Michigan Battle of the Buildings

The Michigan Battle of the Buildings is an awards and recognition program for energy use reduction open to all Michigan area commercial, industrial & multi-family buildings. The program is a way to encourage energy-efficient practices in buildings across the state and to instill a spirit of friendly competition among the area’s building owners and operators. There is no cost to enter the competition.

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2025 event recap

What do Battle Contestants have to say about the Competition?

“As West Michigan’s largest employer, we aim to set an example for other organizations and our staff. Through Michigan Battle of the Buildings, we can showcase our continuous efforts to reduce our energy consumption and compare our efforts to other hospitals within Michigan. This program is a great way to encourage energy efficiency, share project ideas and improve our environmental footprint.”
Sarah Chartier, Spectrum Health

“Being a part of the Battle of the Buildings competition has given Muskegon County the opportunity to measure and analyze our energy usage. All 3 facilities involved may not have reduced their usage over the year, but now we know how to track the usage and set goals for future reductions and savings.”
Sara Damm, Muskegon County

“The Battle of the Buildings competition has been a great for our company. We came into the competition with little knowledge of what it was all about, I mean that we understood the big goal but not how to get there. The people I’ve met through the competition’s educational seminars have helped me frame the right questions I needed to ask about our energy consumption and how we can reduce it. We’ve learned that we operate pretty efficiently already, no “low hanging fruit” for us, which has driven us to look at larger impact items. These larger impact items require creative solutions, which again the people I have met through the competition have guided and continue to guide me towards implementation. This competition is a great hub for different industries to come and work together on creating sustainable and energy efficient companies.”
Brooks Twist, Brewery Vivant

“For Steelcase participation in Battle of the Buildings is a way for us to continue building on work we do every day. By being part of the competition we are hoping to generate awareness and participation throughout the community that benefits us all by keeping Michigan the quality place to live, work and play. Whether we win or just show a competitive spirit, we know that by setting an example and hopefully providing inspiration to others so that the real winner will be the people of West Michigan.”
David Rinard, Steelcase

“Joining the Michigan Battle of the Buildings has enabled Clark Retirement Community to challenge ourselves in exploring a wide array of energy reduction projects in heating, cooling, automated building management systems, lighting, recycling, etc. Participation also provided Clark the opportunity to host a Battle of the Buildings education event. We enjoyed inviting community members and our residents to learn about Green Revolving Funds from a local collegiate expert. Clark challenges other retirement communities to join us in The Battle and involve their residents and staff to Go Green!”
Mike Ignatoski, Clark Retirement Community

"We participate specifically to make contact with building owners or managers that we might be able to assist in retrofit measures to make their buildings better. We did achieve such contacts so we would call the event a success."

Dallas Strong - Commerical Sales, Johnstone Supply

"We were very happy with the event, it was one of the best shows we have had in a long time from the perspective we got a chance to talk to real decision-makers with real opportunities. Very good use of our resources."

Verde VanSickle, Co-Founder, The Safety Source

Reap the Benefits of Participating in Battle

IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE
Improved energy efficiency can decrease operating expenses and increase property asset value. For example, a 10% decrease in energy use can result to a 1.5% increase in net operating income.

EDUCATION & NETWORKING
The Michigan Battle of the Buildings program hosts education & networking events throughout the year with the goal of connecting building owners & operators to the rapidly changing resources available in energy conservation.

SHOW MICHIGAN PRIDE & LEADERSHIP
Your participation will help Michigan be recognized as a community that takes an active approach in ending the war against a changing climate.

HAVE FUN
Let’s have a good time! Sign up to make sure you get all the event announcements. Saving energy is cause for celebration!