 On one day, our vast network of champions will demonstrate the strength and breadth of our movement, leaving a meaningful and lasting local impact.
On September 29, 2012, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council will host the first ever Green Apple Day of Service. For one day, advocates from across the country and around the world will come together in support of healthy, sustainable schools by taking real action in their communities. You achieved your LEED credential to show that you have the knowledge to be a green building professional. Organizing a service project in your community is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your leading role in this movement once more.
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USGBC West Michigan &
Detroit Regional Chapter
Green Schools Innovation Grant Awarded
Schools of the Future - Starting Today!
Wanted: If you are dedicated to creating an energizing atmosphere where ideas can be shared about the future of our schools in Michigan and beyond, we need YOU! Do you have creative skills that you are willing to share? Are able to be a devoted team member for the next 12 months? We need YOU! We will form a core team of 10-12 people and then recruit other team members who are willing to devote time when needed.
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Membership Update
Thank you to our new and renewing membersAric LaVancher Andersen Windows, Inc.
Larry George LLG Construction Services
Aileen Leipprandt Hilger Hammond, PC |
Letter from the Chair
Recently there has been a lot of discussion about the LEED rating system and if it has gone too far. In my opinion, with more than 850 LEED projects across Michigan and nearly 165 in Grand Rapids alone, there is widespread support across the state for the rating system. USGBC has been a leader in developing green-building practices that continue to evolve with the green-building movement marketplace. We should remind ourselves of the mission statement of the West Michigan Chapter, "To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated, that improves the quality of life in West Michigan." In order to maintain relevance with our stakeholders, we should retain a high bar of sustainability practices that increases energy and water efficiency to improve the quality of life. When a goal is reached, the next step is to set another one, and the people who will benefit from this new goal are architects, engineers, contractors and business owners. Let's continue the discussion on how we raise the bar to improve the quality of life for future generations.
 Kris Ford, LEED AP B+C
Owen-Ames-Kimball Co.
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