Are you covered? | Insul-Deck Insulated Concrete Forms for Floors, Roofs and Elevated Buildings

What is Insul-Deck?

Ideal for residential, commercial, and institutional construction, INSUL-DECK buildings are not only more comfortable, quieter and super energy efficient, but can also provide safety from hurricane level winds, fire and floods.

RESILIENT

INSUL-DECK Roofs are structurally superior to traditional wood-truss roofs because of much higher strength of reinforced concrete. They can be designed and built to withstand extremely high winds and the impact of most flying debris in hurricanes and tornadoes. An INSUL-DECK Roof combined with concrete walls basically resembles a bunker – made cozy with great insulation. The reinforced concrete also provides high Fire Resistance Ratings (using ACI 216.1) and very long lifespans.

ENERGY EFFICIENT

Research has shown that a large portion of the energy loss in a typical building is literally “through the roof”, leading to unnecessarily high heating and cooling bills. With INSUL-DECK roofs, the insulation is built-in, continuous, and not subject to uneven installation, and air-infiltration approaches zero, resulting in a significant reduction in energy loss and utility bills.

COZY & QUIET

The combination of airtightness, insulation, thermal mass, and strength of INSUL-DECK roofs provide amazing thermal comfort and the feeling of the strength of a cozy castle. The excellent sound deadening properties of concrete roofs can help to quiet your indoor environment by greatly reducing airborne noise transmission.

To learn more about Insul-Deck please refer to the following specification sheet. Feel free to contact us today to see how Insul-Deck can serve as your first choice for floors and roofs.

Insul-Deck Specification Sheet

Jeff Howell | Director of Development | jeff@pueblosustainablesolutions.com

Where do we turn for thoughtful leadership in 100% renewable energy?

Yesterday we formally announced our support of Posada and Pueblo's Energy First's Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Grant Application. All communities are now facing the reality that the course of direction moving forward must include local ownership in the conversation. Each locality has its own unique culture and landscape and methods and processes will have to be studied to ensure the well-being of citizens today and tomorrow.

To help navigate this thought leadership landscape where one wonders who's got the facts, we have started a new YouTube video playlist called 'Achieving 100% Renewable Energy' to showcase the many faces and voices of energy today. We launch this series with Sustainability Symposium 2018 keynote address by Governor Martin O’Malley who describes how the U.S. can get to 100% renewable by 2050, as well as our moral imperative for doing so.

Pueblo Colorado USA is preparing a plan to take our community to 100% renewable energy. This is a direction that all communities, large and small, will have ...

Subscribe to this playlist so you can be up to speed on what advocates are sharing around the world. To learn more contact Pueblo Sustainable Solutons L3C today.

Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C Partners with Posada and Pueblo's Energy Future

EJCPS

Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving

Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C Supports the Posada Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Grant Application

Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C is pleased to offer its support for the Posada Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement grant application to develop and implement solutions with Pueblo’s Energy Future as a partner. We understand this agreement seeks to address environmental and/or public health issues for low-income populations in the Pueblo, Colorado Community.

As a mission driven low-profit private enterprise, one of our key priorities at Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C is to foster the continued development and ongoing research of sustainable solutions for effective and meaningful waste management in Pueblo, Colorado. Achieving sustainable waste management aligns with our core initiatives. Preserving affordable housing, achieving 100% renewable energy and ensuring thoughtful industrial hemp production in our local community round out the balance of our complimentary focus. Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C will provide ongoing needs-based services in conjunction with the proposal submitted by Posada to the EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement.

We are excited to support these efforts by Posada by leveraging the following internal resources:

• Programming Support and Access to Our Advisory Members focused on how reducing, reusing, and recycling can help the local community and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources.

• Recycling Educational Campaign showcasing the successful outcomes of waste management and diversion practices at the state and local levels, especially amplifying the narrative of local efforts in our community.

We will work collaboratively with Posada and Pueblo’s Energy Future to ensure our goals are aligned with the goals of the grant proposal, including efforts to track and report on outcomes. We believe our support and commitment will significantly improve environmental justice in the city of Pueblo, address the needs of low-income populations throughout the duration of the EPA grant which should take place 2018 through 2020. We look forward to working with Anne Stattelman at Posada and Rebecca Vigil of Pueblo's Energy Future on this exciting endeavor.

