The Institute for the Built Environment (IBE), founded in 1994 at Colorado State University, is a multidisciplinary institute whose mission is to foster stewardship and sustainability of natural and built environments through research-based, interdisciplinary educational forums.
FEATURED PROJECT
Rocky Mountain Innosphere
Client: Rocky Mountain Innosphere
Achieved Platinum Certification
LEED for New Construction 2009
EDUCATION
The Online Green Building Certificate Program from CSU covers the core concepts of Green Building in logical, digestible pieces. Brian Dunbar and other sustainable building experts prepare you for industry and help you successfully pass the LEED Green Associate Exam.
Understand the foundations of Green Building Register Today!
ABOUT US
Green Building Certification Programs and Professional Courses
Engage yourself in an intense certification program responsible for giving many professionals, entreprenuers, and construction leaders the competive edge required in this Green Construction economy. Celebrating its 8th year of success at CSU, both Green Building and Green Homes certification programs have been attained as designations of the ambitious. Join the hundreds of students who have walked the path and gained real-world expertise from the masters currently in the field cultivating this growing green building economy.
Services
IBE provides students at CSU with valuable professional experience on regional green building projects. We specialize in the integrated design process, green and healthy building, and sustainable built environments.
Research
IBE has collaborated on several research projects including greening existing buildings in National Parks, optimizing the structural steel design and delivery, and is the primary researcher in the development of the LENSES framework.
NEWS
Vail Fire Station #3 Achieves LEED Gold Certification
Green and Gold…and More Green: Alumnus Discusses the Green Start He Got at CSU
Industry Connections Key Note Speaker Bob Berkebile
Institute for the Built Environment receives Catalyst Award
Colorado State University School of Global Environmental Sustainability Spring Symposium
The Berry Prairie: Native Biodiversity in a Rooftop Landscape
Planning to attend Greenbuild?
High Performing Schools on the way for Laramie County School District
IBE hosts a Regenerative Leadership Workshop in Grand Lake, Colorado
Innosphere earns LEED Platinum | Northern Colorado Business Report
Call for Applicants!
LENSES Named Global Challenges Research Team By School of Global Environmental Sustainability at CSU
APS Celebrates Prestigious Design Award
Internship Announcement