Tag Archives: LEED

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 »

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 »

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 »

Green Certifications Lead to Sustainable Businesses

Jason Page : Thursday October 27, 2:57PM

I attended the Downtown Denver Partnership s (DDP) Member Forum last Thursday, October 20, 2011 which was held at the Embassy Suite s new LEED certified building. The Forum, Certifiably Green: Local … More »

Movement on DOE’s Commercial Building Asset Rating Program

Chris Woldum : Thursday August 18, 12:32PM

On Monday, August 8, the Department of Energy published a Notice of Request for Information on their plans to develop a voluntary National Asset Ration Program for Commercial Buildings. This voluntary … More »

CU Boulder Welcomes Students to New Sustainable Community Residence Hall

Kim Hughes : Wednesday August 17, 4:07PM

CU Boulder's newest residence hall, Williams Village North will open it's doors to students for the first time this week. This new hall is built to a high LEED Standard and includes multiple sustainable … More »

Colorado 9th in Most LEED Certified Buildings

Phillip Saieg : Tuesday August 9, 11:04AM

Colorado has 308 LEED certified facilities, 87 of which are in Denver. Of those 308 facilities 12 buildings are Platinum. Click here to learn more . More »

Green or Brown, what color is your building?

Phillip Saieg : Sunday June 26, 3:19PM

It seems that if there is one thing that business and government can agree on it is transforming existing buildings into smarter, healthier, more efficient buildings. With the release of President Obama s … More »

Casey Middle School, built to be one of the greenest schools in the nation!

Ghita Carroll : Tuesday March 22, 2:05PM

Did you know? Casey Middle School, located in Boulder, was built to the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards. Some key features of Casey include preservation of a historic … More »

Nearly complete NREL Research Support Facility already in expansion phase

Megan Moore : Wednesday January 26, 3:34PM

The Natural Renewable Energy Laboratory's Research Support Facility located in Golden, Colorado is the lab's newest sustainable green building. With a Platinum LEED Certification, the building "meets the … More »