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9 Sep
2013

SW/W Michigan Green MLS by adding sustainability features to home listings

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The South West Michigan Regional Information Center (SWMRIC), who represents many of the regions Realtor associations “is addressing the “green features” in a residential property by adding a new “Green Features […]

8 Aug
2013

LEED Homes: New Energy Pathway & Program Market Share

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“Starting with the LEED NC program, multifamily adoption of LEED really took off when the LEED for Homes and LEED Midrise programs were launched in 2008. With only 4,000 units […]

23 Jul
2013

Understanding the Living Building Challenge Midwest Fall Courses

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Understanding the Living Building Challenge provides a 6-hour in-depth introduction to the Living Building Challenge. Attendees are the green building leaders in their community: design professionals, contractors, developers, owners, government […]

18 Jul
2013

Green Your Home: HVAC Systems

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In this day and age, everyone is crazy for “going green”—which is great, obviously. With all of us pulling together and changing the way we impact the environment, we can […]

9 Jul
2013

College of Saint Benedict Senior Housing, LEED Platinum Certified

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The Centennial Commons townhouses were designed to be a sustainable part of the college’s landscape. The 32 townhouses were intended to be at least LEED Silver certified. The townhouse were […]

9 Jul
2013

Metro Detroit’s 1st LEED Platinum Gut Rehab Home

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The Ferndale home is 45.6% more efficient in its energy use in comparison to an average 2,000 sq. ft. existing Michigan home. The average is 3,948 kWh a month, while […]

27 Jun
2013

It may be big but did you see the energy bills?

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This home was constructed with environmentally friendly materials and products. The goal was to build a home that didn’t have a negative impact on the environment and would contribute to […]

26 Jun
2013

GreenStar Remodeling Certification Introduction – Free Webinar

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and Minnesota GreenStar (MNGS) have teamed up to deliver the GreenStar remodeling certification to the Midwest and US at large. The program is backed by the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) as […]

24 Jun
2013

Matchbox House LEED Platinum Certified – Ann Arbor

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The project started out with an intent to design LEED certified which is reflected in its unconventional design. The project was modeled after a matchbox and was designed to have […]

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