In this day and age, we must do everything we can to make this earth as healthy and sustainable as possible. Although developers now are thinking about sustainability and the triple bottom line, instead of just a profit, there are many buildings that are not sustainable. This is why we want to create a way to renovate buildings to make them more sustainable, and to help make each building a better place for its community as a whole.
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We want to be able to take old buildings, and help create them into environmentally friendly modern buildings. With innovation in technology, the ability to make a property more sustainable is becoming increasingly easier, and more affordable at the same time. With the addition of new technology, and eco friendly construction materials, we believe commercial properties will have the ability to become far more profitable, environmentally safe, and bring a new level of excitement for tenants and the community.
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Living or working in a building that is environmentally friendly can have a big impact on people, whether that is subconsciously or not. We feel that what we are planning on doing will not only have a major impact on the earth, but it can have a lasting impact on the people within the community. As we work forward on this project, our focus will be to lower the water consumption of commercial office buildings and find ways how to achieve that goal. As a group, we are worried about the future of water supply in Colorado. Our ideas and solutions to this problem can offset this issue. We identify modern day technology that allow office buildings to lessen their use of fresh water to help the burden we are about to face.
Executive summary
Our Team
David Bernstein: Project Manager
Born and raised in Chicago, David came to Denver in the fall of 2016. Attend DU as an undergrad and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and minors in Business Administration and International Studies. His motivation for this project came with his passion for sustainable real estate and finding new ways to bring the cost down. He has a passion for renovating current buildings to become more sustainable.
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Cole Boland: Chief Water Officer
From Denver, CO, Cole began his Master's Degree at the University of Denver in the fall of 2020 after graduation from Loyola University with a bachelors degree in Marketing. Cole is enthusiastic about finding ways to create a more sustainable and energy effiecent way to run commerical properties in the suburbs as well as urban cities.
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Michael Pryor: Project Engineer
Born and raised in Colorado, Michael is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Real Estate at the University of Denver, where he also got his Bachelor Degree in Marketing in the Spring of 2020. Michael is excited about this project because of his very focused drive of creating a more sustainable real estate world, while also driving the cost down.
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Logan Devereaux: VP of Water Strategies
From Atlanta, Georgia, Logan is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in real estate at the University of Denver after graduating from Loyola University Maryland in 2020 with a bachelors degree in finance. Logan is excited about this project because he has a passion for commercial real estate and the health of our earths future. He wants to help make Denver a safer city while learning about the city itself.
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Sources
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https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/25/denver-office-buildings-greener-than-ever/
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https://hbr.org/2016/01/old-buildings-are-u-s-cities-biggest-sustainability-challenge
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https://greenbuildinginsider.com/300/4-ways-to-make-commercial-buildings-sustainable
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https://303magazine.com/2018/01/denver-sustainability-goals-2018/
https://www.westerncity.com/article/sustainable-redevelopment-builds-better-communities
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https://www.pinterest.com/catherinejavery/sustainable-office/
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https://www.denverpost.com/2020/01/30/denver-air-pollution-worst-cities/
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https://blog.realestate.cornell.edu/2018/10/21/sustainabledevelopment/
https://www.denverwater.org/sites/default/files/water-efficiency-plan-final.pdf
https://denverwatertap.org/2018/07/25/how-much-water-will-we-need-in-the-future-just-one-water/
denverwater.org