by Pete Yang | Jul 27, 2022 | Community, Environment
Championing the power of plants, the people who grow them, and the communities they nourish: that’s Denver Urban Gardens, or DUG. They provide access, skills, and resources for people to grow healthy food in community and regenerate urban green spaces. Established in...
by Pete Yang | Nov 5, 2020 | Environment
Alpine Bank Boulder employees love working in their “green” LEED Gold-certified building. They also welcome the chance to get outside and get their hands dirty volunteering at Growing Gardens whenever they can. Growing Gardens is a remarkable nonprofit organization...
by Pete Yang | Nov 5, 2020 | Environment
One of the guiding principles of Alpine Bank’s Green Team is a commitment to continuous improvement of the bank’s environmental practices. This commitment lives large in the Tower, Alpine’s flagship building, which dominates the downtown Grand Junction skyline. As...
by Pete Yang | Jan 22, 2020 | Environment
Green building encompasses using fewer resources, a reduction in energy and waste, and fewer environmental impacts. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a green building rating system that is the most widely used around the world. LEED was...