Colin Day Projects Manager Amid increasing homogenization of American communities, there is a growing interest in identifying and cultivating the unique traits inherent to individual places. Imagine for a moment three different towns that you are familiar with and that …
By: Josie Plaut Associate Director The Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at UC Berkley recently released a study in May 2014 suggesting that there is no difference in occupant satisfaction for LEED and non-LEED buildings. Unfortunately, results like these can …
By: Colin Day The Institute for the Built Environment has finished its first growing season in the urban garden business. In collaboration with ARAMARK Food Services operating at Coors Field, our executive management and graduate student interns implemented the installation …
By: April Brown Through a recent federal government grant with the General Services Administration (GSA), the Institute for the Built Environment summarized the current state of research on effective strategies to reduce the carbon footprint, resource use, and costs of …
By: Anderson Lewis People often think of sustainable construction as if it was a new concept, when in reality it is the concept of wastefulness in construction that is novel. Throughout much of history people built their homes with environmentally benign …
By: Allison Smith, Sustainable Building Associate City of Fort Collins – Civic Campus Blocks 32 & 42 The City of Fort Collins desires to create a better civic center near Old Town Fort Collins on Blocks 32 & 42 (the …
By: Colin Day, Sustainable Building Associate The Institute for the Built Environment is very proud to announce that grant funding has been secured from CSU’s School of Global Environmental Sustainability and UniverCity for the establishment of an Urban Laboratory on the …
Author: Michael Knox, Graduate Student in the Department of Construction Management at CSU Charrettes have gained in popularity in recent years as a tool to increase collaboration and communication among building stakeholders, and to efficiently focus the time and attention …
Brody Hatch, IBE Sustainable Building Associate Sustainability may seem more like a buzz-word than an actual concept or way of doing business. Words like green, sustainable, renewable, earth-friendly, etc. have become taglines that lead to varying reactions by different people. …
By: Angelina Howard, IBE Student Intern The Business Case for Green Building: A Review of Cost and Benefits for Developers, Investors, and Occupants from the World Green Building Council is now available. The report provides detailed information and case studies …
