Articles tagged: leed
Briarwood Mall following Ann Arbor and national retail trend by going green
Posted: Mar 07, 2013Energy-efficient building has become a major trend in Ann Arbor and across the country. Read more »
Ann Arbor Municipal Center project wins Gold LEED certification from Green Building Council
Posted: Oct 31, 2012Ann Arbor's recently renovated and expanded city hall at 301 E. Huron St. has been awarded Gold LEED status by the U.S. Green Building Council. City officials announced the news on Tuesday, noting the award ... Read more »
Report: New U-M children's and women's hospitals among top 10 healthcare projects in the world
Posted: Jul 10, 2012The new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital in Ann Arbor continue to add accolades, as officials announced Tuesday the hospitals were ranked among the top 100 most innovative infrastructure projects across the globe. Read more »
Harvey Berman column: LEED contracts shift certification risks to project owner
Posted: Apr 13, 2011Warning — this is an article about contracts. If that’s not your bag, go ahead and push the snooze button on your alarm clock. However, if you are considering obtaining or are in the process ... Read more »
Going green: Washtenaw County's new district court facility achieves LEED Silver certification
Posted: Mar 17, 2011Washtenaw County officials were presented with an award at Wednesday's county board meeting, recognizing the new 14A-1 District Court facility for achieving LEED Silver certification for energy efficiency and environmental design. The certification comes from ... Read more »
Harvey Berman: Federal lawsuit attacks LEED building rating system
Posted: Dec 02, 2010Formed in 1993, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) created the LEED building rating system which provides a multi-faceted and comprehensive system for designing constructing and incorporating sustainability in certain types of buildings. LEED has ... Read more »
Harvey Berman: FTC leads efforts to reduce 'greenwashing'
Posted: Oct 07, 2010On Sept. 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in California to stop a company from making unfair and deceptive statements relating to certain "green" products. The FTC alleges that Lights of America ... Read more »
column: A closer look at the cost of building green
Posted: Sep 02, 2010In June, I wrote about the results from a recent survey-based study conducted by Sustainable Rhythm, a consulting firm (“SRS”). The SRS revealed that most of the persons in the building industry who were surveyed ... Read more »
Tenants move into first gold-level LEED certified Ann Arbor student housing complex
Posted: Aug 23, 2010University of Michigan business student Nirav Shah and his roommates picked out their housing for the upcoming semester the way most students do. "I feel like this will be a little nicer, a little closer," ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Township IMRA America facility earns LEED Gold certification
Posted: Jun 20, 2010An Ann Arbor Township research-and-development facility just became the latest Michigan development project to earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. IMRA America Inc., owned by Japanese automotive firm Aisin Seiki Co., completed ... Read more »
Future University of Michigan buildings to meet tougher energy efficiency guidelines
Posted: Jun 07, 2010All future University of Michigan major construction projects will have to be built to a widely recognized standard meant to increase energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of buildings, the university announced Monday. U-M ... Read more »
LEED building certifications surpass 5,000
Posted: Jun 03, 2010Interest in “green” building continues to grow in this country. One sign of the increased interest in this area is the geometric growth surrounding the LEED Green Building Rating System (LEED). LEED, which stands for ... Read more »
The politics of green: Moravian project shows need for open-minded discourse
Posted: Apr 09, 2010I used to think that anything green would be embraced by Ann Arbor. I guess that isn't really true. I may have been a little naïve or idealistic about this, but it is an aspect ... Read more »
Drafty old Ann Arbor house finds new life as green, energy-efficient home
Posted: Oct 01, 2009John Beranek and Karen Park didn't set out to turn their old two-story house on North Fourth Avenue into the greenest remodel in Michigan. But by the time they decided what they wanted, they found ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's off-campus student housing market soft at start of school year
Posted: Sep 03, 2009Off-campus student rentals are experiencing a down year, with increasing vacancies and flat rents reflecting both cost-consciousness and a movement toward buying rather than leasing. Market observers and participants reported a softening of demand for ... Read more »
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