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- Renae Hesselink talks with Kirk Heinze on WJR
On September 8-10, the Green Buildings of West Michigan Tour will take place in Grand Rapids to present 40 LEED-certified buildings in that area. Renae Hesselink, Vice President of Sustainability at Nichols and chair of West Michigan chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council talks to Kirk about the tour and other sustainable activities in the area.
“There were three parts to the project; there was post occupancy research, there is a green buildings of West Michigan book that we’re publishing that showcases all of the buildings that are in the research project, and then the tour on Sept 10th and 11th.”
The Green Buildings of West Michigan tour will be divided by industries such as health care or manufacturing.
“We’ve got several tracks, and we’ve organized the buildings by market segment. Someone could go on a health care tour, for example, and they would see Spectrum Health Lemmen Holton Cancer on that tour,” says Hesselink. “They would see St. Mary’s Lacks Cancer Center, too. “
The West Michigan Council of the U.S. Green Building Council has partnered with an event called GreenTown that will also take place on September 9-10. GreenTown will focus on driving community-based sustainable action in Western Michigan.
The synergism of green events is expected to draw elected officials, architects, building owners and anyone else with interest in sustainability.
Click on the arrow above to hear Hesselink’s September 3 Greening of the Great Lakes conversation with Kirk Heinze. Greening of the Great Lakes airs every Friday evening at 7 on News/Talk 760 WJR.
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