Green Buildings of West Michigan

September 10th & 11th 2010

With over 120 LEED certified buildings in West Michigan, and that number continues to grow, we have the perfect opportunity to prove the benefits and showcase green building design as a region.  Grand Rapids is a leader, ranked in the top 50 cities in the nation for the number of LEED certified buildings, and yet we find very few of those building owners sharing their story in an organized way to attract tours and visitors and as an economic development tool for our region.  We are assisting those building owners to pull their case studies together, measuring the results of their green building choices, and to organize tours of these buildings to highlight the features.  The diversity in the types of buildings that have been certified will provide a tour in each of the following market segments:  office, manufacturing, small project, health care, education, homes, hospitality, and non-profit.

Tours will be September 10th & 11th 2010 for the building tour event sponsored by the USGBC West Michigan Chapter.

Cost of Tours (lunch included):

• Friday Only - $60.00
• Saturday Only - $60.00
• Both Friday and Saturday - $100.00 (SAVE $20) 
• Add breakfast (a joint breakfast with Greentown participants/keynote address by Mayor George Heartwell) an additional $20.00
• Students (must show valid student ID at registration)- $25.00 per day

Click Here for a List of Tour Tracks

Green Buildings of West Michigan Book

Click Here to Register for Tours

Buildings That Will be Featured on the Tour and in The Green Buildings of West Michigan Book are:

David D. Hunting YMCA

Dwelling Place - Martineau Apartments

West Michigan Environmental Action Council

Inner City Christian Federation

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Habitat For Humanity of Kent County

Forest Hills Fine Arts Center

Knapp Forest Elementary School

Eastern Middle and High School

Goodwillie Environmental School

Burton Elementary and Middle School

Bazzani Associates Headquarters

Metro Health Hospital

Saint Mary's Southwest

Hyatt Place Grand Rapids- South

Spectrum Health - Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion

Van Andel Institute

Saint Mary's Lacks Cancer Center

Steelcase WorkLab

Steelcase Wood Furniture Manufacturing Facility

Herman Miller Building B West - Zeeland

Haworth, Inc. - One Haworth Center - Holland

Interurban Transit Partnership - Rapid Central Station

Aquinas College Academic Building

Aquinas College Grace Hauenstein Library

Aquinas College Ravine Apartment D

Davenport University Academic Building

GVSU Niemeyer Living Center

GVSU Laker Turf Building

CityFlats Hotel

Plaza East Office Building

Plante & Moran/The Christman Company

Campau Square Plaza Building

Nichols Paper & Supply

Cascade Engineering

Heron Manor

Stryker Corporation

East Grand Rapids Community Center

For more information on this project contact: 
Renae Hesselink, LEED AP, Chair USGBC WM   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it