Boulder, Colorado Design Development Resources
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Culture, Design, Development, Green Issues, Residential Space on Jul 25th, 2008
A large component of green design is about building today, in preparation for the future. I recently took a tour of 429 Spruce Street, a house that truly exhibits unique features and technologies that was built to withstand the test of time. This
LEED Certified Platinum house encompasses energy efficient features and […]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Bus, Community Think, Culture, Design, Green Issues, Healthy Living, Public Space on Jul 23rd, 2008
Step Right Up! Step Right Up! Welcome to the Sustainable Living Roadshow! We’re tossing out fossil fuels! We’re reducing our dependency with renewable energy folks! Thats right, for all of you who are interested in taking part in the Democratic National Convention in Denver and having a great time, here’s […]
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Culture, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jul 21st, 2008
You can ask this to the engineers at
TerraLUX, a Boulder-based company that invents, design, develops, patents and manufactures OEM LED lighting solutions based on its proprietary TerraLUX LED Light Engines. Holding multiple patents in a variety of situations where LEDs are used to replace incandescent lighting for both DC and AC applications, TerraLUX […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jul 18th, 2008
Through the Sustainable CU Fund, the CU Bicycle Program, and students efforts; CU will be introducing custom designed solar bike stations later this year. With a team of eight students and one faculty advisor, the general schematic design for the project was approved by the University of Colorado Design Review Board earlier this […]
Posted in Architecture, Community Think, Culture, Design, Development, Green Issues, Healthy Living on Jul 11th, 2008
Regulatory and societal pressures are instigating higher performance and greater energy efficient buildings throughout the world. We are learning to build greener through
LEED Certification,
HERS Rating Systems,
E-star, using more environmentally safe and sustainable products and through energy-saving technologies. As many of our users are aware, modern building design can be a […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jul 3rd, 2008
Denver is ranked 9th in the top 10 largest
50 US Sustainable Cities nationwide for their green development strategies and innovative technologies. From Denver International Airport being the first major airport in the country to implement an
Environmental Management System and the City being a pioneer user of
light-emitting diode (LED) traffic signals, […]
Posted in Bicycling, Culture, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jun 12th, 2008
Water is a critical resource that our planet and it’s inhabitants cannot live without, and yet more than a billion people don’t have access to clean water, and thousands die each day from water-related illnesses. For many, water sources can be miles away from the home and individuals have to walk great distances carrying […]
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, Development, Green Issues on Jun 4th, 2008
“Rapidly accelerating climate change (global warming), which is caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is now fueling dangerous regional and global environmental events. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration illustrates that buildings are responsible for almost half (48%) of all GHG emissions annually. Seventy-six percent of all electricity generated by US power plants goes […]