Dec. '08/Jan. '09
LEED
C O N T E N T S
Chapter News: US EPA Benefits Far Reaching
Executive Director's Corner: The Economics of Green
The Business of Green: Busted Boiler Brings Energy Savings Vision to Company
Greenbuild 2009 in Phoenix: Long Live The West
LEED: Notes From A Shifted Landscape
LEED: Bethke School LEED Certified
Regional Roundup: Denver Metro Steering Committee's Efforts Pay Off
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
Bethke Elementary Recognized
By Debra Hooker and Jody Margheim, Poudre School District
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“With each new LEED-certified building, we get one step closer to USGBC’s vision of a sustainable built environment within a generation,” said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council. “As the first in the nation to achieve certification under the LEED for Schools Rating System, Bethke Elementary is an important addition to the growing strength of the green building movement.”
Bethke was also recently recognized by the Green Building Initiative (GBI) for its achievements in sustainable design and construction using the Green GlobesTM environmental assessment and rating system for commercial buildings. Bethke was also the first school in the U.S. to achieve a Three Green Globes rating by the GBI's system.
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About Poudre School District
Located in northern Colorado, PSD is the ninth largest school district in the state with 50 schools serving 24,000 students. PSD’s mission is to educate every child every day.
About RB+B Architects
RB+B Architects, Inc. has been leading the sustainable charge since the 1980s, working with organizations like CSU’s research campus to add sustainable design into their facilities. A big part of the firm’s work involves environmentally-friendly architecture, upholding the firm’s belief that sustainable, high-performance facilities not only reduce energy and operating costs but are healthier and show increased productivity for the individuals who inhabit them.
RB+B has designed high-performance schools for Poudre School District’s new educational facilities since 2000. Their design for Fossil Ridge High School, completed in 2004, was the first high school in the State of Colorado to achieve Silver certification under LEED for New Construction. Other high-performance facilities include Bethke Elementary, the first Gold Certified building in the U.S. under the LEED for Schools category, and LEED Platinum (Core and Shell) Seven Generations Office Park.
In addition to their educational experience, RB+B also designs sustainable commercial, mixed-use, religious and recreational environments.
About the CSU Institute for the Built Environment
The Institute for the Built Environment (IBE) is housed in the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University. IBE specializes in facilitating the integrated design and construction processes to help teams create environmentally and economically responsible buildings. In addition, IBE works on projects that engage CSU graduate students in valuable educational experiences through guided professional work.
About the U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.
About LEED®
The LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ is a feature-oriented rating system that awards buildings points for satisfying specified green building criteria.
Incentives for LEED are available at the state and local level and LEED has also been adopted nationwide by federal agencies, state and local governments, and interested private companies. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org/LEED.