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LEED Across MichiganMichigan is a national leader in the areaof green building. As of spring, 2007, thereare 192 LEED projects under developmentin the State, and 36 which have actuallyreceived LEED certification. West Michiganis especially successful in its encouragementof green building. In fact, the City of GrandRapids has been recognized by the U.S.Green Building Council as a national awardwinnerin green building. Grand Rapids hasmore square footage per capita of LEEDcertified buildings than any other city in theUnited States. The City itself has lead theway with the development of its own newLEED certified Water and EnvironmentalServices Facility, which uses 23 percent lessgas and 35 percent less water than similarbuildings of its use and size.Private industry in Grand Rapids hasalso taken the green building initiativeseriously. Steelcase and Herman Miller havevoluntarily followed environmentally safeprocedures for manufacture of furnitureand Crystal Flash, a gasoline station chain,has begun offering biodiesel on a morewidespread scale.These and other Michigan companies,including large corporations like Ford,have begun to realize the benefits to greenbuilding in more ways than one. Not onlydo these companies realize actual savings interms of building maintenance and energyuse, but they also contribute to their publicimage by encouraging environmentalstewardship.Michigan Business Report; Michigan EconomicDevelopment Corporation, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2007of Homebuilders have adopted as part of theirprogram known as GreenBuilt. GreenBuiltis a program intended to allow Michiganhomebuilders to create more sustainablehome developments that are energy efficientand more respectful of natural resources. TheGreenBuilt program requires that all memberswho elect to secure GreenBuilt status attend a 3-hour Green Built training session. GreenBuilt alsoprovides professional assistance to members. 8In Troy, the Cedar Pines of Troy project is theonly entirely GreenBuilt project in southeastMichigan. This project includes homes that aredesigned to use 52 percent less electricity, 54percent less natural gas, and 46 percent lesswater. The development also features homeswith dual flush toilets, rain water harvesting, lowflow faucets, renewable flooring materials, noVOC Paints, trim made from sustainable forestsand plantations, high efficiency dual stagefurnaces, high efficiency water heaters, andphotovoltaic solar cells. 9Other green development techniques arereflected in projects such as Caswell Town Center,which incorporated innovative stormwatermanagement techniques.Urban Form andNeighborhood DesignNeighborhoods can be designed toreduce energy consumption byproviding opportunities for shortervehicle trips and the use of alternative forms oftransportation. Some techniques include thelocating of residential units near neighborhoodshops and existing utilities, the provision ofbicycle and transit facilities, and proximity toschools and parks.8. www.greenbuiltmichigan.org9. Wake-Pratt Construction Company70 CHAPTER 7: NATURAL & ENERGY RESOURCES
CITY OF TROY MASTER PLANThe U.S. Green Building Council is piloting aprogram for energy-efficient neighborhoods.The LEED Neighborhood Development PilotProgram includes many site design techniquesthat preserve natural features, habitat and openspace, such as: 10• Limit parking to encourage people to usealternative methods of transportation, likewalking or bicycling.• Promote local food production to minimizethe impacts of transporting food longdistances. Farmer’s markets allow such goodsto be sold locally.• Use energy saving technology forinfrastructure needs such as street lights,water and waste water pumps.• Capture and use stormwater runoff and usein place of potable water for irrigation andtoilet flushing.• Use recycled concrete and asphalt forroadways and parking lots.Community Energy PlanningIn light of rising energy prices, manycommunities are looking for ways toreduce their energy consumption and theircarbon footprint. New ideas like communityenergy planning are emerging to identifyways communities can reduce the amount ofenergy they use. Community energy planningalso encourages communities to closely analyzetransportation and land use planning in light ofenergy efficiency and consumption.10. Pilot Version, LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System,U.S. Green Building CouncilLawrence Technological UniversitySolar Decathlon HouseThe Solar Decathlon house, located adjacent theTroy Community Center, is an energy-positivehouse designed and built by a team of studentsand faculty from Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity with help of volunteers from theMichigan Regional Council of Carpenters andMillrights in 2007. The house uses a varietyof advanced energy conservation features toshowcase potential “green” housing options.The Solar Decathlon, held in Washington, D.C.,was an event which included a competitionbetween more than 20 schools that contributeda solar-powered structure to a “solar village,’which was set up on the National Mall.The Troy Chamber of Commerce purchased thehome and donated it to the City to maintainas a showcase for environmentally-friendlydevelopment.Troy should consider developing aComprehensive Energy Plan (CEP), developedas a separate document, focused on energyefficiency and how the City can reach energygoals. Unique features of a CEP include creatingan energy profile by identifying where thecommunity’s energy comes from, how muchit costs, and how it affects the local and globalenvironment. Involvement of local energy andwater utilities in the plan development process isalso important, since they may be involved in theimplementation of the plan. Elements that couldbe explored in a CEP could include:• Land Use Planning and Transportation; todevelop compact complete land use patternswhere a variety of uses are mixed to increasealternatives to automobile travel. Strategiesinclude contiguous development patterns,parking plans, street design and traffic rules,trip reduction measures, and stakeholderparticipation.CHAPTER 7: NATURAL & ENERGY RESOURCES71
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IntroductionOn June 21, 2007, the C
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