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Tom and Peggy Brennan bought the building on December 31st, 2007. The next 2 years were spent in design discussions with over 200 volunteers dedicating their time to helping us develop this building into what it is today. The discussions covered everything from net-zero energy design, Alexander design (based on the work of Christopher Alexander), water management, gardens, materials management, etc. To view some of our design work, see our [http://www.greengaragedetroit.com/index.php?title=Category:One_Earth_Patterns One Earth Patterns] pages, which delineate the work done in dozens of areas.
 
Tom and Peggy Brennan bought the building on December 31st, 2007. The next 2 years were spent in design discussions with over 200 volunteers dedicating their time to helping us develop this building into what it is today. The discussions covered everything from net-zero energy design, Alexander design (based on the work of Christopher Alexander), water management, gardens, materials management, etc. To view some of our design work, see our [http://www.greengaragedetroit.com/index.php?title=Category:One_Earth_Patterns One Earth Patterns] pages, which delineate the work done in dozens of areas.
  
To see some before and after pictures of the building (before and after construction), see our * [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gbIwCULbZZ_APtZKfqzcmquztNwnmoUeTRrgG-EkYe0/edit#slide=id.p Before and After: A Look at the Green Garage Before and After Construction] slideshow.
 
  
 
[[Image:front of building now.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The building today.]]
 
[[Image:front of building now.jpg|thumb|350px|right|The building today.]]
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After design work, we turned in our [[building plans]] to the City of Detroit and they were quickly approved. Construction took 2 years, and each week photos were taken that showed the process step-by-step. See our [[construction]] page to see the photos. We worked with a number of contractors over the 2 years of construction, and their contact information is found on our [[building community]] page. We are currently working on [http://www.greengaragedetroit.com/index.php?title=Category:As_Built As Built] pages that describe our building systems as they were completed.
 
After design work, we turned in our [[building plans]] to the City of Detroit and they were quickly approved. Construction took 2 years, and each week photos were taken that showed the process step-by-step. See our [[construction]] page to see the photos. We worked with a number of contractors over the 2 years of construction, and their contact information is found on our [[building community]] page. We are currently working on [http://www.greengaragedetroit.com/index.php?title=Category:As_Built As Built] pages that describe our building systems as they were completed.
  
 
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To see some before and after pictures of the building (before and after construction), see our  [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gbIwCULbZZ_APtZKfqzcmquztNwnmoUeTRrgG-EkYe0/edit#slide=id.p Before and After: A Look at the Green Garage Before and After Construction] slideshow.
  
 
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Revision as of 17:18, 25 July 2012

The building in 1920.

The Green Garage, 4444 Second Avenue, Detroit, Mi, is a business incubator located in the Midtown area of Detroit. We rent office and workshop space on a yearly basis. The goal is to help develop and nurture triple-bottom-line businesses (environment, community, economics).


The building is a former Model T showroom built in 1920 that has landed in the 21st century as a net-zero energy building helping to develop triple-bottom-line businesses. We have traced the history of the building and its occupants, beginning in 1920 with the DeFord Motor Company, all the way to our purchase in 2007. For those who have an interest in this area, we have even researched the history of the property where the building sets, all the way back to pre-American Revolution days. For more detail, see our building history page.


Tom and Peggy Brennan bought the building on December 31st, 2007. The next 2 years were spent in design discussions with over 200 volunteers dedicating their time to helping us develop this building into what it is today. The discussions covered everything from net-zero energy design, Alexander design (based on the work of Christopher Alexander), water management, gardens, materials management, etc. To view some of our design work, see our One Earth Patterns pages, which delineate the work done in dozens of areas.


The building today.


After design work, we turned in our building plans to the City of Detroit and they were quickly approved. Construction took 2 years, and each week photos were taken that showed the process step-by-step. See our construction page to see the photos. We worked with a number of contractors over the 2 years of construction, and their contact information is found on our building community page. We are currently working on As Built pages that describe our building systems as they were completed.

To see some before and after pictures of the building (before and after construction), see our Before and After: A Look at the Green Garage Before and After Construction slideshow.