UP gets first PACE project
ESCANABA—Lean & Green Michigan announced the financing of the Upper Peninsula’s first PACE project, a four-story commercial building in downtown Escanaba (pictured above). The Upper Decker PACE project will see …
PACE financing makes closed Lansing school an energy-efficient apartment building
LANSING—An elementary school that closed in 2000 is being redeveloped into an energy-efficient multi-family housing building with the aid of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. The building in question, …
Bedrock in massive purchase of green energy from DTE
DETROIT—Bedrock, Detroit’s largest real-estate developer, today announced its continued commitment to reduce overall carbon emissions across its portfolio through an agreement with DTE Energy to acquire approximately 22 million kilowatt …
Wayne State, UD-Mercy to host environmental design conference
DETROIT—The University of Detroit Mercy and Wayne State University will co-host the Environmental Design Research Association’s 52nd annual conference May 19-23. Experts from around the world will explore how research, …
Lean and Green Michigan sets Southeast Michigan PACE Summit April 15
DETROIT—Lean and Green Michigan, the consulting firm for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, will host the Southeast Michigan PACE Summit on Wednesday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 …
‘Dean of Green’ Newman and his firm honored for environmental expertise
FARMINGTON HILLS—Jim Newman, owner and managing partner of Newman Consulting Group LLC in Farmington Hills, was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Building Owners and Managers Association Metro …
Gov. Whitmer to keynote Michigan Energy Innovators Gala
LANSING—The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council (EIBC) announced that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will be the keynote speaker at its Seventh Annual Michigan Energy Innovators Gala on Thursday, Nov. 14 …
USGBC sets Sustainable Detroit Forum for Oct. 23
DETROIT–The U.S. Green Building Council Detroit will hold its third annual Sustainable Detroit Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cobo Center in Detroit. …
New WMU research center studying advanced construction materials, techniques
KALAMAZOO — A recently established research center at Western Michgian University has an interdisciplinary group of researchers studying new and creative ways to build better buildings in an age of …
Dow, USGBC to partner on carbon mitigation
MIDLAND — Dow Building Solutions, a business unit of Dow DuPont Specialty Products, will work on improving energy efficiency in buildings through a new partnership with the U.S. Green Building …