||Greenroads: What are they and why would we want one? Building
roads is dirty work, literally and environmentally. Yet, it?s a
core service that must be provided to citizens for both public
safety and quality of life. So, how can road construction
decision-makers and community members incorporate the core
sustainability principles of: ecology, equity, and economy?
Greenroads, a creation of CH2MHILL and the University of
Washington, is a new LEED-like rating system that allows a
project to earn points, a certification rating, and public
recognition based on following the very latest best practices.
Project Manager Dirk Draper, Vice President of the CH2MHill
Colorado Springs Office, will present the Greenroads rating
system on July 29, 2010. The lunch-n-learn runs over the noon
lunch hour, from 12:11 to 12: 49 p.m., at the City
Administration Building, 30 S. Nevada, in Suite 102. Attendees
are encouraged to bring and enjoy their lunches during the
presentation. Those who come have the opportunity to win a door