Businesses are going green all across the Nation! Here in Boulder,
Ellie’s Natural Home Store is hoping to build their niche in the market by developing a conscious green building design that sells eco-friendly products! “We want to make a ’smart’ building where people are excited to have a unique experience, something different than the […]
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Another guest contributor from the bus, Caroline Chang:
Through the University of Colorado’s Architecture and Planning school, students turned a downtrodden, unlivable trailer - located on Folsom & Valmont into one of Boulder’s architecturally advanced homes. The project, TrailerWrap, was completely designed and built by the students of CU Boulder. Resembling much of the […]
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The City of Boulder is organizing Green Building and Green Points Code Training Series. These events were put together in effort to help building professionals comply with updated standards. The City of Boulder Office of Environmental Affairs is providing free trainings to the public, offering a variety of different times and locations within […]
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Last week I was inspired by a couple of designers who spoke about the increase in awareness about recycling and construction deconstruction. Re-used building materials are starting to become and more more available, and Boulder is fortunate to have a local organization,
Resource 2000, that sells recycled construction materials.
This concept of building using available recycled […]
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As our conversation about development and its impact on the surrounding environment continues, it is becoming more and more apparent that it makes sense to incorporate
green roofs into new and existing structures. A properly built and well maintained green roof can support urban food production, help improve air quality and reduce CO2 emmissions, […]
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As a passing, and important, note:
Prices approach $1,200 per square foot on homes and condos in the historic West End of downtown Boulder. Compared with a median $ / sf of around $235 for homes sold in Boulder County in 2006, this seems like a stretch. At $1.2 million for a 1,000 sf dwelling, these […]
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