projects

• Client List

• Sustainability Consulting

• LEED Certification and Green Design Guidance

• Design Guidelines and Green Specifications

• Presentations

CLIENT LIST

• Metro West Housing Solutions / Lakewood Housing Authority

• High Country Conservation Group / Boulder County

• Greenovations

• Perry Rose, LLC

SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING

Metro West Housing Solutions

• Sustainability planning

• Sustainable operations policies

• Grant writing

• Communications support

• Sustainability education for staff and vendors

• Research and resource support for sustainability coordinator

575 Union Boulevard

• Sustainability programs to serve building tenants

• Sustainability and energy efficiency presentations

• Office energy audits for individual business offices

• Signage

Boulder County

• Facilitation of multi-disciplinary stakeholder committee to develop recommendations for commercial green building codes to be implemented throughout Boulder County

• Meeting facilitation

• Policy and best practices research

• Reporting

LEED CERTIFICATION AND GREEN DESIGN GUIDANCE

LEED Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance: Multi-Tenant Office Building

Certification: Targeting Certified
Owner: Metro West Housing Solutions

Transformed a 1970s office building into an environmentally sensitive facility offering tenants lower energy costs, a healthier indoor environment, and building wide sustainability programs.

Achievements:

• 17% Energy cost reductions

• 42% Water use reductions

• 86.19 Tons green house emission reductions

• Environmentally friendly facility management policies governing:

  • Landscape management

  • Green cleaning

  • Sustainable purchasing

  • Recycling

  • Facility alterations

  • Mercury content of lighting

• EnergyStar

• Winner of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials: Energy and Green Building Award for the Mountain Plains

LEED Core and Shell: Natural Food Market

Certification: Gold
Owner: Perry Rose, LLC
Tenant: Sunflower Market, LLC

An example of form and function, this core and shell emulates a country barn. Built to house Sunflower Market’s flagship store the design, extensive day lighting and minimal finishes work together to create the atmosphere that says fresh and natural.

Achievements:

• 25% Energy cost reductions

• 45% Water use reductions

• 95% Recycling of construction waste

Design Strategies:

• Solartubes

• Clearstories

• Day light sensors

• Low flow water fixtures

• Salvaged fixtures and equipment

• Educational signage

• Alternative transportation strategies

Design Assistance: Student Apartment Building*

Certification: Targeting LEED Silver
310,000 Sq Ft

Student housing project designed to showcase sustainable living and the Colorado life style.

Achievements:

• 25% Energy cost reductions

• 20% Water use reductions

Design Strategies:

• Day lighting

• Water efficient fixtures

• Low VOC finishes

• Green elements that students can see and touch

  • Motion sensors controlled lighting

  • Local stone finishes

  • Dual flush toilets

  • Ample bike storage

Design Assistance: Multi-Use Senior Building*

Targeting: LEED Silver

Part of a larger retirement campus, this building included recreational facilities, dining and other services as well as individual living units. Green design strategies that benefited senior’s health and lifestyles were emphasized.

Design Strategies:

• Low flow fixtures

• Elements that promote the wellbeing of seniors:

  • Day lighting

  • Low VOC finishes

  • Technologies to improve indoor air quality

  • Walkable grounds

DESIGN GUIDELINES AND GREEN SPECIFICATIONS

Senior Living Buildings*

Developed green design guidelines to streamline the design process while ensuring that projects met LEED requirements and encompassed the specific green strategies that provide health and lifestyle benefits to the senior tenants.

Tenant Finish

Building specifications and guidelines for all future tenant finish of a LEED for Existing Buildings office building. Guidelines included an initial process to incorporate lessons learned and specifications to meet LEED requirements.

Green Retrofit Program

Developed specifications and resources for a program to implement green retrofits on foreclosed residential properties.

PRESENTATIONS

Building the Business Case

Deliver trainings to marketing and advertising staff on sustainability, its value to specified target markets, and industry trends that build the case for sustainability initiatives.

Office Sustainability

Energy efficiency and sustainability practices in the office.

LEED Education and Training

* Work performed while working for former employer.

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