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 | Sep 21, 2011 | Events, Sustainability, Urbanism
Are you interested in learning more about LEED ND (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – Neighborhood Development)? LEED-ND is the latest rating system from LEED that is developed to encourage walkable, diverse neighborhoods. As a member the LEED-ND...
by John W. Olson | Mar 19, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Events, Landscape Architecture, Streetscapes, Sustainability, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
My involvement with CNU Colorado (Congress for the New Urbanism, Colorado) over the past five years has allowed me the opportunity to assemble and coordinate many events. This winter/spring, I am coordinating together the biggest and best of the events that I have...
by John W. Olson | Sep 7, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Town Planning, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Renewal, Urbanism
In a partnership with the Colorado chapters of the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), I have volunteered to take on the task of identifying recently developed neighborhoods that may qualify for LEED-Neighborhood...
by John W. Olson | Jun 5, 2010 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Urbanism
Thursday evening of this past week, I gave a presentation on new urbanism at Colorado College. The following is the prepared presentation: CNU-Colorado Presentation PDF Good evening, my name is John Olson. I am the Treasurer and Co-Founder of CNU Colorado. In...