Preview of the "Nest" Living Building Challenge House Rendering

Copyright 2013 Image Design, LLC Here is a preview of the "Nest" house which is registered as West Michigan's first Living Building Challenge registered project. This project will also be a LEED for Homes V4 registered project and has also been registered for Passive House and ZeroStep certification besides. Living Building Challenge Certification require this project to be Zero Energy and Zero...

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Glenn Retreat Project on West Michigan LEED for Homes Tour

Wish you could tour the LEED for Homes "Platinum" "Glenn Retreat" project ? Now is your chance it is going to be on the first annual West Michigan LEED for Homes Tour on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00 til 5:00. Key Features You Can See Geothermal Passive Solar Design. Blackwater  & Graywater Underground Irrigation System. Rain Gardens. Edible Forest Gardens. Native Wildflower and Prairie...

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Indiegogo Site for "The Nest Living Building Challenge" House Goes Live

Please check out the Indiegogo site for "The Nest Living Building Challenge" project house. The homeowner are helping to raise money for this one of a kind project to be built here in the Baxter Neighborhood in Grand Rapids. Please watch the video at the link below and if you can find it in your hearts please donate to this awesome couple. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-nest-living-building-challenge "YOU...

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Homes for Hope to build the "Home for a Hero" and the "Nest House" projects.

  We are proud to have teamed up with "Homes of Hope" a new non-profit organization dedicated to changing people’s lives through the building of new homes & restoring neighborhoods while offering a blueprint for success in life’s journey. We are in the process of design for their first two project. The first project is called a "Home for a Hero" which is a home being built to LEED for Homes, Passive House and ZeroStep certifications. This home will be give to a local disabled veteran...

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Two Image Design Project's Achieve LEED for Homes "Platinum" Certification

319 Freyling Place SE Our projects at 319 & 327 Freyling Place in Grand Rapids both achieved LEED for Homes "Platinum" Certification. These project were designed for Habitat for Humanity of Kent County and are in the Historical Wealthy Heights neighborhood in Grand Rapids. To date wee have designed 4 LEED for Homes "Platinum" and 6 LEED for Homes "Gold" projects for Habitat. We are looking...

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Mi GreenStar - Michigan New Green Remodeling Certification Program

Today I went through the pilot training for the new Mi GreenStar Green Certification Program training. As the Vice-President of the Alliance for Environmental Sustainability (AES) we are proud to bring Minnesota GreenStar (MNGS) Green Remodeling Certification program to Michigan.  With over 120 million existing homes responsible for 21 percent of the U.S’s energy use and Americans spending...

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Image Design Offers Annual Earth Day Special

  To help celebrate Earth Day on Monday April 22nd Image Design, LLC will be taking $250.00 off our design fee for any new design projects that we are hired for between April 22nd and April 26th 2013. We hope that you all enjoy the different Earth Day events through-out the next week. "YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD." -  Mahatma...

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Habitat for Humanity of Kent County dedicates its 100th LEED-certified home designed by Image Design, LLC

100th LEED certified Habitat for Humanity Home Today I had the pleasure of being at the dedication of  Habitat for Humanity of Kent County 100th LEED certified home. We feel privileged to have designed this home for habitat and the homeowners. The house was packed with over 100 house guests to see the homeowners receive the keys through the dedication ceremony and...

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Image Design Awarded Best of Houzz 2013

We just found out we were awarded the honor of Best of Houzz for 2013 for Customer Satisfaction. Wow what a great Honor! Grand Rapids, Michigan -- January 21, 2013 – Image Design, LLC of Grand Rapids, Michigan has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” 2013 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design. The nationally recognized sustainable residential design firm was...

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