Dec. '08/Jan. '09
Executive Director's Corner
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
Universal Development Company
Megan Christensen, Secretary
Bovis Lend Lease
Jim Bradburn, Treasurer
RMH Group
Mike Lowell, Advocacy Chair
US GSA
Bobby Molinary, Membership Chair Hyatt Select
Josh Radoff, Director At Large
YRG Sustainability
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
The Economics of Green
The Challenges of Building Green in a Struggling Economy
By Deb Kleinman, Executive Director, USGBC Colorado Chapter
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You may have had the opportunity to hear Van Jones, Founder and President of Green For All, speak at
Greenbuild 2008. Mr. Jones has become a powerful voice for the burgeoning green jobs movement, which has put an economically, socially and environmentally just agenda on the forefront of the changing political tide.
Mr. Jones said something in Boston which has stuck with me. He was speaking of the incredibly challenging and difficult times we are facing in the United States and around the world, and of the incredible potential for profound and rapid change – and remarked that he didn’t know how you would hold both of those things in your hands at the same time.
That is a simple and profound way to express what we are all feeling at this historical moment in human history. So many of our friends, neighbors, family, colleagues are facing an uncertain financial future. Jobs which seemed secure, and careers which seemed full of promise are now being eliminated and new opportunities are not yet emerging in an immediate or concrete way.
And yet, I still believe that we, the green building community, represent one of the most important paths out of our crisis, and that where we ultimately land will be a far more just, sustainable, and beautiful place.
USGBC Colorado 2009 Board Elections
I’d like to thank all of the individuals who expressed interest in serving on the USGBC Colorado Board of Directors - a critical and at times thankless job. It is exciting to see the quality of individuals serving in leadership roles in the Chapter. The seven individuals who submitted their qualifications several months ago are:
- Clay Benson, Mortenson Construction
- Candice Clark, Solatube International
- Julie Edwards, Oz Architecture
- Jim Ellis, Bold Ventures LLC
- Shahnaz Jafari, Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute
- Mike Kolesar, Facility Engineering Association
- Andy Paterson, Haworth