We are pleased to announce that David Neiger, Principal at Populus Sustainable Design Consulting served as a sustainable design advisor to Frank Romero and Michael Deleon, a team of finalists in the USGBC Colorado’s Natural Talent Design Competition.  According to the USGBC, the Competition “provides an applied learning experience in the principles of integrated design, sustainability, innovation, and social consciousness, all of which are goals of the US Green Building Council and components of the LEED Green Building Rating System™.”

David Neiger acted as an advisor to the multi-disciplinary team, offering guidance and feedback on sustainable design.  Frank Romero is an Intern Architect at Stephen Sparn Architects, P.C. and is an active member of Emerging Green Builders in Colorado.  Michael Deleon is an Intern Architect at knudson gloss architects and has a passion for photographing the natural environment.

Please join Populus at the Awards Ceremony on June 24^th, 5:30pm at the Wynkoop in Denver to support emerging green designers and builders.  At the ceremony, the top five teams will be presenting their projects to the jury and the Competition winner will be announced.  In addition, Mayor John Hickenlooper will be attending the award ceremony and will deliver the welcoming remarks.

For more information regarding the USGBC Colorado’s Natural Talent Design Competition, visit www.usgbccolorado.org/commitees/green-builders.html or see the event poster, posted here.

You can register for the event by visiting www.usgbccolorado.org/registration.

Tags: Design Competition, Green Builders, Green Building, LEED Green Building Rating System, Sustainable Design, USGBC

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