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...
by John W. Olson | May 25, 2011 | Comprehensive Planning and Codes, Sustainability
For those of you who may not know, Olson Planning & Urban Landscapes has a contract with Sustainable Fort Carson south of Colorado Springs. At Fort Carson, my responsibilities under this contract are to review submitted construction document drawings for...
by John W. Olson | Apr 22, 2011 | Sustainability
The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installation, Energy and Environment, Ms. Katherine Hammack, announced the “winners” of a voluntary request by 100 applications to become Net Zero in three categories on Tuesday, 19 April 2011. The categories for...
by John W. Olson | Mar 13, 2011 | Sustainability
“It’s not easy being green.”In the past decade, to “Go Green” has become a household phrase. The phrase may have met its summit this past year when nearly every major corporation, some of which are not so ‘green’, used it as a marketing strategy....
