The breakfast will also feature a presentation ceremony for the winners of WARM's Community Energy Champion Award. These awards recognize individuals and organizations in Southeast Michigan that provide leadership in the fields of energy efficiency and sustainable building practices.
The 2011 award winners are:
Larry Kaufman, DTE Energy -
Larry Kaufman has been an advocate for energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in Southeast Michigan for more than 10 years. As an employee of DTE Energy, he helped launch the Green Currents Program to support the generation of electricity from Michigan-based renewable energy sources. He also hosts free monthly energy webinars for mid-sized commercial customers and has promoted energy efficiency through numerous avenues, from town meetings to radio shows.
Larry is a member of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) and an active board member of Michigan Interfaith Power & Light (Mi-IPL). Larry also practices what he preaches on his own home. He has had a geothermal system installed in his home for 10 years, has energy efficient lighting, and recently installed solar panels to supplement his energy usage. These improvements have earned his home the EPA's "Energy Star" rating.
Margaret and Leonard Weber, Rosedale Recycles-
Margie and her husband Leonard founded Rosedale Recycles, a neighborhood recycling organization in northwest Detroit, back in 1990. Their all-volunteer drop-off site has been operating continuously on the third Saturday of every month for more than 20 years (and they've never missed a Saturday). That kind of steady consistency and effective action is characteristic of both Margie and Leonard.
Margie is also the coordinator of Zero Waste Detroit, a coalition of twelve organizations working to replace the city's incinerator with resource recovery options like recycling. She was instrumental in bringing the first pilot curbside recycling program to almost 30,000 households in Detroit. For her efforts, Margie earned the 2010 Petosky Prize for Environmental Justice from the Michigan Environmental Council.
Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr., City Council Member, City of Detroit-
Ken Cockrel is a long time supporter of energy efficiency and sustainability in Detroit. As a member of Detroit's City Council, he created the Detroit Green Task Force in 2007 to educate the Detroit community on green principles and encourage the implementation of green practices in new construction, existing buildings, neighborhood communities, and government operations. Since then, the Green Task Force has supported urban agriculture, greenways and non-motorized transportation, energy efficient building, and a number of additional initiatives to turn Detroit into a more sustainable city. Ken was instrumental in the adoption of an anti-idling ordinance, green purchasing ordinance and heavily involved with the recycling pilots in the City of Detroit. The Green Task Force is currently working on creating a green building policy for the City.
In December, 2008 the City announced the establishment of the Office of Energy and Sustainability (OES) whose mission is to "collaborate with city departments, business groups, nonprofit organization and other agencies to protect, enhance and promote sustainability, livability and energy efficiency in Detroit." The Office, whose first act was to sign on to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, grew out of the Green Task Force, and represents the City's desire to move toward more sustainable practices.
Ken has been married to his wife Kimberly for 21 years and he and his wife Kimberly are the parents of five children, sons Kenneth and Kyle and daughters Kennedy, Kendal, and Kayla.
71 Garfield LLC-
71 Garfield is a recently renovated studio arts building located in Midtown that features 20 live/work artist studios. Built in 1922, 71 Garfield's renovations incorporated energy efficiency and renewable energy, and also saved a piece of Detroit history. The building is located in the Sugar Hill Historic District, once known as the "Street of Music," this district was the home of Detroit blues and Jazz during the 1940's and 50's. The renovation was completed in 2010 and created more than 50 construction jobs (many in new green trades). The renovation used green construction principles, including:
- Reuse of the existing building
- Rooftop water collection in a 3,000 gallon cistern
- Energy reduction below 50% of ASHRAE standards
- Use of recycled materials for flooring, doors and architectural features
- Building-wide recycling program
- Green walkway and sculpture garden connecting to MOCAD
71 Garfield is also on track for a Green Globe rating and accomplishing the new standard of energy reduction below 50% of current ASHRAE standards using the following energy systems:
- Solar power which provides a minimum of 20% of total building load
- Geothermal heating and cooling
- LED lighting
- Premium foam insulation
- Energy star windows
- Energy star appliances
- Integration of natural light to reduce the demand for electric lighting
- Lighting sensors in public spaces
- White reflective roof
- Solar thermal hot water collector
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Keynote Speaker: Steve Thomas, Renovation Nation
Emmy Award winning Steve Thomas is the host of the television show Renovation Nation on the Planet Green channel. A nationally recognized green building and renovation expert, Steve travels the country documenting green building renovation projects.
Steve is also widely known for his work as host of television's most popular home improvement series, This Old House. Over the course of his 14 years as host of This Old House Steve became known as the "ultimate home enthusiast" and catapulted the show to the top of PBS's list of most-watched ongoing series.
Steve will share his extensive experience with green building and discuss why green is for everyone.
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