- October 4, 2008 -- American Solar Energy Society and Colorado Renewable Energy Society Annual Solar Tour of Homes -- Tours will happen throughout Colorado and nationwide. The former ambient energy headquarters, Andy Walker and Renee Azerbegi's residence, will be on the tour again this year in Golden. Come sign up and visit this active and passive solar house with several different solar technologies, as well as many other homes addressing their carbon footprint specifically in Colorado at www.cres-energy.org or nationwide at www.ases.org.
- November 19-21, 2008 -- Greenbuild International Conference and Expo -- “Revolutionary Green: Innovations for Global Sustainability. Boston, MA
- August, 2008
The Solar Decathlon House, managed by Chad Corbin, ambient energy's Building Performance Engineer, was located in front of the Convention Center, available for tours. - July, 2008
ambient energy moves! In July, we moved from our passive and active solar house in Golden to a historic house located in the Baker District of Denver. The most sustainable option for buildings is to reuse an existing one! This building is pursuing a LEED-CI Gold rating. Our new location is 130 West Fifth Avenue, Denver, CO 80204. ambient energy will still provide the same amazing services but in a convenient new location. Feel free to drop in and see us! - March 5, 2008
Kristen Ivanick aces her LEED Accredited Professional examination! - January, 2008
ambient energy selected to provide sustainable design services to $34 million Northeast Youth Services Center project for the State of Colorado. - January, 2008
ambient energy helps green higher education! ambient energy is partnering with Aller-Lingle Architects to provide sustainability services to Colorado State University's Indoor Practice Facility, Athletic Training Center, and Residence Hall. We are also working with University of Colorado at Boulder on Ketchum Hall. - January, 2008
Jessica Flansburg joins the ambient energy team as the Office Manager.
Mrs. Flansburg is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Denver with a Bachelor of Art in English Writing and Literature. Her work background includes the commercial title insurance, marketing and legal professions. Mrs. Flansburg assists ambient energy with project coordination, marketing, team support, and interoffice policies and procedures. - December 5, 2007
Kristen Ivanick joins the ambient energy team as a Sustainable Design Specialist.
KRISTEN IVANICK
Kristen has work experience conducting Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in the commercial real estate industry, assessing the impact to endangered species from proposed government construction projects and communications work for voluntary U.S. EPA programs. Ms. Ivanick has also written Tips for Greening a Home for an online website and was a contributing author to The Environmental Technology Resource Handbook, published in 2002. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University in Environmental Studies and Political Science. She coordinates LEED and other sustainability requirements for projects, prepares design charrettes, and assists with planning operation and maintenance programs. Ms. Ivanick is also an active member of the U.S. Green Building Council, Colorado Chapter. - November, 2007
ambient energy working with Humphries Poli Architects and the Mancos and Rangeview library districts to provide sustainability services to libraries across Colorado. - October 2007
ambient energy adopts the Architecture 2030 challenge to be zero energy by 2030. - August 2007
ambient energy adds 2.4 kW of photovoltaics to its home office headquarters, which also includes evacuated tube solar water heating collectors, thermal storage phase change panels, and a sun room. - July 28, 2007
ambient energy is a co-panel speaker at the National Society of Professional Engineers conference on the topic of The Cost and Benefits of LEED in Denver. - July 21, 2007
The ambient energy team and their spouses and significant others enjoy the day white water rafting at Clear Creek in Idaho Springs in Class III and IV rapids – most of us stayed on raft! - July 7, 2007
ambient energy teaches a full day building solar workshop at the American Solar Energy Society Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. - June 12, 2007
ambient energy speaks on the USGBC Colorado Chapter organized panel regarding LEED projects at the AIA Committee on the Environment, Colorado Chapter, Tattered Cover Bookstore in downtown Denver. - June 2007
ambient energy provides a LEED-NC training to AIA Colorado Chapter West in Grand Junction. - May 15, 2007
