Detroit Gets Green: Cockrel Passes Law on Green Purchasing
The Detroit City Council in September voted eight to zero to pass a new law that will promote the purchase and use of environmentally friendly goods and services.More
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Propane: Did You Know?
Learn how propane is quickly becoming a great alternative transportation fuel. Join Ann Arbor Clean Cities for a lunch-and-learn event as we discuss the benefits of propane.More
DRC-USGBC welcomes new Board Members Julie Lyons Bricker and Jacob Stevens Cordivae
The Detroit Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council recently announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors.More
West Michigan-based Energetx wins first “Reinventing Michigan” award
Gov. Rick Snyder today presented Energetx Composites LLC with the first ever “Reinventing Michigan” award to honor the company’s innovative application of composite materials technology to the clean energy industry and highlight the need to create an environment where small businesses can grow.More
DOE Announces Funding to Help Achieve Cost-Competitive Solar Energy
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced nearly $170 million in funding over three years to support the advancement of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies. The funding supports the SunShot goal to reduce the total cost of solar energy systems by about 75% before the end of the decade.More
TOMBOLO Goods Mfg. Introduces the World’s Thinnest Sandals, Made From Recycled Billboards
“Manufacturing good” is the mindset of TOMBOLO, a company founded by Jimmy Tomczak, 23, a University of Michigan neuroscience graduate and Detroit entrepreneur. TOMBOLO’s “paperfeet” – paper-thin sandals for men, women, and children – are the highly anticipated sandal of summer.More
After the Flush
Sewage or wastewater is something we rarely think or talk about. The wastewater from our toilets, showers, washing machines and dishwashers quickly departs our homes through drains that lead to a network of sewer pipes where it becomes somebody else’s responsibility. Nobody wants to smell it, see it or worry about it – and usually we don’t have to.More
ASHRAE Conferences Brings Together Industry Professionals
Perspectives on design styles and experiences from around the world were shared by nearly 2,000 built environment industry professionals at ASHRAE’s 2011 Annual Conference. The theme of the Conference, Sustainability Knows No Borders, highlighted the international reach of ASHRAE’s membership.More
U-M Solar Car Races Around Pure Michigan
The University of Michigan’s national champion solar car team Saturday embarks on a 1,000-mile, four-day “mock race” that will ring Pure Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.More
Farmington is “Going Green” This Founders Festival
Something new and eco-friendly is coming to the festival this year! A “Go Green” initiative will be held all three days of this year’s Downtown Farmington Founders Festival July 15th-17th.More
Propane: Did You Know?
Learn how propane is quickly becoming a great alternative transportation fuel. Join Ann Arbor Clean Cities for a lunch-and-learn event as we discuss the benefits of propane.More
DRC-USGBC welcomes new Board Members Julie Lyons Bricker and Jacob Stevens Cordivae
The Detroit Regional Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council recently announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors.More
West Michigan-based Energetx wins first “Reinventing Michigan” award
Gov. Rick Snyder today presented Energetx Composites LLC with the first ever “Reinventing Michigan” award to honor the company’s innovative application of composite materials technology to the clean energy industry and highlight the need to create an environment where small businesses can grow.More
DOE Announces Funding to Help Achieve Cost-Competitive Solar Energy
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) SunShot Initiative, Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced nearly $170 million in funding over three years to support the advancement of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies. The funding supports the SunShot goal to reduce the total cost of solar energy systems by about 75% before the end of the decade.More
TOMBOLO Goods Mfg. Introduces the World’s Thinnest Sandals, Made From Recycled Billboards
“Manufacturing good” is the mindset of TOMBOLO, a company founded by Jimmy Tomczak, 23, a University of Michigan neuroscience graduate and Detroit entrepreneur. TOMBOLO’s “paperfeet” – paper-thin sandals for men, women, and children – are the highly anticipated sandal of summer.More
After the Flush
Sewage or wastewater is something we rarely think or talk about. The wastewater from our toilets, showers, washing machines and dishwashers quickly departs our homes through drains that lead to a network of sewer pipes where it becomes somebody else’s responsibility. Nobody wants to smell it, see it or worry about it – and usually we don’t have to.More
ASHRAE Conferences Brings Together Industry Professionals
Perspectives on design styles and experiences from around the world were shared by nearly 2,000 built environment industry professionals at ASHRAE’s 2011 Annual Conference. The theme of the Conference, Sustainability Knows No Borders, highlighted the international reach of ASHRAE’s membership.More
U-M Solar Car Races Around Pure Michigan
The University of Michigan’s national champion solar car team Saturday embarks on a 1,000-mile, four-day “mock race” that will ring Pure Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.More
Farmington is “Going Green” This Founders Festival
Something new and eco-friendly is coming to the festival this year! A “Go Green” initiative will be held all three days of this year’s Downtown Farmington Founders Festival July 15th-17th.More
