The Green Garage is actually three things: a building located in the Midtown area of Detroit, a business enterprise, and a community of people dedicated to Detroit's sustainable future. The building dates back to 1920, when it was a showroom for Model T-based automobiles, and is on the National Registry of Historic Places (see
building history). It was purchased in 2008 by Tom and Peggy Brennan, who, with a wonderful community of over 200 individuals, have completed a green, historic renovation. Our principal business focus is helping triple bottom line businesses grow naturally. We opened in the fall of 2011. Businesses have begun to locate in the building and a wonderful sustainable community is growing. If you feel inspired by this work and want to connect further please feel free to
contact us or visit us on
facebook.
calendar - week of may 20th
THIS WEEK:
Monday: 10:00 Planning Meeting - El Moore; 11:00 Scenario Planning - El Moore
Tuesday: 9:00 Rooftop Farm Meeting; 11:30 The Social Club
Wednesday: 12:00 Sustainable Pet Retail; 2:15 National Trust Bus Tour
Thursday: 12:00 Sustainable Business Design Meeting
Friday: 9:30 Brioche Elmwood Cemetery Tour; 12:00 Community Lunch; 2:00 Labs Meeting
Community brown-bag lunch every Friday at noon. Bring a lunch and join us for a review of the week.
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green business incubator
Our Green Business Incubator helps triple bottom-line (3D) businesses grow naturally. We believe businesses are living organisms...not machines. We help grow businesses three ways: (1) using a community-based natural design process to help triple bottom-line businesses design their "Seed" (i.e. the core identity of the business from which all growth originates); (2) using a community-based continuous improvement process to improve triple bottom-line outcomes in profitability, waste, energy, water, community wellness, etc; and (3) using 1-to-1 sessions with entrepreneurs to help them evolve their businesses and their relationships.
Current sessions include:
SEED sessions
3D Continuous Improvement
1-to-1 sessions
Sustainable Business Conversations
Research
- 3D Business Reporting Conducted by students from University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and the Environment.
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sustainability labs
The Labs group are the Green Garage geeks. We monitor the building's performance and measure various systems within the building, such as water, waste and energy. We meet every Friday from 2-3:30.
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photos - week of may 20th
Building out a third room in the annex. It will be occupied by Curt Malouin and Erik Iberson of Red Panda Lab (makers of electric guitar pedals).
More Photos of the Week
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businesses-in-residence
The Green Garage houses a Coworking Community of around 30 small growing and established businesses. The people who work here are a group of like-minded social entrepreneurs who have found a supportive environment in which to learn and grow as triple bottom line businesses together.
The Green Garage offers several different workspace options, depending on the size and needs of each business, from shared table space to rent-a-desk to customizable office and workshop space.
If you'd like to start a conversation about whether or not the Green Garage is right for you, contact Jason Peet at jasonpeet03@aol.com.
To see our complete list of businesses, see our businesses-in-residence page.
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urban sustainability library
Helping individuals and businesses seeking more sustainable ways to live and work by connecting them to resources make it easier for them to take that next step.
social media
collection
- In-house book collection
- Locally-focused, researched and developed by members of the Green Garage community
- Building design pages
- Describing the as-built environment of the Green Garage
- Updated pages that report our energy usage, water usage and the waste statistics.
work in progress
New website pages currently being developed.
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