Revising the ranks of the green.

• Author: Cote, Mike
• Position: ENERGY - Commercial buildings used green design - Brief article

It seems Denver is being topped with green a bit faster than we thought.

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In the November issue of ColoradoBiz, we featured photos of the Environmental Protection Agency's headquarters in Denver and UMB's Stapleton Banking Center as the first and second commercial buildings respectively in the metro area that include eco-friendly roofs capped with vegetation.

But we missed one. Nine10Arts, an artists' studio and gallery center in the heart of Denver's Art District on Santa Fe Drive, was the second building in Denver to have a green roof installed and the first to use plant clippings from local existing plants, the building's architect informs...