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Grand Rapids 2030 District on PBS
WEST MICHIGAN WEEK Grand Rapids 2030 District City #3535 Season 35 Episode 9 | 26m 45s The Grand Rapids 2030 District is a public-private partnership. Its mission is a collaborative high-performance building district focused on fostering a
Six City buildings earn EPA’s Energy Star certification
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The City of Grand Rapids has announced that six of its buildings have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star certification for superior energy performance. The buildings are the City/County Administration
Zero Cities Project aims to reduce Grand Rapids' carbon footprint to zero by 2050
The federal government may not be making climate change action plans a priority, but Grand Rapids is stepping up, despite the various hurdles associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One of these is an energy efficiency standard for
Trending Toward Zero Carbon for Grand Rapids
The city of Grand Rapids is participating in a three-year project to develop a policy roadmap toward a zero net carbon building sector by 2050. Twelve U.S. cities were selected to take part in the Zero Cities Project, a policy process informed by
City of Grand Rapids PACE Launch Celebration
Mayor Rosalynn Bliss joined representatives from Grand Rapids 2030 District and Lean & Green Michigan, along with the City’s new sustainability manager, Alison Sutter on Monday at an event celebrating the launch of the Grand Rapids PACE (
PACE energy financing initiative approved in Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS — The Grand Rapids City Commission adopted a measure aimed at easing the process for property owners to make energy efficiency upgrades. The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program acts as a financing mechanism for commercial
Reducing Grand Rapids Carbon Footprint
See what steps Grand Rapids is taking to reduce its carbon footprint. Follow link below. http://planet.veolianorthamerica.com/energy/reducing-grand-rapids-carbon-footprint/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Ish-4-16&
Downtown Property Owners form 2030 District
Grand Rapids Business Journal highlights the Grand Rapids 2030 District launch. Click the link below to read the article. http://www.grbj.com/articles/84058-downtown-property-owners-form-2030-district?utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email
Grand Rapids, Michigan to slash building energy use 50% by 2030
Grand Rapids 2030 District highlighted in Utility Dive Weekly Newspaper by Robert Walton. Click link below to read article. http://www.utilitydive.com/news/grand-rapids-michigan-to-slash-building-energy-use-50-by-2030/410905/
NEW '2030 DISTRICT' VOWS TO SLASH DOWNTOWN ENERGY USE BY 50 PERCENT -MLIVE
Can downtown Grand Rapids cut it's total energy, emissions and water use by 50% in the next 15 years? That's the goal set by Grand Rapids 2030 District, a collaboration of public and private groups. It's part of an effort that includes 11 other