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The USGBC Detroit Regional Chapter Board of Directors meets on the first Thursday of each month from 6 - 8 p.m. and is open to the public. Location varies. Please contact the Chapter Administrator if you would like to participate: Elana Shelef, 248.228.3190

 

UPCOMING CHAPTER EVENTS

July 2, 2008: LEED Accreditation Exam Study Group Summer 2008

October 15, 2008:  LEED for New Construction Technical Review at the Marriott in Southfield

November 06, 2008: 1/2 day session (Understanding LEED Project Costs and Returns Workshop)

OTHER AREA SUSTAINABLE EVENTS

 

September 16, 2008: Spotless Earth Forum

July 11-13 Trenton Mid-summer Festival: Green days…Groovy nights theme.
Joann Perna, Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation 734-675-7302 Fax 675-7206

August 9 Ferndale Hybrid Car Show
Joel Epstein, Consultant 313-259-3425 jepstein@motorcities.org

3rd Week August Ypsilanti Heritage Festival
John Foley, owner of Stormwater Management Services Inc. 248-820-7509 justfoley@hotmail.com

Earth Day 2009 (event is just before this) Howell High School Environmental Club event
Joanna Miller 517-540-8300 x 86555 millerj@howellschools.com

 

RECENT CHAPTER ACTIVITIES

June 11, 2008: Heartland Regionalization-Task Force Meeting 5-7 pm @ Scarcello Associates

June 17, 2008: 2nd Heartland Regionalization-Task Force Meeting 2-7 pm

June 18, 2008:  LEED -NC Workshop in Ann Arbor MI

May 03 & 04:  Plymouth Green Street Fair

May 05 & 07:  Detroit Brownfield Conference

May 15, 2008: Kohler Water Conservation Presentation

April 14, 2008: UM Environmental Law and Policy Program

April 19, 2008: Earth Day Expo

April 22, 2008: Embracing A Green Michigan: Carbon Culture At The Crossroads

April 16, 2008: Indoor Environmental Quality - Presenter Garth Miller

April 17, 2008: Green Advantage Training Workshop

April 17, 2008: ICSC Alliance Program with Paul Goldsmith

April 02, 2008:  LEED-NC Workshop in Southfield MI

March 19, 2008: Michigan Operations Breakfast 7:30 to 11:30 with Jim Newman

March 20, 2008: United Solar Ovonics Tour - Auburn Hills MI

March 04, 2008:  Ray Anderson 2007 Time Magazine "Hero Of The   Environment" to speak at the 2008 Facilities Trade Show in Toledo OH

Feb 29, 2008:   Campus Green at International Academy of Design & Technology

February 21, 2008: First LEED stadium: Medlar Field by Barton Malow

February 19, 2008: LEED Study Group Kick Off  Meeting Winter 2008  The   LEED-NC is full, there is still space for LEED-CI

 

January 17, 2008: "The Benefits of Systems Buildings" Butler Manufacturing Co.

December 05, 2007: LEED for New Construction Technical Review Workshop Lansing MI

November 28, 2007: Climate Change & Alternative Energy Lansing Community College

\November 16, 2007: Plugging the Leaks - A statewide energy conservation and efficiency conference.

November 15, 2007: Hard Hat Tour of Haworth New Headquarters - Holland MI   Tour Outline

November 08, 2007: Green Building Seminar Novi MI

October 24, 2007: Green Buildings and LEED Certification "If you build green they will come"

October 18, 2007: "Meet & Greet" The 2007-2008 Board of Directors at The Skyline Club

October 10, 2007: Community Sustainability Partnership Summit

October 09, 2007: Wayne County Parks Department presents Sustainable


GREENBUILD INFORMATION

 

November 19, 2008: GREENBUILD IN BOSTON

 

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Our mission is to transform and educate the Southeastern Michigan region design and construction marketplace to integrate and implement sustainable methodologies into the building industry.
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