Jen Burianek Aces her LEED Accredited Professional examination! - April 28, 2007
The ambient energy team plants trees in an event organized by the AIA Committee on the Environment at Washington Park in Denver. The week of Earth Day, the City of Denver and hundreds of volunteers planted more than 12,000 trees to help contribute toward Mayor Hickenlooper’s goal of 1 million trees planted by 2020. - April 24, 2007
Denver Justice Center, an ambient energy project, is featured in Colorado Green Business: “New Green Buildings of Denver Justice Center Start Sprouting†Linda Hardesty, Colorado Green Business, coloradogreenbusiness.com. Construction of the new $378 million Denver Justice Center complex in downtown Denver is well underway. All three buildings of the complex will be LEED-certified by the U. S. Green Building Council….[view article] - April 6, 2007
ambient energy contributes to greening old homes article: “Already Green Old Houses Can be Even Greener†Elizabeth Jeane Wheeler, The Historic Genie, North Denver Notions in North Denver News.â€Today, “Green†is fashionable. Because of grave concerns about Mother Earth, companies, cities, states, builders, adults, kids and homeowners are trying to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases…..†[view page 1, 2, 3] - April 2007
Aardex Signature Center featured in American Builders Quarterly Green Building Issue. - January 15, 2007
Jen Burianek and Zoey Chance join the ambient energy team as Sustainable Design Specialists.
JEN BURIANEK, LEED-AP
Jen Burianek is a Sustainable Design Specialist with a background in Interior Design. She has a Bachelor of Fine Art in Interior Design with a focus in sustainable design from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver, CO. She applied both sustainable materials as well as the Need for Nature theory in her conceptual redesign of an underprivileged Colorado elementary school for her Bachelor's thesis. She coordinates LEED and other sustainability requirements for projects, prepares design charrettes, and assists with planning operation and maintenance programs. Ms. Burianek is a member of the US Green Building Council Colorado Chapter and the AIA Committee on the Environment.
ZOEY CHANCE, LEED-AP
Zoey Chance is experienced in water conservation, energy efficiency, waste diversion and green power. Her work experience includes water conservation efforts with the Center for Resource Conservation, waste diversion and building materials reuse for Resource, a local reclaimed building materials sales yard, as well as outreach work with Clean and Green, a local wind power company. She is a graduate of Colorado State University’s Green Building Certificate Program, a LEED Accredited Professional and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon. She coordinates LEED requirements, aids in creating environmental policies and tenant guidelines and is ambient energy’s water conservation specialist. Ms. Chance is also an active member of the Boulder Green Building Guild and the U.S. Green Building Council Colorado Chapter. - December 2006
ambient energy provides energy incentive case study for “Show me the money Incentives for commercial buildings,†Energy Colorado 2006-07, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation….[view article 1, 2] - December 18, 2006
ambient energy holds staff holiday party at Sunflower restaurant in Boulder with families. - November 2006
ambient energy selected by Fentress Bradburn Architects to be sustainable deign consultants for San Jose International Airport. - November 2006
ambient energy speaks at GreenBuild in Denver on the Alliance Center project and co-chairs the Greening Greenbuild Committee. - November 24, 2006
ambient energy project, Signature Center at Denver West, featured in Denver Business Journal for national attention on green design: "Signature office building garners national attention,†by Jan Buchhoz, November 24, 2006. The Signature Centre office building under construction in the Denver West Office Park has captured the attention of one of the foremost building design experts in the world. - November 1, 2006
DONGHYUN SEO
a PhD candidate at CU Boulder, joins the ambient energy team as an Engineer. Mr. Seo, a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Colorado at Boulder, is an Engineer with ambient energy in support of building energy simulation, green building design, and solar radiation modeling. Mr. Seo has five years of experience in building energy modeling, life cycle cost analysis, and HVAC system design. He also holds a Masters of Science and a Bachelors of Science in Architecture from Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. He has written several publications on solar energy modeling for tropical and desert environments, thermal energy storage system control, weather file generation, and predicting energy usage in offices. He is also an active member of ASHRAE. - October 4, 2006
