Luella Hannan Memorial Foundation

Lean & Green Michigan's First Non-Profit PACE Project

On January 23, 2018, The Luella Hannan Foundation, which operates a senior community center on Woodward Ave. in Detroit, became the first property owner to complete a Lean & Green Michigan PACE project in 2018 and the third in Wayne County in six months. The Hannan Foundation board and staff collaborated with Lean & Green Michigan, Twain Financial, and Plug Smart to develop the project, which dramatically reduces utility costs and increases property value. Companies completing the electrical and mechanical work on the project are members of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) of Southeastern Michigan, who partner with the highly skilled workforce of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 58.

With this project, Hannan became the first non-profit to use PACE financing with Lean & Green Michigan. Improvements to the 1971 building include LED lighting, building controls, heating and cooling work, and a power systems upgrade that will save the foundation a net $2.1 million dollars over the coming years. Also during that span, the building’s greenhouse gas emissions and local pollution will be reduced as the building will no longer rely on steam power.