Matthew Grocoff Explained

Matt Grocoff
Birth Name:Matthew Grocoff

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Living Community Challenge and Veridian at County Farm

Grocoff is developing one of the world's first projects to register for the Living Community Challenge. The Living Community Challenge is a certification of the International Living Future Institute intended to bring the[13] Living Building Challenge to the community scale. The development is targeted to be a mixed-income net zero energy community: 100% all-electric, powered by solar, with resilient energy storage and no gas lines or combustion appliances. Grocoff's project, Veridian at County Farm, is repurposing the site of a former youth prison[14] adjacent to the 130 acre County Farm Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Veridian at County Farm was among 100 projects worldwide highlighted in the Local Projects Challenge at the 2020 World Urban Forum 10 in Abu Dhabi as part of the United Nations program for Accelerating the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Mission Zero House

Grocoff first gained national attention for the rehabilitation of his Victorian-era Mission Zero house in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Built in 1901, the home is considered the oldest home in America to achieve net zero energy.[15] [16] [17] The Atlantic Magazine called the work "sustainable perfection".[18] The home is featured on the cover of the book, No Regrets Remodeling: How to Create a Comfortable, Healthy Home That Saves Energy.[19] In 2013, Grocoff and his company THRIVE partnered with BLUElab from the University of Michigan College of Engineering and offered his home as community testbed for net zero water and restoration of ecological water flow to pre-development conditions.[20] The project is the first Cold Climate home certified as a Net Zero Energy Building under the Living Building Challenge, which is based on actual rather than anticipated performance.[21] [22] Grocoff calls the home "Mission Zero House" in honor of Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., who, in 1994, pledged that his multi-national carpet company would meet a "Mission Zero" goal to eliminate any negative impact it may have on the environment by the year 2020.[23]

Recognition

In 2012, Grocoff was awarded Michigan Green Leader by the Detroit Free Press.[24] USA Today honored him with a Best Green Home of 2010.[25] MyFORD Magazine selected Grocoff as the #1 Electric Innovator.[26] Grocoff received the first Net Zero Hero Award from the Green Home Institute.[27]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Koch. Wendy. Best green homes of 2010? You may be surprised. March 4, 2014. USA Today. January 5, 2011.
  2. News: Angel. Cecil. Green house in Ann Arbor makes excess electricity. 4 March 2014. Detroit Free Press. April 29, 2012.
  3. News: Gallagher. John. Anti-idling campaign, among 2012 Michigan Green Leaders, is just one of many efforts to clean Michigan. 4 March 2014. Detroit Free Press. April 17, 2012.
  4. News: Moran . Darcie . See the latest plans for mixed-income, solar-powered Ann Arbor development . 11 March 2020 . Ann Arbor News . Nov 11, 2019.
  5. News: Grable. Juliet. The Living Building Challenge. 12 March 2014. Home Power Magazine. 2013-12-27.
  6. Web site: Grocoff. Matt. Lecture at Google. YouTube. Talks@Google. 6 March 2014.
  7. News: Koch. Wendy. 110-year-old home gets net zero energy rehab. 4 March 2014. USA Today. Jun 11, 2010.
  8. Book: Benefield, F. Kaid. People Habitat: 25 WAYS TO THINK ABOUT GREENER, HEALTHIER CITIES. January 2014. Island Press. 9780989751117. 23–29.
  9. Web site: Environment Report. Michigan Radio. 6 March 2014.
  10. Web site: Grocoff. Matt. Eco-friendly ways to beat the heat and save cash. FOX News WJBK. Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Worldnow. 6 March 2014.
  11. News: Rosen. Zak. RADIO: Unplugging from an unstable electric grid. 6 March 2014. WBEZ Chicago. Aug 16, 2013.
  12. News: Graham. Lester. Interview with Matt Grocoff of GreenovationTV. 6 March 2014. Stateside Radio Show / Michigan Radio. June 24, 2013.
  13. Living Building Challenge
  14. Love . Hanna . Harvell . Samantha . Warnberg . Chloe . Durnan . Julia . June 19, 2018 . Transforming Closed Youth Prisons Repurposing Facilities to Meet Community Needs . Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center . 7, 13 . 11 March 2020.
  15. News: George. Bulanda. The Nation's Oldest Net-Zero Home Belongs to One Green Ann Arbor Family. 5 March 2014. Hour Magazine. March 2011.
  16. Web site: Jeff. Kart. America's Oldest & Michigan's First Net Zero Energy Home. Treehugger. MNN Holdings, LLC. 5 March 2014.
  17. Web site: Yost. Peter. Mission Zero House: A Net-Zero Retrofit. Green Building Advisor. 14 December 2011 . 5 March 2014.
  18. News: Benefield. Kaid. Sustainable Perfection: A Michigan Couple's Model Green Home. 5 March 2014. The Atlantic. July 29, 2011.
  19. Book: No Regrets Remodeling: How to Create a Comfortable, Healthy Home That Saves Energy. October 7, 2013. Chelsea Green. 9780963944436. 1–168.
  20. Web site: Judge Hensel. Jennifer. Zero water consumption: U-M students to retrofit historic home. Michigan Engineering. University of Michigan. 6 March 2014.
  21. Web site: Certified Net Zero Energy Buildlings. Living Building Challenge. International Living Future Institute. 14 July 2015. dead. https://archive.today/20150212015153/http://living-future.org/case-study/missionzero. 12 February 2015.
  22. News: Grable. Juliet. The Living Building Challenge. 5 March 2014. Home Power Magazine. Dec 27, 2013.
  23. News: Rosen. Zak. Unplugging from an unstable energy grid. 6 March 2014. WBEZ Chicago. Aug 16, 2013.
  24. Web site: Gopwanit. Jewel. 2012 Michigan Green Leaders. Detroit Free Press. Gannett. 6 March 2014.
  25. News: Koch. Wendy. Best green homes of 2010? You may be surprised. 7 March 2014. USA Today. January 5, 2011.
  26. Web site: Risman. Adam. Forward Focus. myFORD Magazine. Time Inc. Content Solutions. 7 March 2014.
  27. Web site: Brett. Little. Mission Zero Home: A Greenstar Gold Remodel & CE Webinar. Green Home Institute. 15 December 2015. 2014-12-18.