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The latest ALCC news, including Colorado Green NOW articles, legislative updates, and programming announcements.
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Written by Colorado Green Now
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Tuesday, June 27, 2023 12:00 AM |
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Rural openness inspired design
“The clients came to us already sharing our company philosophy of sustainable landscaping. They agreed to a dryland, native, xeric plan,” says Paul Hartman, owner at Changing Landscapes, Inc., Longmont.
This new Boulder home is surrounded by farmland and pasture grasses, and the homeowners wanted the design to blend into the existing rural area. “The footprint of the house and the openness of this rural property allowed for a unique design, different from most landscapes we create,” says Brian Rasmussen, landscape architect and project manager for this project.
The client was very engaged with the Changing Landscapes team through design and construction. “They expressed their needs and concerns and were open to solutions we suggested,” says Rasmussen.
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Written by Lyn Dean
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Monday, June 12, 2023 12:00 AM |
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EDI designed for shelter-in-place pandemic response
Homeowners wanted a backyard getaway
“This project started during the pandemic lockdown when the family – whose children were getting to the teen years – wanted to minimize exposure while enjoying recreation in their own yard,” says Lyle Fair, project manager at Environmental Designs, Inc. (EDI). Yet, the Westminster homeowners, who are active in the community, were also looking longer term and wanted a backyard that could host neighborhood parties and their children’s sports teams and have quiet gathering spaces.
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Written by Colorado Green NOW
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Monday, June 12, 2023 12:00 AM |
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Joelle Martinez, president and CEO of the Latino Leadership Institute (LLI), was the keynote speaker at ProGreen EXPO 2023. She confessed to loving data and statistics for their ability to measure – well, most anything. Martinez opened by reminding the audience of a key outcome of the U.S. 2022 census – the U.S. is a nation of minorities. While that may not be surprising for some, she stated that Latinos, as a proportion of the nation’s population is expected to rise from its current nearly 20% to about 30% within less than 30 years.
In Colorado the trend is more pronounced. The Latino population is expected to reach 33% in less than 20 years. The most recent data presented by LLI states that about 70 % of Colorado’s population is non-Latino white, and by 2040 this white population will decline to 55%. Of note, Latinos in Colorado are younger – the median age is 27 compared to 42 for non-Latino whites.
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Written by Chuck Montera
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Monday, June 12, 2023 12:00 AM |
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Colorado landscape trade association launches water conservation initiative for HOAs
Large water users use less water through Sustainable Landscape Community initiative
Last month’s Earth Day was a reminder for people to put into practice ways to take care of mother earth.
It is in this spirit of sustainability that Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado has recently launched the Sustainable Landscape Community (SLC) initiative, which incentivizes large water users (including master-planned and homeowner association communities) to use less water.
Why should a landscaping group spearhead a water conservation program? First, an understanding of meteorological conditions in Colorado and the Western United States is needed. Colorado is often referred to as “the headwaters state” because eight major river basins originate in the state, including the Platte, Arkansas, and Colorado Rivers, as well as the Rio Grande. Yet Colorado’s ongoing, more than 20-year drought has put increasing strain on both local and national water supplies.
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Written by Daniel Grange
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 12:00 AM |
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Up the ante for training and communication
Immigration policy will loosen up soon. Availability of work visas will go down and demand will go up. Unemployment rates can’t possibly stay this low. High school kids will never do manual labor jobs again.
These are the theories I have heard about the future labor market in our state and country. For readers with a crystal ball, feel free to move on to the next article. For the rest of us, I want to explore how we plan for our future workforce with so much uncertainty.
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