Webinar
The Benefits of Zero Carbon Design & Construction
Interested in learning more about the process of Zero Carbon design? Bradford Station is an all-electric, mixed-use development in Grand Rapids designed to operate as Zero Carbon. To learn more about this innovative project, we’ve brought together the owner and developer, Bazanni, to explain their decision-making process that led to the forward design, plus, a…
Doing WELL: A Walk Through the WELL™ Suite of Healthy Building Rating Systems
In this session, Jeff Hochberg, WELL AP, LEED GA, WELL Faculty, will walk attendees through the evolution of the WELL Building Standard. Starting with the creation of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), and the first WELL Certification for single buildings, the WELL ecosystem quickly grew to include the standard’s first at-scale solution, the “WELL…
Get a Handle on Hygiene: Aqueous Ozone as an Emerging Healthy Building Technology
Hand Hygiene hasn't seen much innovation in many years. That’s about to change - meet Iggy™, a hand-rinsing device that when used as part of an overall approach to health and wellbeing, significantly enhances (or supplements, increases) the effectiveness of hand hygiene programs aimed at reducing the risk of transmission of infectious microbes (or germs).” …
Know your Rating Systems: Exploring Green Globes and BREEAM
Join us for a webinar exploring Green Globes and BREEAM! Green Globes and BREEAM are both green building assessment tools designed to help owners and operators interactively manage their buildings through third-party assessments. As a nationally recognized green building rating program, Green Globes works with building owners to help with sustainability goals for new constructions,…
Reconnect with Nature: ILFI Living Building Challenge
In October 2021, Blandford Nature Center announced their pursuit of the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge for a new facility at the Highlands. In this webinar we will be going over the Living Building Challenge requirements and taking a look at an ongoing local project pursuing the label. ILFI introduced the Living Building…
How the City Makes Decisions
Understanding how the city makes decisions is an integral part of policy and program development. Join Alison Waske Sutter, Sustainability and Performance Management Officer for the City of Grand Rapids as she discusses how sustainability fits into the strategic plan, historical sustainability efforts, environmental justice initiatives, and municipal goal achievements. This webinar is part of…
NEW City of Grand Rapids Community-wide GHG Inventory
Description: Join this important webinar to review the new Grand Rapids Community-wide Greenhouse Gas Inventory results. This Inventory measures emissions for the following sectors and also measures performance against a 2008 inventory created by FTCH. Transportation and mobile sources Residential energy Commercial energy Solid waste Water and wastewater Industrial energy This Inventory will inform emissions…
Beyond Homes: Phius Passive Building Certification for your Business
Description “Zero is the goal, Phius is the means.” Passive House Institute US (Phius) originated in the US and Canada in the ‘70’s, was enhanced in Germany in the ’90’s, and reinvigorated in the US in 2003 when Katrin Klingenberg designed and completed the first home to meet passive house standards in the United States.…
Occupancy-Based Strategic Energy Management Webinar
Occupancy-Based Strategic Energy Management Webinar With Consumers Energy and Waypoint Energy Panelist: Brian Keller, Manager at Waypoint Energy Intro: We would like to invite you to join the Consumers Energy Occupancy-Based Strategic Energy Management (OB SEM) team as they discuss methods of saving energy in your office and retail spaces. Employees that used to work in…
WEBINAR – Electrical Vehicle 101: All the Basic EV and Charging Info You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION Join the Michigan 2030 Districts for a webinar covering the latest industry news on EVs and EV charging stations for the workplace and commercial buildings. We will hear from guest speakers with SEEL, Michigan Clean Cities, and Empower Workplace Charging. TAKEAWAYS How to enable a more equitable transition for workplace EV charging stations Overview…
WEBINAR – On Site Solar for Houses of Worship & Non-Profits
Michigan 2030 Districts, Statewide Webinar Title: On Site Solar for Houses of Worship & Non-Profits Date: March 20, 2024 Time: 12:00PM Brought to you by the Michigan 2030 Districts, this webinar will include: Benefits of On-Site Solar IRA Direct Pay Provisions: how do they work? Options for procuring On-Site Solar Systems with Srinergy: PPA: Solar…
WEBINAR – Embodied Carbon 101, Healthy Building Webinar Series
The built environment is a large contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions at 42% of the total. Embodied carbon, or the carbon from building materials, accounts for 11% of global emissions (Architecture 2030). Join Kelsey Wotila, Senior Sustainability Project Manager at Foresight Management to learn more about embodied carbon, available tools, and how to analyze…