Welcome to the APWA Colorado Chapter Sustainability Page. In 2016, the Chapter formed a Sustainability Committee, which has established the following Mission Statement:

The Mission of the APWA Colorado Chapter Sustainability Committee is to provide Chapter leadership towards:

1. Providing relevant sustainability educational opportunities through chapter meetings, conference sessions, web-based information resources, Public Works Journal, and the chapter newsletter;
2. Promoting familiarization and utilization of the APWA Center For Sustainability resources, and the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) ENVISION project sustainability evaluation tool;
3. Recognizing sustainability leaders, projects and initiatives through chapter awards;
4. Advocating for the advancement of sustainability goals in APWA Colorado member communities, and the sharing of information/best practice among public and private entities;
5. Coordinating APWA Colorado actions with member communities, institutions of higher learning, public and private entities, and other Colorado professional organizations;

Important Links

• Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ENVISION) https://sustainableinfrastructure.org/
• APWA Center for Sustainability (C4S Toolkit) http://sustainabilitytoolkit.apwa.net/

Upcoming Sustainability Events

• Events will be posted as information becomes available.  Check back soon!  

Current Committee Action Items

• Identifying Speakers/Presentations for APWA Colorado Events
• Developing Sustainability Survey to be Distributed to APWA CO Chapter Members
• Planning Symposium for Sustainable Infrastructure III
• Continuing Development of APWA CO Chapter Webpage
• Researching Sustainability Policies, Guidance Documents, Case Studies and Other Resources to be Incorporated into APWA C4S Toolkit

APWA CO Chapter Sustainability Committee Members & Contact Information

Noelle Beegle, Committee Co-Chair    nbeegle@benesch.com

Rich Horstmann, Committee Co-Chair  rhorstma@auroragov.org

Andrea Lowery                                      alowery@bhinc.com

Jason Ingenthron                                   JIngenth@douglas.co.us

Kevin Wegener                                      Kwegener@auroragov.org

Michelle.Stevens                                    Michelle.Stevens@fhueng.com