SWCRC Chamber Chat
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Just as the iconic old man with the long white beard gets ready to fly in a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer, mere mortals may be wise to consider fresh ideas for dealing with their chosen mode of transportation during the holiday season. With that in mind, know that buying a new car at Christmas time brings many incentives. Let’s look at a handful.
ATLANTA Changes to the commissioning requirements in Standard 189.1 that would increase its ability to support achieving high performance green buildings are open for public input.
Published by ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the International Code Council (ICC), ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings, contains minimum requirements for the siting, design and construction of high performance green buildings in support of reducing building energy use, resource consumption and other environmental impacts, and maintaining acceptable indoor environments.More
The Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative (UEI) is pleased to announce the successful completion of its third annual Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium (#UES2016). Held in Flint, Mich., from Oct. 19 to 21, the symposium had 495 registrants over the course of the three day event. The 2016 Symposium followed sold-out events in Detroit in 2015 and Ann Arbor in 2014 and convened entrepreneurs and thought leaders in business, academia, community organizations and government to facilitate business solutions that bring economic opportunity and quality of life improvements to Flint and other urban communities.
W. David Tarver, founder and president of the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative, a Flint native and the chief event organizer, proclaimed the event an unqualified success.More
In June 2016 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled a lawsuit against VW over “defeat devices” used in diesel vehicles during emissions tests. The settlement requires Volkswagen (VW) to create a $2.7 Billion Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund. Michigan stands to receive more than $60 Million to fund diesel engine repowers and / or replacements, regardless of past VW ownership.
Please join Michigan’s Clean Cities Coalitions to learn how this funding could impact fleets throughout Michigan and share your valuable thoughts on how this funding might be best utilized.
When: November 1, 2016
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Where: Lansing, MI
Venue TBD