EnAct is Celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary
EnAct: Steps to Greener Living is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Started in 2003, the program has grown a lot over the years and recently printed its 2nd edition of the EnAct guidebook!


Check the EnAct website for more information.

Green Masters Program
Madison Environmental Group, LLC was recently recognized as a Green Professional under the Green Masters Program. The Wisconsin Sustainabile Business Council acknowledged them for their outstanding dedication to integrating priciples of sustainability into its operations while pursuing business excellence.

Living Building Challenge
Madison Environmental Group is partnering with Rene’ Ingwalson and Waino Juslen on their private residence located in Redgranite, WI. Rene’ and Waino have set an ambitious goal of getting their home certified with the Living Building Challenge.

City of Monona Sustainability Plan
Madison Environmental Group, LLC is creating a comprehensive Sustainability Plan for the City of Monona.

Understanding the Living Building Challenge
Madison Environmental Group, LLC sponsored a public workshop that provided an in-depth introducation to the Living Building Challenge. The night before the workshop, they and the Madison Living Building Challenge Collaborative sponsored a public lecture and networking event. Richard Graves, Exective Director of the International Living Future Institute, presented his first-hand experience working with the Living Building Challenge project teams.

Green Apple Day of Service Madison Environmental Group, LLC organized a day of service on October 12th at Falk Elementary School. With the help of volunteers, we built garden beds for the kids to grow veggies or plants. Please go to mygreenapple.org to register for our project or another project happening in WI, U.S, and another country. Green Apple Day of Service is an international effort to transform all schools into healthy, safe and productive learning environments through local service projects. 

Madison Children’s Museum Madison Children's Museum hired Madison Environmental Group, LLC to oversee and facilitate the LEED Existing Buildings Certification process of the 100 North Hamilton building. The new museum opened in 2010 and anticipates a LEED Existing Building Silver Certification before the end of the year.

Union South Achieved LEED Gold Certification
CG Schmidt hired Madison Environmental Group, LLC to provide LEED consulting services and oversee the deconstruction of Union South, Hiray Hall, and Randall Towers. In addition, Madison Environmental Group, LLC provided a transportation demand management plan and green materials research. USGBC has awarded Union South with a LEED Gold Certification.

NewenHouse Open Houses
Stay tuned for the next tour of the NewenHouse prototype which received Passive House certification. NewenHouse kit homes will provide super insulated, small, sustainable homes for people who want to live lightly on the earth. The homes are designed to be Passive House and LEED Platinum certified. NewenHouses will not need a furnace, even in Wisconsin winters. You can follow Sonya's BLOG about NewenHouse on the website of Natural Home Magazine. Here's a story about the home. Directions to the Newenhouse OpenHouse (2 hours NW of Madison). To reach Sonya, email, or call (608) 280-0800.