Grand Valley State University's L.V. Eberhard Center has earned the Green Venues Michigan Leader certification from the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth. Located in downtown Grand Rapids, the center is among the first four venues in the state to earn this new voluntary, non-regulatory certification.
The program is designed to encourage and assist facilities to adopt cost saving, green practices which conserve natural resources and prevent pollution.
According to excerpts from the story:
Green Venues Michigan encourages entertainment venues, convention centers, and similar facilities to implement environmental initiatives and cost-saving "green" practices to conserve energy, reduce water consumption, protect air quality, reduce waste, and participate in environmentally preferred purchasing.
"This accreditation is the mark of environmental responsibility of venues which are committed to ‘green' business practices that make environmental and economic goals their top priority," said DELEG Director Stanley "Skip" Pruss. "Green Venues Michigan is also helping to ensure the viability of our venues and the thousands of jobs related to Michigan's hospitality industry."
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