Story of Fort Collins’ net-zero L’Avenir building to be featured in Rocky Mountain PBS program
The L'Avenir multi-family housing complex in Old Town is Fort Collins' greenest building. The story behind it is being broadcast by Rocky Mountain PBS.
Tag: "Institute for the Built Environment"
State health department, CSU team start work on environmental justice mapping tool
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and a team from Colorado State University are gathering community and stakeholder input on a new environmental justice mapping tool, CO EnviroScreen.
CSU researchers think it’s time for a government agency focused solely on climate research, innovation
The researchers propose a new agency, ARPA-C, that would place issues of culture and equity alongside science and technology.
CSU, Rocky Mountain PBS support debut of ‘Heart of a Building’ series during Earth Week
The Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University has played an integral role in a new video documentary series, called “Heart of a Building,” about the why of environmentally harmonious building projects.
Staying at home? CSU researchers offer tips for improving the health of your home
CSU scientists in four colleges are members of a national academic partnership to advance innovative approaches that promote human health in homes.
Institute for the Built Environment celebrates 25 years of collaboration
When the founding executive director of the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University looks back on how the organization was created 25 years ago, two things come to mind: a former dean and Zima.
Youngblade named dean of CSU’s College of Health and Human Sciences
Lise Youngblade, head of Colorado State University’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies, has been named dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Research study examines ways to increase campus building sustainability
A CSU graduate has conducted a comparison study of two primary tools that are used to measure the efficiency of buildings.
CSU landscape architecture students show off ideas for local 'microspaces' Dec. 7
The Downtown Development Authority and the Urban Lab are hosting an event on Friday, Dec. 7, to provide senior landscape architecture students at CSU with the opportunity to showcase their ideas and designs for Fort Collins' various "microspaces" in Old Town — areas like alleys, traffic islands and street medians that are underutilized and neglected.
Youth create places in new outdoor program from CSU’s Institute for the Built Environment
In July, a group of 17 kids between the ages of 11 and 15 participated in a new, free summer program offered by Colorado State University’s Institute for the Built Environment to work with youth on improving shared community outdoor areas.