February/March 2009
Executive Director's Corner
C O N T E N T S
Executive Director's Corner: Crossing The Potomoc
LEED: Fort Carson Building Awarded First Army LEED Gold
Neighborhood Development: LEED Neighborhood Development in Colorado
Recyling News: Some Thoughts on Recycling Old Office Furnishings
Sustainable Development: Creating a Sustainable Future
Getting Green Done: Forgive Me Father, I Don't Have the Money
Sustainable Strategy: Creating Effective Collaboration and Leadership Tactics
Executive Director's Corner: Major Speaker Announced for May Conference
Metro Branch Update: Denver Metro Branch is Looking for Volunteers
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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
Dana Kose, Chair
Universal Development Company
Jim Bradburn, Vice Chair, Chair Elect
RMH Group
Megan Christensen, Secretary
US LendLease Communities
Sebastian De Atucha, Treasurer
3BY
Clay Benson, Director at Large
Mortenson Construction
Mike Lowell, Director, Advocacy
US GSA
Bobby Molinary, Director, Membership
Julie Edwards, Director, Education
Oz Architecture
Matt Arabasz, Director,Northern Colorado Branch
RB+B Architects, Inc.
Joshua Radoff, Director, Resource Development, and Communications
YRG Sustainability Consultants
Bethany Trumble, Director, Southern Colorado Branch
Farnsworth Group, Inc.
Liz Sharrer, Director, Metro Branch
Holland & Hart
Mike Kolesar, Director, Emerging Green Builders
Facilities Engineering Associates
Deb Kleinman
Executive Director,
USGBC Colorado Chapter
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Cameron Sinclair, Architects for Humanity, to Deliver Keynote at May Conference
Cameron Sinclair, Architects For Humanity: 2009 Major Speaker, Colorado Sustainability ‘09
By Deb Kleinman, Executive Director, USGBC Colorado Chapter
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It gives me great pleasure to announce the major speaker at our 2009 conference: Cameron Sinclair, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Architects for Humanity. Trained as an architect at the University of Westminster and at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Mr. Sinclair’s interest in social, cultural and humanitarian design dates back to his architectural studies, and his postgraduate thesis focused on providing shelter to New York’s homeless through sustainable, transitional housing.
Mr. Sinclair has spoken widely on the subject, and has received numerous awards, including the ASID Design for Humanity Award and the Lewis Mumford Award for Peace. In 2004 Fortune Magazine named Mr. Sinclair as one of the Aspen Seven, and in 2006 he was one of three winners of the TED Prize, which honors visionaries from any field who have shown they can “positively impact life on this planet.”
Architects For Humanity is a non-profit organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings design services to communities in need. AFH is currently working on projects ranging from health centers in Sub-Saharan Africa community centers in Southeast Asia, and low-income housing on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. In 2007, AFH launched the Open Architecture Network, the world’s first online community dedicated to improving living conditions through innovative and sustainable design.