ambient energy speaks on a panel about Sustainable Metrics with representatives from the US Green Building Council, Colorado Chapter and Lightly Treading for the AIA Committee on the Environment. - September 23, 2005
ambient energy speaks to 5th graders at Mt. Carbon Elementary School about what it is like to run a sustainable business and receives a thank you note…[view thank you note 1, 2] - August 2006
Alliance Center, an ambient energy project, offers Virtual Tours at www.alliancecenter.org/tour.html as well as encourages self-guided walking tours at 1536 Wynkoop Street, Denver. Or call 303-572-1536 to schedule a personal tour with the a member of the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado. - July 27, 2006
ambient energy featured at Green Drinks Denver at Double Daughters in LoDo. Every month people who work in, or are interested in the green design industry meet for drinks at informal sessions called Green Drinks. We were invited to discuss and share ideas with others in this green design movement along with the Colorado Renewable Energy Society and SolSource Inc.. For more information on Green Drinks visit http://chapters.usgbc.org/colorado/News.htm - July 9-13, 2006
ambient energy participates in Solar 2006 in Denver, the national conference put on by the American Solar Energy Society. Ms. Azerbegi is the Local Organizing Chair of the conference; Dr. Walker puts on full day Building Solar: Solar Design Fundamentals for Building Professionals workshop; Ms. Azerbegi receives an award with RNL Design for the Colorado Springs Utilities Environmental Laboratory, a LEED Silver certified Laboratory; Ms. Azerbegi speaks at Women in Solar Energy forum; Dr. Walker chairs PV Projects, Applications and Data session; and Dr. Walker speaks on Renewable Energy Screening: Identifying and Prioritizing Solar Opportunities in Federal Facilities. - July 12, 2006
CBS news clip on the Alliance Center’s green building
Click on the link below to check out Mayor Hickenlooper’s proposals for Denver including his "Greenprint Denver" plan, outlined during his State of the City address, calling for more environmentally friendly city by slashing water consumption, burning less fuel, and planting more trees. ambient energy facilitated LEED for Commercial Interiors and Existing Buildings for the Alliance Center, as well as [link]:- Performed the lighting audit, related ComCheck analysis, Energy Star benchmarking, and Five-year utility bill analysis
- Documented specific LEED credits
- Led environmental goal setting
- July 7-13, 2006
ambient energy project, the Alliance Center, featured in Denver Business Journal for water conservation: “Building owners are flush with big drop in water bill,†by Cathy Proctor, July 7-13, 2006. The Denver Water bill for owners of a century old LoDo office building plunged nearly 80 percent – and water consumption dropped 84 percent – after water saving toilets, urinals, showers and faucets were installed last winter. - June 2006
The ImaginIt, Inc.’s patented PowerUmbrella that representatives from ambient energy helped design and install is for sale for $13,000 obo. The PowerUmbrella provides a shaded picinic table area during the day as well as supplying supplemental power to your site using 1 kW of photovoltaic solar electric panels. Visit Imaginit.com or call (303) 675-0200 for details. - March 2006
Renee Azerbegi presents at the Colorado Chapter monthly meeting of the American Society of Plumbing Engineers on "LEED and Plumbing Systems" in Denver, Colorado - March 2006
ambient energy hired as Sustainability Consultant for all three Denver Justice Center Projects for the City and County of Denver including:- The Detention Center
- The Courthouse
- The Post Office/Garage
- March 2006
ambient energy to work with klipp on two new Weld District Libraries doing sustainability consulting and energy modeling. - February 2006
Linda Morrison and Renee Azerbegi present at Rocky Mountain ASHRAE monthly meeting "Show me the Money: Incentives for Commercial and Residential Buildings" in Denver, Colorado. - February 2006
Rocky Mountain News - "32 Jobs Restored at Energy Lab" by Gargi Chakrabarty. - January 2006
Renee Azerbegi is appointed Collaboration Chair of the Colorado Chapter of the US Green Building Council.
