September 2011 - GreenHome Institute

Free Green Building Educational Offering from

September 26, 2011/0 Comments/in Local, Education and Events, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin/by Brett Little

Fall is an exciting time for and high-performance homes. We will be offering several free LEED for Homes introductory classes that will introduce homeowners, builders, architects, developers, contractors and all interested in learning more about healthy, efficient, durable and affordable construction practices. Perfect for those who are looking to obtain their Green Associates or LEED AP Homes credential!

HOMES 252 – Full Day LEED for Homes Workshop

October 28, 2011 – Indianapolis, IN
Early bird pricing ends soon: Wed 10/19

November, 7th – Detroit, MI
Early bird pricing ends: Mon 10/31

November 11, 2011 – Chicago, IL
Early bird pricing ends: Tue 11/1

LEED 205 – Demystifying LEED for Homes. Free!

East Lansing – Oct 10th

Detroit – Oct 12th

Ann Arbor – Oct 19th

Flint – Oct 27th

Kalamazoo – Nov 4th – Details TBA

In this 2-hour class, the LEED for Homes rating system will be explained, and then applied to case studies relevant to the local market. Common myths regarding level of documentation, cost, and credit requirements will be dispelled. The session will be followed by a catered networking lunch for attendees.

2.0 CEU GBCI

More details on the class(es) can be found here https://greenhomeinstitute.org/education-and-events/

USGBC Workshop: Homes 252 Understanding the LEED for Homes Rating System

November, 7th, Monday 8:30 am – 5 PM.

71 Garfield LLC
71 Garfield
Detroit, MI 48210

Lunch will be provided

Faculty: Taught by USGBC-trained faculty with real-world expertise and LEED project knowledge to share.
Sign up today!

Can’t Make Detroit? This full-day workshop will also be offered in Chicago and Indianapolis.

Green Building Experts come to Ann Arbor

September 22, 2011/0 Comments/in Education and Events, Michigan/by Brett Little

Two outstanding national Green leaders in the residential construction industry are coming in to do a special Green presentation for us. The two gentlemen are Carl Seville and Michael Anschel. These guys are rock stars, quite literally, in the residential construction and remodeling industry. They are “go to” resources for anything involving residential Green, leading edge or otherwise.

Video: Green built LEED Gold in Michigan

September 16, 2011/0 Comments/in Local, LEED Credits, LEED Gold, Single-Family Projects/by Brett Little

Raymar Homes has completed and certified a LEED Gold House in Rockford, Michigan. This video displays visuals of how many points were achieved. Credits appear on the screen that correspond with visual measures of LEED points.

Raymar Homes – LEED Gold Certified

Congratulations Jimmie Sparks, Certified Green Rater in MN.

September 13, 2011/2 Comments/in Minnesota, Wisconsin/by Brett Little

Jimmie Sparks of the neighborhood Energy Connection in St Paul MN has passed his Green Rater exam and is ready to service the state of Minnesota as a LEED for Homes Green Rater and HERS Rater. If you have a new project or have program questions in that state please contact Jimmie below.