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NEWLY CERTIFIED PROJECTS
Barnes & Thornburg · Grand Rapids, MI
LEED
for Commercial Interiors 2.0 · Certified· April 2010
Habitat for Humanity/GRCC· Grand Rapids, MI
LEED for Homes · Gold· July 2010
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New LEED Project
Certifications
The best
way for us to know about new LEED Project Certifications is for
anyone involved to send details to us at the link below.
Click here to submit New Project Certification
information
Please send the following information:
- Project
Location
- Names of
West Michigan firms with a role in ownership or occupancy, design,
construction, and LEED administration.
- Photographs
(please limit to three, sized less than 100KB each).
- Outstanding
or significant sustainability features
- LEED path,
rating, and date of award.
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Message from the Chair
Wow,
we are half way through 2010! What a year we have had so far.
Several
months ago our Chapter made the decision to take a journey. We hoped that
this journey would connect us with many building owners and managers of
the more than 130 LEED buildings in West Michigan. We knew to be successful,
we would need to engage with major sustainability partners in West
Michigan. We found three amazing partners to go down this path with
us: Grand Valley State University, Aquinas College and Kendall
College of Art and Design. We needed to connect with passionate
students in West Michigan. We hoped that this journey would allow us
to talk about the benefits of LEED for existing buildings and to promote
the benefits of on-going measurement and verification on newly
constructed LEED buildings. We had a vision that this journey would
allow us to connect more with our media sources and meet new
ones. We had no idea that this journey would gain us recognition and
an award: Business Review Innovations Award finalist. Lastly, we
wanted the opportunity to raise awareness of our USGBC West Michigan
Chapter and the benefits of green building in Michigan. We had a
vision that has now become a reality: Green Buildings of West
Michigan!
I
cannot thank enough those who have participated along the way!
An amazing group of volunteers have pulled this off. Still to
come are the showcase tours and book launch. Our work is not
complete and will not be as we start to plan what's next with this
project......
Those who
have contributed to this project in the capacity of planning, organizing,
coordinating, entering data, writing and editing are:
Mary
McGraw-Bigelow
LEED Green Associate - Contractors Building Supply, Inc.
Jesse Brimmer,
Sustainability Student - Grand Valley State University
Gayle DeBruyn,
Lake Affect Design Studio and Kendall College of Art and Design
Sean Fahey,
Sustainable Business Student - Aquinas College
Lisa Locke,
Principal - Lisa Locke LLC
Jim McCarty
LEED AP BD+C, Sustainable Programs Manager at FTC&H, Inc. and Member
of Board of Directors, USGBC-West Michigan Chapter
Michael Merren,
Director of Food Service / Sustainability Officer / Food Pantry
Coordinator - Mel Trotter Ministries
Christine Morse,
Principal - Avid Marketing Solutions, LLC
Chuck Otto,
Principal - Corporate Sustainability Communications
Melissa Peraino,
Educational Outreach Director - Grand Valley State University -
Continuing Education
Sam Pobst
LEED AP, President / CEO - Eco Metrics LLC
Trisha Spaulding
LEED AP, Public Relations Manager - Integrated Architecture
Debra Sypien
LEED AP, Sustainability Coordinator - Rockford Construction
Victor Tvedten
LEED AP
So
join us in September to learn more about this journey and to see the
magnificent work that has been accomplished in West Michigan.
Registration and book purchase are online for your
convenience: http://www.usgbcwm.org/green-buildings-of-west-michigan
Renae Hesselink, LEED AP, Chair
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EVENTS
CALENDAR
Opportunities
to Learn and Network!
This
Calendar includes quick links to all USGBC Chapter Events,
and USGBC Regional and National Events, and other Community Events
important to green building stakeholders.
For more events, please visit our web site event page.
August 6
Board Nominations Due
Any member is eligible, and nominations
are open to anyone with an interest in leading the chapter. Nick Carlson,
Chapter Secretary, will receive nominations until August 6.
Send
nominations to
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August 11
Board of
Directors' Meeting
The WM Chapter Board of Directors meeting includes a
representative from each Chapter Interest Circle in attendance. RSVPs are
requested 24 hours in advance.
