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GreenTown: The Future of Community is designed to help create sustainable communities. Mayors and elected officials, public works directors, park district directors, planners, developers, architects, landscape architects, builders, school leaders and others interested in seeing how a community can become greener, gather to hear from inspiring speakers, learn from been-there case studies and discuss actionable ways to make communities greener, healthier and more prosperous.

GreenTown joined the City of Grand Rapids and the USGBC–West Michigan Chapter to bring Future Cities: Climate Strategies for Sustainable Communities to Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 9-10, 2010. Mayors, city managers and community and private sector leaders gathered in downtown Grand Rapids at Grand Valley State University's Eberhard Center for a highly successful educational and networking event.

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GreenTown was pleased to partner with the West Michigan Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council as they host the world's largest tour of LEED-certified buildings on September 10 and 11, 2010. West Michigan has over 120 LEED-certified buildings, with Grand Rapids ranking fourth in the nation. Experience the best of the best with tours of 36 health care, education, office, small project, manufacturing, non-profit buildings and homes. For more information on the tour, visit www.usgbcwm.org.

GreenTown: The Future of Community is produced by a5 inc. and Seven Generations Ahead, a non-profit, Oak Park, Illinois-based organization.

a5 is a Chicago-based marketing and communications firm with significant experience in event marketing. Working with clients to determine how good business and environmental practices can coincide, a5 consults with Technical Concepts and Steelcase on environmental efforts and has produced sustainability conferences such as Green by Design and the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. In addition to producing great work for clients, a5 aims to do great work for the environment by adopting sustainable business practices.
www.a5inc.com

Founded in 2001, Seven Generations Ahead has risen to the forefront of environmental organizations advocating for the development of ecologically sustainable and healthy communities. SGA educates and advocates for policies, strategies, and planning that promote ecologically effective community design, and over the past four years has developed specific programming that addresses issues around sustainable agriculture and the promotion of healthy food. SGA collaborates with area business, government, and community organizations, and assists its clients on every level from advising city planners on eco-effective policies to providing locally grown organic lunches for elementary and high school students.
www.sevengenerationsahead.org