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Students Build Net Zero House in Colorado

Natural Building

Gabriella “Gabi” Abello and Hannah Blake met as freshman roommates at the University of Colorado Boulder. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon building event: they designed a net-zero energy house in Fraser, Colorado, one of the coldest towns in the nation. The CU team’s house is just under 1,200-square feet with 1.5

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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado

Business Facilities

leverages state partnerships and specialized resources to address the economic development goals of rural areas of Colorado. A total of 17 communities across Colorado will be involved in initiatives that include branding, coworking, film production, outdoor recreation and tourism promotion. Colorado Lt. initiatives.

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States pick up the slack in efficiency policy as federal government lags

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Among these: · Washington, Colorado, and Hawaii adopted expanded energy and water efficiency standards, including for faucets, commercial kitchen equipment, and computers. Missouri approved efficiency programs that will help renters and owners of affordable multifamily housing cut costs and energy waste.

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Energy Innovation: Solar Energy Solutions Continue to Gain Momentum

Pro Builder

With Denver city and county seeking to reduce energy consumption 30% by 2030, the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) began installing rooftop solar panels on 665 properties in 2005; another 2,335 were eligible, but were ultimately deemed unsuited due to issues of excessive shading, rooftop conditions, or redevelopment plans. . The Ultimate Z.E.N.

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Hord Coplan Macht names Ilijana Soldan as Sustainability Manager

BD+C

Soldan is a research-based designer and project architect with a diverse background in education, commercial, office, retail, recreation, campus planning, mixed-use, residential, and senior living. Under Soldan's leadership, the Sustainability Action Team will remain critical in spearheading the firm’s ongoing initiatives.

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Microbeads Ban in Maryland will be more Efficacious than Others

Green Building Law Update

The Maryland legislature passed and last month Governor Larry Hogan signed into law House Bill 216 , now enrolled as Chapter 409, prohibiting the manufacture of a personal care product containing “synthetic plastic microbeads,” beginning December 31, 2017, and the sale of such a product beginning December 31, 2018.

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National Commercial Contractors Bring Success to Nation’s New Boom Towns

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Commercial construction is making a slow-and-steady comeback in most markets nationwide, but if you are looking for a good old-fashioned commercial construction boom, there is really only one place to look in the country right now—North Dakota. The commercial construction owners we worked with to deliver the Williston Brewing Co.