Pokagon Community Building | Dowagiac, MI

LEED GOLD certification from the US Green Building Council was a goal when the new community building was being planned by Wightman & Associates. This is the second project awarded to Majority Builders by the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomie Indians. Majority was the successful bidder on the competitively bid project.

Understanding the tribes desire to build in harmony with nature was a guiding principal throughout the construction project. The building incorporated a Green Roof in several sections.

It’s the first building in southwest Michigan to earn a gold-level (or silver) certification in LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 8,500 square-foot building was developed in a culturally and environmentally sensitive way, in harmony with the Band's heritage, and serves as a central gathering space for meetings and celebrations for citizens and their government's staff.