April/May 2009
Colorado LEED Certified Projects
C O N T E N T S
Executive Director's Corner: Standing with Giants, by Deb Kleinman
Special: Remembering Greg Franta, by Annette Stelmack
LEED: Aardex Receives Second Platinum LEED Certification from the USGBC, by Mike Hehir
Energy Incentives: Xcel Announces New Incentives, by Erine Mathe
Sustainable Development: Grassroots Efforts Support a Sustainable Ethic, by Sarah Martinez
Government: Greening the Government: State Leads by Example, by Angie Fyfe
Case Study: Extracting Value From NAIOP's Highly Criticized Building Cost Report, by Courtney France
Go Green, Save Money: Rep. Perlmutter Legislation Promotes Going Green To Save Green, by Christopher Votoupal
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 sarah@usgbccolorado.org
LEED Certified Projects, January - April 2009
| Building | City | Certification Level |
| Alpine Bank | Rifle | Certified |
| MOA Architecture Professional Office | Denver | Certified |
| Poudre Fire Authority Admin. Addition | Fort Collins | Certified |
| REI Boulder | Boulder | Gold |
| UCCS Recreation Center | Colorado Springs | Gold |
| Valor Christian Stadium | Highlands Ranch | Gold |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver | Gold |
| Prairie View Middle School | Henderson | Gold |
| Pueblo Medical Office Building | Pueblo | Gold |
| 1820 Folsom | Boulder | Platinum |
| Town of Carbondale Rec. Center | Carbondale | Platinum |
| Aardex Offices at Signature Center | Denver | Platinum |
| IBM B003 | Boulder | Silver |
| RiverClay | Denver | Silver |
| Alpine Bank | Telluride | Silver |