October/November 2008
Chapter News
C O N T E N T S
Chapter News: USGBC Colorado Chapter Celebrates Five Years
ED Corner: Green Building And The Global Economic Crisis
The Business of Green King Soopers and Xcel Energy Collaborate for Savings
Residential Green: Role for LEED AP's in the LEED for Homes System?
LEED EBOM: Colorado State Capitol First in Nation Certifiied Under LEED EBOM
VISION
Promote responsibility for Colorado's environmental legacy.
MISSION
Advance and promote sustainable planning, design, construction and operation of the built environment through education, improving industry guidelines, policy advocacy, and information and resource sharing.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tom Hootman, President
RNL Design
Dana Kose, Vice Chair
M.A. Mortenson
Megan Christensen, Secretary
Bovis Lend Lease
Jim Bradburn, Treasurer
RMH Group
Mike Lowell, Advocacy Chair
US GSA
Bobby Molinari, Membership Chair Hyatt Select
Josh Radoff, Director At Large
YRG Consultants
Sue McFaddin, Director At Large Seven Generations
Ted Caulkins , Education Chair
Silvertip Integrated Engineering
Daniele Loffreda, Communications Chair
Plateau Enviro Associates
Conor Merrigan, EGB Chair
C2 Sustainable Development Consultants
Deb Kleinman
Executive Director
Colorado Building Green is the official newsletter of the U.S. Green Building Council – Colorado Chapter, and is published bi-monthly. If you are interested in submiting a story, ideas or other information for publication, please contact the editor at dgloffreda@msn.com
USGBC Colorado Celebrates Five Year Anniversary
Five years of dramatic growth and diversity in Colorado's green building community
By Patti Mason, Program Coordinator, USGBC Colorado Chapter
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On September 12, the Colorado Chapter marked five years of dramatic growth and diversity in Colorado’s green building community by bringing together close to 400 of its friends and members for an evening of celebration.
Ed Mazria, founder and executive director of Architecture 2030,was the keynote speaker. Mazria addressedattendees about the 2030 Challenge, a program he developed to reduce emissions in the built environment.
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A group of high school students from the Colorado Honors Band assembled a jazz quartet and played at the event’s private reception. The reception gave the Chapter staff and Board of Directors an opportunity to personally thank event sponsors for their generous contributions
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Beautiful sculptures and paintings from Nine10Arts were displayed throughout the grand ballroom. Nine10Arts is Denver’s only green built creative community which offers artists and the surrounding community the unique opportunity to “See. Hear. Smell. Taste. Feel. Be Art!”™ while incorporating the principles of affordability, sustainability, community stewardship and support for the arts. The pieces selected were made entirely from recycled and reused materials.
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While the Chapter gave thanks to all of its active members, four volunteers were highlighted individually for their extraordinary contributions:
- Greg Borst, Swinerton Builders
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Brian Dunbar, CSU Institute for the Built Environment
- Julie Edwards, Oz Architecture
- Annette Stelmack, In Spirit LLC-Executive Director's Award
USGBC CO could never have held such a grand event without the support of its sponsors: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, The RMH Group, Saunders Construction, Architectural Energy Corporation, AlphaGraphics, MKK Consulting Engineers, Lafarge, RB+B Architects, Durrant, Swinerton Builders, The Weitz Company, Holland & Hart LLP, Allied Floor Services, Summit-Lakewood Brick, AIA Denver Committee on the Environment, Avery Brewing Company, Lend Lease Communities, Gensler, Clanton & Associates, Xcel Energy, Burkett & Associates, Cherbec Advancement Foundation, Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers, Farnsworth & Mystery, Epicurean, Weston Solutions, G.E. Johnson, Transwestern, Rocky Mountain ASHRAE, BASF – The Chemical Company, Colorado Real Estate Journal, KUNC, McGraw Hill/Colorado Construction, and UBS Financial Services.