Collaboratively leading research and community outreach to guide business planning for a multicultural community center In 2018, when the Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority (URA) identified a need to gather community input to inform the use of URA funds in its North...
Leading community-engaged research to make sense of regional wellbeing and inform community priorities IBE worked with the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado and CSU’s Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRISS) to create the 2024 Northern Colorado...
Larimer county undertook an ambitious effort to co-create and co-deliver a countywide climate and resiliency plan under their Climate Smart and Future Ready (CSFR) program. In partnership with Lotus Engineering and Sustainability, IBE led community engagement and...
Facilitating community focus groups to understand diverse perspectives on affordable housing Like many Colorado communities, Chaffee Housing Authority (CHA) recognized the need to make housing more attainable for low- and moderate-income households in a way that is...
Facilitating community charrettes to develop vision and sustainability goals for affordable housing IBE partnered with the Urban Land Conservancy, Studio Completiva, the City of Fort Collins, and Elevation Community Land Trust to facilitate a series of community...
Working with community members to realize the City of Boulder and Xcel Energy Partnership goals After voters decided to end a decade-long effort toward municipalizing Boulder’s electric utility, the City entered into a partnership agreement with Xcel Energy, bringing...
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