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The City of East Jordan Lagoon Pump House services 211 acres of pond water and is used April through October. In the past, the pipes were heated to keep from freezing in the winter. Kate Mowbray, the Wastewater Treatment Operator, at the City of East Jordan took a dive into process improvements at this location.…

The State of Michigan’s George W Romney Building in Lansing, also known as the Governor’s Office, was originally a hotel which opened in 1926. Prior to being named after George Romney, the 43rd Governor, it was the Hotel Olds, Jack Tar Lansing, the Olds Plaza, and the Plaza Hotel. In 1988, the state purchased and…

  The University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research was established in 1949 and has become the world’s largest social science focused research center. Researchers from all over the world have come to use the laboratory and make great strides in understanding human behavior. While the building houses social science survey research, the facilities team…

GM Flint Truck Assembly opened its doors in 1947, and in the same year that the plant is celebrating 75 years of production, it is also being recognized as the winner of the Michigan Battle of the Buildings award in the Industrial category for achieving the greatest volume of energy reduction. The plant initially constructed…

Huntington Place- formerly named Cobo Hall, Cobo Center, and TCF Center -opened its doors in Detroit, Michigan in 1960. The 2,400,000-square-foot space has hosted a multitude of events and gatherings, including the annual North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), which has been held in that venue since 1965. Huntington Place is a place where people…

Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858 as a community staple, and has continued their work to improve their community even since then. With a strong commitment to environmental leadership and sustainability within their communities, Fifth Third has purchased 100% renewable power since 2019 and achieved carbon neutrality for their Scope 1, Scope 2, and…

Beach Club Detroit, originally named River Terrace Apartments, was erected in 1939 along the Detroit River. The “garden court” (indicating the buildings are arranged around a large garden) style apartment complex features Georgian Revival style architecture, with pedimented porch designs and limestone belt courses in between the second and third floors. Corners of the building…

Detroit Energy Challenge Recognizes Owners for Reduced Energy & Water Use in Buildings across the City Detroit Energy Challenge Partners (from left): Tremaine Phillips, Michigan Public Service Commission; Peggy Matta, Detroit 2030 District; Alison Jaworowski, DTE; Al Hildreth, General Motors; Connie Lilley, Detroit 2030 District; Cheri Holman, Michigan Battle of the Buildings; Morgan Pokora, Michigan…

Sunset Manor & Villages, Overall Biggest Loser of 2018 Michigan Battle of the Buildings Written by Robert Mattler, JD LLM LEED AP BD&C, and edited by USGBC West Michigan Staff With a lack of consensus or political will at the federal level making the climate change conversation downright “chilling”,  Michigan is rising to the occasion…