by John W. Olson | Feb 14, 2012 | Events, Sustainability, Urban Planning and Design
I will be presenting at Rocky Mountain Green in Denver on April 13, 2012 at the Colorado Convention Center in Downtown Denver. The topic of conversation from our LEED-ND committee of USGBC Colorado is “Implementing LEED-ND for Existing Neighborhoods.”...
by John W. Olson | Dec 30, 2011 | Sustainability
The dawn of the New Year is approaching. The buzz of the New Year’s Resolution is beginning to consume the void space of the radio stations. The typical resolutions are out there – exercise more, eat less fast food, get organized, spend less money, save...
by John W. Olson | Dec 14, 2011 | Events, Sustainability
Each year, Fort Carson honors Installation personnel and community stakeholders with Sustainability Awards from Fort Carson. I was one of the honored recipients of the award this year. This was a tremendous honor not only to receive the award but to be in the company...
by John W. Olson | Nov 18, 2011 | Events, Sustainability
The Colorado Sustainability Conference wrapped up today at the Antler’s Hilton in Downtown Colorado Springs. It may be because it has wrapped up and I am still full of energy from it, but I do not hesitate to say that it was the best conference that I have...
by John W. Olson | Oct 23, 2011 | Sustainability
The topic of Solar Canopies has come up many times in my presentations on sustainability in Southern Colorado. The idea behind a solar canopy is in maximizing the benefit of each photovoltaic panel. When most people think of photovoltaic panels, they consider them as...
by John W. Olson | Oct 20, 2011 | Landscape Architecture, Sustainability
In early October, it was my pleasure to take a tour of the new research building on the NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) campus in Golden, Colorado. The tour was put together by the architecture and engineering company, EVstudio, where I provide landscape...