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U.S. Green Building Council
West Michigan Chapter News
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LEED AP BD+C Training
May 6 and 7, 2010
The U.S. Green Building Council West - Michigan Chapter is offering an intensive two-day workshop to prepare individuals for the challenging LEED Accredited Professional Examination (BD+C). The 16-hour course will serve the needs of any building industry stakeholder. The workshop format provides an interactive experience that follows the normal design and construction process.
Students will be provided hands-on experience in calculating LEED requirements based on case studies.The course explains how to administer LEED requirements on projects and covers the use of the USGBC's web-based submittal process: LEED-Online.
The session will be held at Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber (FTC&H), located at 1515 Arboretum Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546.
Sessions will start at 8:00 and close at 5:00. Lunch will be served both days. Tuition is $400; $350 for USGBC - WM members. Those completing the course will earn AIA Continuing Education Units.
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May 19 - 21 Greening the Heartland is coming to Minneapolis - a great learning opportunity.
This year's theme, BRIDGING, seeks to draw valuable connections between people, places, and ideas to help create a sustainable heartland region and beyond. Specifically, the conference seeks to link such ideas as:
- Sustainable development and environmental protection
- Green building and social justice
- Community planning and individual health
- Commercial and residential projects (market-rate and affordable housing)
- LEED and the Green Communities criteria
Presenting organizations, the Minnesota chapter of USGBC and Minnesota Green Communities, are excited this unique partnership and opportunity to "bridge" our two conferences and bring people together around green building and design from all across the region. |
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Energy Champions - Lower Cost and Environmental Impact
Lead your organization on a path
toward environmentally sustainable business practices
by increasing bottom-line profits through energy efficiency
Co-Sponsored by GVSU - MAREC, The Right Place and Sustainable Research Group
Act Now - Begins April 20th - 6 Sessins
Click Here for More Information
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Michigan State University hosts "Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Opportunities: Michigan and Beyond," a symposium to be held at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center in East Lansing on April 26 and 27.
The public is welcome to attend this free event, but registration is required. Online registration and a full symposium agenda are available at http://www.espp.msu.edu/climatechange/symposium.php
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Save the Date: May 20, 2010. A joint association meeting with USGBC West Michigan, ABC West Michigan Chapter, AIA Grand Valley, CSI Grand Rapids Chapter, Buildings Exchange of Michigan, Michigan Social of Professional Engineers, NAWIC, WMMCA, American Society of Professional Estimators and ASAWM. Topic: "Getting Work Quicker and More Profitably". This event will be held at the Crowne Plaza on 28th Street, Grand Rapids from 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. There will be a charge of $16.50 per person. Registration coming soon.
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Sustainability / Aquinas College Wege Center Ballroom / May 25, 2010
Sustainability: take the next stepwill seek to answer compelling questions about developing a strategy for sustainability to guide us to a greener world. Engage in multiple roundtable discussions exploring profitability and applications of sustainable practices across industries and sectors, from construction to community development to manufacturing to education and more. Question a panel of experts about western Michigan's role in sustainability for today and the future.
Register Here
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HONIGMAN AND HORIZON ENVIRONMENTAL TO HOST CLIMATE
CHANGE EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE
When: May 4, 2010, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Where: Kalamazoo Country Club, 1609 Whites Road, Kalamazoo, MI
(www.kalamazoocountryclub.com)
Cost: Complimentary - Pizza, beer and soft drinks included
The Environmental Law Department of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP and Horizon Environmental Corporation are pleased to announce their joint sponsorship of an executive level roundtable on existing and pending climate change legislation and regulations and their impact on business. The Roundtable will be held in a casual after work setting at the Kalamazoo Country Club in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Speakers include:
· Russ Harding, Director, Property Rights Network, Mackinac Center for
Public Policy
· Skiles W. Boyd, V.P. Environmental Affairs, DTE Energy Corporation
· Joseph M. Polito, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
· Alan M. Greenberg, Horizon Environmental Corporation
· G. Vinson Hellwig, Chief, Air Quality Division, Michigan Department of
Natural Resources and Environment
· Mason Henderson, Director of Emissions Trading, CantorCO2e, a Cantor
Fitzgerald Company
· S. Lee Johnson, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP
· Brian Leahy, Horizon Environmental Corporation
We expect a lively and informative discussion on many topics, including the
following:
· The Science, The Controversy And The Opportunity
· Climate Change Bills In The U.S. House And Senate
· Economic Impact Of Climate Change Legislation
· Energy Production In A Carbon Constrained Environment - Economic
Implications
· Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Credit Trading
· EPA's Proposed PSD/Title V Tailoring Rule For GHG Sources-Latest
Developments
· EPA's GHG Reporting Rule
· Potential Regulation Of GHGs Under Existing Clean Air Act Authority
· GHG Liabilities Under Common Law (Nuisance/Tort)
· SEC Guidelines Regarding Climate Change Disclosures
If you would like to attend the Roundtable, please RSVP to Ms. Katherine Hammers
by email at
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or by phone at 313-465-7216.
WE REQUEST THAT YOU RESPOND BY FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010, 6PM.
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