{"id":3285,"date":"2026-03-11T13:39:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=3285"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:40:21","slug":"leed-v5-johnballzoo","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/event\/leed-v5-johnballzoo\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR &#8211; LEED v5 in Action: Sustainable Design at John Ball Zoo\u2019s African Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2.png 1280w, https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/FINAL-2-200x113.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A MiGBC WEBINAR | <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Iw_E33zERbWjYANjT4gQcw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for this event here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Description:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Join us for a dynamic one-hour webinar exploring the latest in sustainable building practices with LEED v5. This session will cover both the key updates and critical changes in LEED v5, as well as a real-world application at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Learn how the Zoo is implementing v5 principles in their new African Expansion project, demonstrating sustainable design in action.<\/p>\n<p><b>Key Takeaways:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Understand the most important updates and changes in LEED v5.<\/li>\n<li>Learn critical information and best practices for applying LEED v5 to new projects.<\/li>\n<li>See a real-life case study of John Ball Zoo\u2019s Giraffe &amp; African expansion using LEED v5.<\/li>\n<li>Gain actionable insights for implementing sustainable design strategies in your own projects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>This webinar will be valuable for:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Architects, designers, project managers, sustainability professionals, and anyone interested in the latest developments in LEED certification and sustainable design practices.<\/p>\n<p><b>Panelists:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelsey Groesbeck, Director of Building Science, TowerPinkster<\/li>\n<li>Allmon Forrester,\u00a0 Director of Facilities, Planning, and Sustainability, John Ball Zoo<\/li>\n<li>Sharlyn Thacker,\u00a0Sustainability Consultant, Catalyst Partners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Moderator:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Kayla Snyder, Senior Programs Manager, Michigan Green Building Collaborative<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Iw_E33zERbWjYANjT4gQcw#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for this webinar today.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MiGBC WEBINAR | Register for this event here. Description: Join us for a dynamic one-hour webinar exploring the latest in sustainable building practices with LEED v5. This session will&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[187,186],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3285\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3285"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/lansing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=3285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}