Event Calendar

Our Annual Events

2024 Annual Party & Leadership Award Ceremony

December 5, 2024 at HighFive in Grand Rapids, MI

2025 Michigan Energy Summit

May 8, 2025 at the JW Marriott in Grand Rapids, MI

Healthy Buildings Webinar Series: Indoor Air Quality in the Workplace

Indoor Air Quality isn't a new topic but it may be rising to the top of your mind as you consider how to protect occupant health as your employees return to the workplace.  During this webinar, we will discuss the role that air filtration can play in preventing airborne contaminants and disease. While this may […]

Sanitizing High-Touch Surfaces: CDC Approved Products, the Procedures, and the People

Hospitals must reduce the spread of a large range of illnesses. We can likely learn a lot from their best practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will cover the importance of sanitizing high-contact surfaces per CDC guidelines and implementing the proper cleaning routine to maintain a safe work environment. Featuring guest speaker: Tom Barczak, […]

ASHRAE: COVID-19 and Solutions for Improving Indoor Air Quality

How can the indoor environment be improved to help ease students' and employees' minds when returning to school and work? During this webinar, hear from President-Elect of ASHRAE West MI on the impacts that HVAC has on the indoor environment, and what technologies can be applied to improve air quality in offices, education, government, and […]

Emergency Response Plans: OSHA Guidance & COVID Preparedness for Open Doors

Every company cares about the safety and well being of their staff & visitors, especially during these unprecedented times. During this webinar, we will discuss the new COVID-19 standards set by OSHA. Learn from a consultant who is walking alongside local manufactures to create policies that protect both the employee and the company. This includes […]

The Workplace: A plan to Prepare, Restore & Thrive

You are a business owner/operator, not a public health expert!  Yet, you find yourself suddenly responsible to create and implement a plan that keeps your staff and visitors safe.  During this live webinar, we will discuss what resources are available to help you navigate this "new normal" from the man who is coordinating COVID-19 testing […]

VIEWERS CHOICE: A Deep Dive Into Bi-Polar Ionization (BPI)

Survey Says - We want more information on BPI! BPI technology causes very small particles to combine with others to create larger particles that are more efficiently trapped in your HVAC filtration system.  This affordable technology can be added to existing HVAC systems to break down viruses and bacteria in indoor spaces.  Join this webinar as […]

The “Healthy Zone” of Humidity

Mechanical heating & cooling systems can reduce humidity inside buildings - sometimes more than intended. This is not necessarily a good thing! During this webinar, we will discuss the many reasons why humidity is important. This includes how pathogens struggle to survive when relative humidity is optimized. We'll also examine humidity pitfalls and the importance […]

Developing a Flexible Building Operation Plan

COVID-19 may be forcing us to re-think our current Building Operation Plan as we prioritize occupant health. However, this doesn't mean that energy efficiency has to take a back seat - we can do both. In this webinar, we will discuss the importance of flexibility as we move through a phased re-opening process. We will […]

Higher Ed Peer Forum On COVID-19: Managing Your Campus During a Pandemic

The Higher Ed Round Table is a new forum that brings together higher education facility leaders & operators. If you are a representative from an educational institution, join your peers and our industry experts for a discussion focused on "the new normal". You are in the driver’s seat. This is a small group to give […]

Assessing Your Indoor Water Quality

Piping systems affect the health of your water before it reaches the faucet. There are many risk factors that hide out of sight from the naked eye, especially if water has been stagnant during low use or a building shutdown. A one-time building flush might seem like a simple fix, but it is not the only action needed. For […]

The Benefits of Zero Carbon Design & Construction

Interested in learning more about the process of Zero Carbon design? Bradford Station is an all-electric, mixed-use development in Grand Rapids designed to operate as Zero Carbon. To learn more about this innovative project, we’ve brought together the owner and developer, Bazanni, to explain their decision-making process that led to the forward design, plus, a […]

Measuring & Monitoring: Vital Steps to Managing Your Energy and Indoor Air Quality

Do you know what is in your air at any given moment of the day? As the facilities manager, you're responsible for controlling the indoor environment as people and materials enter and leave the premises. How do you know that your precautions are effective? Tune into this week’s webinar to learn the benefits of air […]