June/July 2008
Chapter Update
C O N T E N T S
Sustainable Sites: The Role of Paving Systems in Sustainable Projects
Chapter Update: Avery Brewery Pours in the Support
Green Government: 2008 Legislative Session Supports Sustainability
Green Roofs : Denver Botanical Gardens New Green Roof
Executive Director Corner :The Benefits of Membership
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
Mike Doody, Memberhip Chair
Herman Miller, Inc
Josh Radoff, Director At Large
YRG Consultants
Sue McFaddin, Director At Large
Seven Generations
Ted Caulkins , Education Chair
Cistern Solutions
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
Chapter's Official Brewery Pours In The Support
By Patti Mason, USGBC Colorado Chapter Program Coordinator
Liquid contributions from Avery Brewing broke the $600 mark Friday June 13 with its donation to the Emerging Green Builders Natural Design Competition gallery opening. Sixty event attendees sipped on Karma, one of Avery’s finest seasonal beers, while viewing design concepts displayed throughout the second and third floor lobbies at the Alliance Center.
One visitor refilled her corn based cup with cold beer and exclaimed, “This is awesome!” A cup of beer was the perfect complement to the event, which highlighted the efforts of young design teams eager to take home the grand prize of an all expenses paid trip to Greenbuild 2008 and the chance to represent their state in the national competition.
Providing free events for members of the green building community is made easier when you have Avery Brewing Sales Representative Ted Whitney on speed dial. The Chapter can thank its Executive Director, Deb Kleinman for instigating this gift of beer. Kleinman met Whitney at this year’s Frozen Dead Guy Days and was able to find a common ground between the Colorado Chapter and the local brewery.
“Avery is all about working with great people dedicated to great causes. Rather than spend money on advertising, we donate beer,” said Whitney.
Avery Brewing Co. is a family owned and operated micro-brewery located in Boulder. The brewery pumps out 13,000 barrels of beer annually and has sixteen fulltime employees. You can find Avery in thirty different states and in parts of Europe.
According to their website, the unique flavor complexity of Avery beers occurs through sparing no expense with regard to ingredients and hopping methods. Sparing no expense means using lots of specialty malts, imported hops, such as Styrian Goldings, and imported Belgian.
The brewery is 100 percent powered by wind - a fact that is not featured on Avery’s website. “We have programs in place designed to reduce our (environmental) impact. But with other nearby breweries, far more rigorous models for sustainability, our environmental efforts are not what set us apart. For us, it has always been about the beer.”