GREEN SPACE: Three workshops explore triple-bottom-line for businesses

metromode, 6/25/2009

Three workshops to be held over multiple dates throughout the summer will be designed to explain to business owners and nonprofits how to green their buildings, improve energy efficiency and -- perhaps most importantly -- finance their projects.

Here's the deets.

The intro class "Go Green to Improve Your Bottom Line" is free of charge and is intended as an overview of energy efficiency and green building principles and an explanation of the triple bottom line. It will be held twice in Detroit: June 23 at Hannan House (4740 Woodward) and July 1 at Sts. Peter & Paul (3700 Gilbert). Both take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Both of the other classes cost $25 apiece, but you can save $10 if you register for all three.

The second is called "Re-Energize Buildings, Systems and Behaviors". The focus is on planning the steps necessary to make significant energy changes in a building and, accordingly, evaluation tools will be presented. Dates are July 7 at Hannan House and July 8 at Sts. Peter & Paul.

The final class, "Financing Your Green Project', will be held July 21 at Hannan House and July 22 at Sts. Peter & Paul.

All classes take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

The classes are presented by WARM Training Center and Rebuild Michigan. Host organizations include Michigan Avenue Business Association, Greater Corktown Development Corporation, Southwest Detroit Business Association, and the Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation.

Register online at www.warmtraining.org.

Source: Dian Van Buren Jones, WARM Training
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh

Green Building , Sustainability

Detroit