POWERED BY PUEBLO

Jeff Howell | jeff@pueblosustainablesolutions.com

Gregory Howell | gregory@pueblosustainablesolutions.com

Welcome to the Evolution of Sustainability | What's in your neighborhood?

What's in your neighborhood?

Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C

Click for Sustainability

Talking with many people in the solar industry the last few days, well, the entire renewable industry regarding what seems to be a giant attack, and a huge step in the wrong direction from Washington.

From the announcement of cuts of 72% to the renewable energy budget, the praising of coal like it's the 50's, the opening up of nationally protected lands, the removal of important regulations to protect our water and land, and now the a tariff of 30% on solar products. You don't have to be a genius to see what is going on here. Additionally, Washington can't fix this, they can't fix anything! I will say this, "the fix is in" in Washington.

Well, I'm here to tell you the states, the cities, the towns all across America are going to renewable energy. Pueblo, Colorado is just one example. They have chosen not to renew the contract with Black Hills Energy, and have decided to go 100% renewables. We are working with the city of Pueblo to help assist with the design and development of genuine, stand alone developments.

To give a little more info, we are going to build 1MW solar farm, manage our own water, and compost our waste so it doesn't end up in a landfill, all in conjunction with the city. Now imagine the most advanced sustainable homes, a large community center with pool, gym, theater, restaurant, and offices, a working farm for food production.  It will have walking trails, bike trails, a skate park, and the new hyper loop train just around the corner where you can go from Pueblo to Denver in 15 minutes.

Cool right!? But it's not enough. So we imagined that every homeowner will have a vested interest in the solar farm, water management, and waste programs. Working directly with a city that helps us through the purchase of excess energy from our solar field, to water and waste management.

Self reliant, self sufficient, sustainable, and now profitable for the communities and the cities and towns.

We now have the power, we have the technology, we can make your community better, faster, stronger, and financially independent, and will be cleaner and healthier We can get rid of Mr. "Bill". Say goodbye to big controlling interest and give the power back to the individuals, the homeowners, the communities, the people of America.

From my vantage point I see change coming fast. Yes, Washington, Big Oil, Big Banks, Big Ag, Big Pharma, Big Tech will do everything in their means to buy politicians in Washington, which is handed down as bad policy for all Americans and great for them. Remember, they write most of the legislature in Washington, if you didn't already know.

But the army of hard working people in towns all over America, hell, all over the world care about the future of it's children and their children and their children. The profits of a handful of corporations and their stockholders will not outweigh the soul of America, ever!

Welcome to the Evolution! Welcome to Freedom!

Jeff Howell | Director of Development | jeff@pueblosustainablesolutions.com

For more information go to pueblosustainablesolutions.com. 

Designing Happiness in Pueblo Today

Creating Socially Sustainable Communities

At Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C, we are confronting the issues facing communities today. There are many questions on the frontier of sustainability, but we are beginning to understand the ways to build and design socially sustainable communities. How do you measure social sustainability? Recently the Berkeley Group and Social Life sponsored a global discussion called #CityTalk which drew experts from around the globe to discuss the many issues that face leaders and planners today.

What are the most important considerations for building a sustainable community here in Pueblo, Colorado? We have created a summary of the core ideas and values which help inform and guide us as we design and build into the future.

• The look and feel of a socially sustainable community
• Design housing so that neighbors interact
• Can design lead to happiness?
• Transport infrastructure as a tool for more sustainable communities
• Giving residents a voice and a stake...crowdfunding spaces
• Examples of socially sustainable communities
• Building housing that makes everyone feel safer
• The negative impacts of community building needs a new value system

To learn more about creating a socially sustainable future, visit our new page at Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C. You can also follow us on social media, subscribe to this blog, and contact us directly.

Jeff Howell | Director of Development | jeff@pueblosustainablesolutions.com

Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C Previews Sustainable Housing Designs

Sustainable Design Intelligence for Pueblo

Today we released a preview of the Casa Verde Model which will be one of several housing designs to become part of a new sustainable community which is in pre-development in Pueblo, Colorado. Our goal is to fold into the conversation the concept of sustainability and what it means for homeownership and the community. We are excited to incorporate our Sustainable Design Intelligence into each and every design.