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: Grand Rapids Community College, M-TEC,622 Godfrey Avenue,
SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (map)
Spetember 15
Board of Directors' Meeting
The WM Chapter Board of Directors meeting includes a
representative from each Chapter Interest Circle in attendance. RSVPs are
requested 24 hours in advance.
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: Grand Rapids Community College, M-TEC,622 Godfrey Avenue,
SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (map)
Click on an Interest Circle or Branch
to view their page on the website and find information about
their future meetings. (Homes, NC&CI, O&M, Schools,ND,Southwest Branch, Heart of West Michigan Branch).
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Green
Buildings of West Michigan Showcase Tour
September 10 and September 11
Register
by August 15th for the early bird discount. Save the dates of September
10 and 11th! Future
Cities: Climate Strategies for Sustainable Communities Summit
presented by The City of Grand Rapids, U.S. Green Building Council of
West Michigan and GreenTown.
We will feature commercial buildings and six homes on this tour.
Here is the scope of our project: With over 130 LEED certified
buildings in West Michigan (and growing!), we have the perfect
opportunity to prove the benefits and showcase green building design as a
region. Grand Rapids is a leader - fourth in the nation with the
number of LEED-certified buildings - and yet we find very few building
owners sharing that story in an organized way to attract tours, visitors
and as an economic development tool for our region. We are assisting
building owners to write their case studies to measure the
results of their green building choices and then organizing tours of
these buildings to highlight the features.
The
goals of this project are to establish Grand Rapids as the preeminent
home of sustainable buildings, honor the contributions of the furniture
industry in advocating the sustainability ethic, raise the bar for
building owners by helping them benchmark building performance of LEED
Buildings and encourage them to pursue certification under LEED's Green Building Operations and
Maintenance.
Click here to register
for the tours
Click here to register
for Greentown- Future Cities: Climate Strategies for Sustainable
Communities
For more information contact Renae Hesselink or Sam Pobst
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Green
Buildings of West Michigan Book...
now available for pre-order
Order
by August 15th for the Discount!
To commemorate the tour and create a meaningful legacy, the Chapter is
publishing a full-color, coffee-table quality book of case studies of
LEED-certified buildings in West Michigan. It will include an overview of
sustainability in the West Michigan region and Case Studies of each of
the segments on the tour: commercial, education, health care, homes,
non-profit, and office.
This is a great opportunity to promote the West Michigan Region as a
leader in sustainable design... and the book makes a compelling marketing
tool as a gift for your clients and prospects.
Click here to order
your copy of Green Buildings of West Michigan
Cost of Book:
$65.00 Pre-ordered with your tour registration by August
15th
$75.00 After August 15th
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USGBC Named West Michigan Innovation Finalist
Business
Review named USGBC West Michigan as one of the 38 finalists for the
2010 Innovation Michigan statewide awards.
Presenting largest number of finalists in the event's five-year history,
Business Review selected the Innovation finalists based on uniqueness of
the innovation, which could include a new product, process, business,
line or service. Entries also were judged based on the outcome of the
innovation to date, including its effect on revenue, employee morale,
customers and company image.
The finalists represent a wide range of industries, including
manufacturing, not-for-profit, technology, health care and
education.
Read Full Article
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An Opportunity To Influence
September 22 - 23
As
part of USGBC's continuing efforts to build chapter advocacy capacity, it
is providing fundamental and advanced resources necessary to leverage the
efforts of our invaluable volunteers.
Two
responses to these efforts are significant: our Chapter plans to form an
advocacy committee; and we are hosting, with the Detroit Regional
Chapter, a two-day advocacy skills training session on September 22 &
23 in Lansing.
Wednesday
includes a full-day workshop with media training and a reception. On
Thursday, participants will have a chance to use their new skills in
meetings with legislators or key decision makers.
Participants
must be able to commit to attending both days. Although there is no cost
for the training and meals for both days, overnight lodging is at the
expense of the participant.
To
express an interest or for more details contact Renae Hesselink, LEED AP,
Chair
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or call
(231) 799-2120 Ext 117
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Other Articles of Interest
Check
out these other articles that you might find interesting. Also, please
visit our news page on the USGBC West Michigan web site, www.usgbcwm.org/news
LEED-EB More Than a
Plaque
Four West Michigan Facilities
Receive DNRE Neighborhood Environmental Partners Program Award
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