Green Roof Policy Requires Pragmatic, Flexible Approach
Denver requires a flexible, pragmatic approach to developing both future and existing buildings.
Energy
Reasons to Embrace Sustainable Manufacturing
Manufacturing has changed over the past 10 years and embraced sustainable practices.
Xcel Energy Draws on Community Benefits of Art and Culture Investment Throughout Colorado
Efforts Excel supports include the Denver Zoo, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Alamosa Live Music Association, the Grand Junction Symphony and more.
Giving Green – Can Cannabis and Social Responsibility Coexist?
Marijuana is legal in Colorado, but not in the eyes of the federal government. Should Colorado nonprofits take contributions from cannabis companies?
How Colorado is Reducing Food Waste to Benefit the Climate
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates up to 40 percent of the food produced in the United States, 35 million tons of edible food, goes uneaten.
Water Innovation Center Slated for National Western Complex
Need drove this partnership. Denver Water needed a new water quality laboratory, but Denver Water CEO Jim Lochhead thought circumstances deserved something bigger than a mere lab. He defines four pillars:
Cities Aim for 100 Percent Renewables
By definition, greenhouse gas emissions are a global issue. But in efforts to tamp down those emissions, Colorado is among the planet’s hotbeds of innovation.
10.10.10 Launches Cities Program Focused on Water and Infrastructure
From its inception in 2012, 1O.1O.1O has focused on inviting successful entrepreneurs to create market-based solutions to wicked problems in health, water, food, energy, learning, infrastructure, waste, security and climate change.
Agriculture goes geothermal in Pagosa Springs
The nonprofit 501(c)3 Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership planted crops in the first of three spring-heated growing domes in a park on the San Juan River in late 2016. The geothermal energy allows for year-round production, whereas Pagosa’s average outdoor growing season spans just 11 weeks.
A more sustainable – and just – future for Colorado
Sustainability can – and should – be universal. The U.S. Green Building Council Colorado made it a cornerstone of its 2017 Rocky Mountain Green Conference – the largest gathering of green building professionals in the region.
