July 2010
Member Highlights
C O N T E N T S
Homes: Greening the MLS, By Glen Girard, USGBC CO Communications Chair
Project Highlight: Housing Resources Office Building Achieves LEED Certification- First Existing Building to Achieve Certification in Grand Junction, By Elaine Matthews, Ryan, Sawyer & Associates
REGREEN: Workshop October 28-29, taught by Annette Stelmack and Pete Yost
Membership: Recap of Our 2010 Annual Membership Event, By Barb Josey, USGBC CO Membership Chair
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Member Highlights
By Patti Mason, USGBC CO Director of Advocacy
On June 8, 2010 Sean Smith and Company, LLC was awarded a 2010 Slow Home Award for Best Residential Construction. The winning project, Wash Park Green (www.washparkgreen.com), is LEED Gold certified and is located in Denver at 233 South Washington Street.
Sean and the designers of Wash Park Green, Joe Colistra and David Carnicelli, were presented the award by the founders of the Slow Home Project, John Brown and Matthew North.
Sean Smith is the Colorado Chapter’s Residential Green Building Advocate. He has been working with stakeholders to add searchable green fields to Colorado’s multiple listing services. You can watch him in action this summer as the host of HGTV’s Professional Grade, which premiered June 3rd.
About the Slow Home Movement:
The Slow Home movement began three years ago to promote awareness for the need for good residential design as well as empower people to make informed choices on where they live. A slow home is simple to live in and light on the environment. Learn more at http://theslowhome.com/.