To learn more visit the housing section of our website or contact Jeff Howell, Director of Development.

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Our Sustainable Design Intelligence • The Casa Verde Model

Click Here to Download the Casa Verde |  Casa Verde Specification Sheet

• The Casa Verde is 1,100 sq ft of pure sustainable design intelligence! It consists of 2 master suites with master baths and walk-in closets and boasts a great room in the center with a kitchen, dining room, and living room. 
• The core and shell of the building utilizes Nudura Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) along with Insuldeck, an insulated concrete form for ceilings and roofs. The walls are all 6” ICF’s with a green roofing system for an R rating of over 50.
• The basement consists of a large cistern along with a green catchment system for water management in the basement.
• The dwelling is powered with a combination of solar and wind for a total output of over 400 kwh.
• The home has a composting septic system built in for waste management.
• The design can also incorporate geothermal cooling/heating system.
• The interior and exterior finishes can be built to order from flooring, cabinetry, trimwork, appliances, electrical and plumbing.

Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C Introduces Iconography for Platforms

Today we introduce new iconography for our core business platforms of affordable housing, energy, waste and industrial hemp. You will start to find these images dotting our landscape as we tell the stories of sustainability along the Arkansas River in Pueblo, Colorado and beyond. 

Happy New Year!

Pueblo Today | Community, Creativity & Courage

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Community

Pueblo is and always has been a city at the crossroads where people and ideas converge in a powerful display of creative genius. Since its earliest days, the citizens of Pueblo have brought to the fabric of the community a long tradition of exploration, discovery and self-expression --- turning ideas into action. The Arkansas River in Pueblo has served as the international boundary with France, Spain, Mexico, and the Republic of Texas, making it a true frontier region in the southwest where everyday is extraordinary.The region has been at the epicenter of opportunity in Colorado since the early 1840s when the early settlers built the El Pueblo Fort for trading and commerce. The steel industry driven by Colorado Fuel & Iron ushered in generations of workers from around the world who brought with them their own unique cultures and perspectives on humanity.

Creativity

Exploration, discovery and self-expression have been key drivers in the development of Pueblo since its earliest beginnings. History, culture and the arts have empowered individuals to share their stories of the good, the bad and the ugly. Humanity can get messy, but it is during these moments when one finds him or herself on the fringe or outside of one's comfort zone that light shines bright. A community that embraces and understands the power of light and creativity is more apt to be fluid and flexible in the process of problem solving. Change agents in the community welcome diversity and encourage participation and ownership from all stakeholders in the conversation. 

Courage

NO is a hard YES and you have to hold down the grass really hard when you create a new pathway for others to follow. Change is hard. And when you add sustainability to the equation, 1 + 1 does not always equal 3. It takes failure and a lot of courage to make a difference for our children of the future. Pueblo's unique landscape is fostering the extension of the frontiers of opportunity. Communities must have a conversation about the complex issues of shelter, energy, waste, water and food when we talk about sustainability and the human race. This must start locally. Pueblo has the courage and the capacity to face the challenges before us today.  

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Our Mission at Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C

Our Mission

At Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C, we want to empower community creativity and turn ideas into action. We also champion intellectual freedom, equitable access to information & resources, and democratic conversation. We provide access to credible sources of information, and we create networks of knowledge and exchange in our community. The creative economy is driven by passion and by aligning and connecting social entrepreneurship with resources and services available throughout our community, we foster change and a sustainable future.

Social entrepreneurship refers to the practice of identifying a societal problem and using entrepreneurial principles, such as innovation, to create and implement ventures that achieve change. At Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C we engage and empower social entrepreneurship and its missions and outcomes.

We are innovators who explore new technologies and novel ideas in the relentless pursuit of excellence. Our creatives are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit which includes creativity, persistence, and passion which results in a positive return to society.

Our target areas of focus are Housing, Energy, Waste and Industrial Hemp. Want to learn more? You’re probably already interested in social engagement, innovation, and knowledge creation. That’s why you are here, right? Sign up to receive out magazine SUSTAIN and news releases.

Founding Partners of Pueblo Sustainable Solutions L3C

Jeff Howell | Director of Development

Gregory Howell | Director of Creative Solutions

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