Category Archives: High Performance Buildings

Campus Sustainability Reports from Across the Nation

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education : Wednesday May 16, 11:56AM

The following is from one of our guest bloggers, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. You can see the original post, with pictures, here . This has been re-posted … More »

“Living Building Challenge” caps building footprint size

Phillip Saieg : Monday May 7, 12:44AM

To date, the most rigorous high performance building certification out there is called the Living Building Challenge . This certification requires things like net-zero energy and water, and stringent … More »

The Alliance Center, Along with Its Tenants, Featured in GreenWire Article

Kim Hughes : Tuesday May 1, 3:09PM

The mission of the Alliance Center to be, not only a sustainable building that serves as a model, but also as a strong tool for collaboration, is the subject of focus in this GreenWire Article. Check out the … More »

Sustainable Greenhouses Come to Colorado

Phillip Saieg : Thursday April 26, 2:34PM

Now in the final stages of construction this 3000 square foot greenhouse is uniquely designed to capture light, and grow plants! Designed by Hutton architecture right here in Denver this greenhouse gives us a … More »

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado featured in Colorado Real Estate Journal

Megan Moore : Tuesday April 17, 4:54PM

The Alliance's collaborative partnership with Greenprint Denver and Living City Block on the Better Buildings Denver initiative was recently featured in the Colorado Real Estate Journal's April 18-May 1 … More »

REMPC and Topping Out

Michael Kirk : Friday March 16, 12:00PM

February 13, 2012 was a special day for Larimer County. The Board of County Commissioners joined staff to celebrate the Topping Out of the new 53,000 square foot Alternative Sentencing Department (ASD) … More »

The U.S. Military on the Front Lines of Efficiency

Kim Hughes : Tuesday March 6, 4:39PM

At our 8th annual Legislative Briefing last week, we heard from legislators and sustainable business leaders. A couple of surprise speakers, however, left many of us in real thought - they were Vice Admiral … More »

Better Buildings through Executive Action

Phillip Saieg : Friday March 2, 4:04PM

A recent report published by the USGBC, supported by groups like BOMA International, the Center for American Progress, Schneider Electric, and United Technologies Corporation (to name just a few of the … More »

Alliance Center: Designing the Future

Jeff Hohensee : Friday February 17, 9:13PM

In the modern world, we spend the vast majority of our lives inside buildings. We love, work, learn and raise our families inside structures built for human habitation. The best of these buildings aim to break … More »

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Announces “Better Buildings Denver” In Effort to Upgrade Energy Efficiency of Denver’s Buildings

Megan Moore : Monday February 13, 5:01PM

In a press conference on February 13, 2012, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced the launch of Better Buildings Denver, a new effort to upgrade the energy efficiency of Denver s buildings. Better … More »

Alliance Founder and Board President featured in Denver Business Journal

Megan Moore : Friday February 10, 11:28AM

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado Founder and Board President, John Powers, was featured in the January 20th edition of the Denver Business Journal. In the article "While Colorado CRE lending improves, … More »

A Different Kind of Fort to See in Fort Collins

Kim Hughes : Thursday February 9, 5:02PM

On February 7, a few of us Alliance staff members pushed through the small winter storm that was hitting Denver and headed North for Fort Collins. Yes, the weather was nicer up there, but our real purpose was … More »

Better Buildings Challenge Comes to Denver

Phillip Saieg : Monday February 6, 2:24PM

In December of 2011, President Barack Obama announced that the United States will be upgrading the energy efficiency of America s buildings because it is one of the fastest, easiest, and cheapest ways to … More »

LEED Gold and Platinum must prove cost-effective

Phillip Saieg : Monday January 23, 4:54PM

This past New Year's Eve, despite some reservations, President Barack Obama signed a Department of Defense (DOD) funding bill disallowing any military building project to achieve LEED Gold or Platinum unless … More »
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