In 2019, IBE conducted a three-year research study on Lakehouse, the first residential project in Colorado to achieve WELL Certification at the Gold level under the WELL Building Standard v1. The study’s purpose was to assess the impact of Lakehouse’s sustainable,...
The idea for ARPA-C, a climate focused cousin to other large federally funded research agencies like DARPA for defense and ARPA-E for Energy, was conceived of by a team at CSU as a transdisciplinary institution for radical climate research and intervention....
Climate action has spurred a recent uptick in city ordinances and voluntary challenges targeted at reducing energy consumption. Cities are increasingly engaging multifamily properties in energy conservation, focusing on efficient building systems (e.g., HVAC,...
The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of implementing Arc and BREEAM In-Use as turnkey tools to help Colorado State University (CSU) benchmark, analyze, and achieve its operational and sustainability goals. Arc and BREEAM In-Use are existing building...
Colorado’s aging population is growing, yet our housing options are not evolving to support this population. The need for housing that accommodates older adults as they age is crucial to balancing demands on other services, such as assisted living facilities, and to...
Fort Collins anticipates 100,000 new community members in the next 15 years. Concerns about this accelerated development ring true for many Front Range towns and cities, and raise important questions: Who do we become in the face of change? How do we protect what is...
