January 27, 2011 IN THIS NEWSLETTER: · 2011 Membership Renewal · February 14 WMSBF Meeting – RSVP by Wednesday, February 10 · March 16 TRP Supply Chain Management Conference · March 30 Nichols' Green Facilities Conference ** Special thanks to Chris Hall, Mary Buikema and others at Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, as well as our own Sustainable Design Committee, for hosting our January meeting and presenting on the Wealthy Heights Partnership Project. ** Kudos to Kendall College of Art and Design, WMSBF, MiBiz, Design West Michigan, the AIA, AIGA, and IIDA for their excellent and well attended Designer Leadership in Sustainability presentation on January 20. 2011 Membership Renewals Membership renewals are due February 1. Thanks to all of you who have gotten yours in. If you have not received your invoice, have questions, or need one resent, please contact Lisa Locke at llocke@wmsbf.org – Thank you!! February Membership Meeting Monday, February 14, 2011 :: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm Grand Rapids Community College Applied Technology Center 151 Fountain NE., Grand Rapids, MI; ATC 118 & 120 Greg Northrup, President of West Michigan Strategic Alliance, and Dana Lowell, Director of Advanced Business Development for Faurecia, will present on Powering West Michigan’s Transportation Future. The discussion will include an Electric Vehicle overview and updates on local key suppliers, EV charging infrastructure, and critical marketing strategies. Alternate transportation strategies are encouraged. Contact Lisa Locke if you would like help in arranging carpooling. Space is limited. If you would like to attend this meeting, you must register by email at info@wmsbf.org by Thursday, February 10. Cost of attending is $10, payable by cash or check at the event. Credit card payments may be made prior to the event through Google here. A $1 additional processing charge is included for credit card payments. Events Exploring Our Energy Future Forum Wednesday, February 2, 2011; 7-9:00 p.m. Muskegon Community College The third in a series, West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) will present on How Emerging Technologies Are Impacting West Michigan’s Energy Future. The discussion will focus on how new developments in solar, hydrogen, biomass, nuclear and other alternative forms of power generation will impact West Michigan. For more information go to www.wmeac.org. Supply Chain Management Conference Wednesday, March 16; 7-9:00 p.m. GVSU Eberhard Center Sponsored by The Right Place More information upcoming at http://www.rightplace.org/. Nichols Green Facilities Conference Wednesday, March 30, 2011; 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. University of Michigan – Dearborn, Fairlane Center 19000 Hubbard Drive Dearborn, Michigan This conference will offer education on features, benefits and cost management of green buildings, as well as display products for green cleaning and facilities maintenance. For registration or more information, go to http://www.enichols.com/greenconference/ THE WMSBF ON TWITTER, LINKEDIN, AND FACEBOOK We are now on Twitter, Facebook ,and LinkedIn. We are using these media to update meeting information, member news, and general sustainability news. Follow or friend to remain in the loop! | 