Our Annual Events

On May 3rd, Grand Rapids 2030 District invited you to have lunch with the experts where they answered questions about ZNE (Zero Net Energy). 

The GR2030 District along with Mayor Rosalynn Bliss, and the City of Grand Rapids celebrated the launch of the Grand Rapids PACE (Property Accessed Clean Energy) program on Monday, October 16 at Founders Brewing Company. 

The USGBC West Michigan hosted the 2017 Annual Meeting/Fundraising party celebrating green buildings in West Michigan. The “Masquerade at the Mansion” took place on Thursday, November 9th at the Paddock Place (Formerly Mangiamo!) in the Library. 

The first-ever Zero Net Energy Workshop sponsored by Consumer's Energy and dedicated to net-zero design and implementation successfully took place on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

The first of the ZNE Series took place on February 20th, 2018. During this session, we heard from E3M Solutions, FTC&H, as well as TowerPinker with the Michigan Energy Office, moderating on the in's and out's of building audits. 

The second session in the ZNE series took place on March 13th, 2018. During this session, we heard from a panel of experts on how and why managing existing systems is sometimes smarter than replacing them.

On May 23rd, the City of Grand Rapids presented a policy roadmap for the Zero Cities Project. This project is a collaboration of the GR2030 District, the City, and Consumers Energy, in which tools & resources will be offered for deep carbon reduction in Grand Rapids. 

On June 27th, 2018, U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan hosted a green building certification info session at GRCC's Leslie E. Tassell M-TEC center. This event included a summary of certifications WELL, LEED v4.1, Parksmart, Passive House, Zero Net Energy, and Living Building Challenge.

On July 11th, The Grand Rapids 2030 District hosted this lunch & learn at Harmony Hall. During this session, participants will learn to calculate key financial equations and portray the value to upper management. Net Present Value, Savings to Investment Ratio, Internal Rate of Return, & Payback calculations were broken down.

During this session, the audience was presented with three interactive clean energy maps. These pinpointed renewable energy and energy efficiency businesses, clean energy infrastructure and areas with high potential for renewable development across Michigan, developed by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). Srinergy presented a solar power case study. Consumers Energy also talked about the process of integrating […]