd County. Gates visited

Hardin County Schools Early College and Career Center is more energy efficient than expected, according to officials from Sherman, Carter, Barnhart, the architect firm that

The University of Louisville board of trustees has approved a $40 million upgrade of the Swain Student Activities Center, which is located on the university’s

WDRB 41 Louisville News LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — After a big donation for education, a groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday morning for the new Irvington

Hardin County Schools’ Board of Education took the first step Thursday evening in determining what Cecilia Valley Elementary School will look like. The board approved

On a sunny, bright Friday morning in front of 150 persons along with school, city and county officials, one snip of the scissors cut through

It’s easy to be dazzled by Richardsville Elementary’s array of solar panels, its compact but attractive building footprint and the homey but “green” finishes, all

CMTA’s Lexington office is the first LEED® Platinum office building in Kentucky and the first LEED® Platinum building in Lexington. LEED® Platinum projects are required

Two 6th-grade students sit on a couch in front of a large, green screen having a conversation about a book. It’s a middle school version

This video features the recently completed McCracken County High School in Paducah, Kentucky. Principal Michael Ceglinski discusses the successes of both the school and the

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY (WAVE) – Students in Hardin County are getting an early glimpse of what the real world is like. The Early College and Career

When University of Kentucky students get to campus later this month, many of them will move into new digs: five new residence halls with the

The first phase of a new high school in Scott County is set to open in August 2017, Superintendent Patricia Putty said. Putty said the

More than 40,000 students will head back to school on Wednesday in Fayette County, where teachers and administrators have been getting ready for their return.

“We hope efforts like this will help to encourage an environmentally friendly lifestyle,” he said. “If you get children thinking that way and committed to

Upperclassmen at John Hardin, North Hardin and Central Hardin high schools who are pioneering the Early College and Career Center pathways have an opportunity Aug.

This video features the recently completed McCracken County High School in Paducah, Kentucky. Principal Michael Ceglinski discusses the successes of both the school and the