When we last wrote about the partnership between The Neenan Company and the Powerhouse Energy Institute  earlier this year, we spoke of the exterior plans for the project’s design with Bob Hosanna. In Part 2 of this series on the project, we speak with Bob Hosanna and Michelle Goodwin to catch a glimpse of how [...]
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Engines and Energy Conversion Lab — A lifelong tale of essential innovation
“You havent really seen an engine until youve climbed inside one.” Sachin Joshi As the world attends to developing alternative and renewable sources of energy, the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory is undergoing a physical renaissance. Harnessing the building’s historical legacy as well as its embedded energy and aesthetic beauty, the current expansion-renovation project will [...]
Pedaling to Greatness: Bike to Work Day 2011
Remember Fort Collins Bike to Work Day? Weve been reminiscing about the June 22nd event and have come to the conclusion that we dont really need bells and whistles to get us in the saddle. Its just a lot of fun to spice up the commute every once in a while! This year included stations [...]
Let the sun shine in
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. Louisa May Alcott Every day, the sun comes up. Regular as clockwork. It is clockwork, in factsolar cycles were the foundation of human measurement of time. Most of civilizations energy derives from the sun, too: petroleum, hydropower, coal, and so much more. So why do [...]
Power to Help Your Community
We are beginning a new year and this is the time people often take this time to reflect and make resolutions for next year. At Neenan we decided to look back at the organizations that matter to our people enough for them to take time out of their busy lives and volunteer. And, just maybe [...]
Break time, with love
The youngest guests at Respite Care, Inc., in Fort Collins dont know they are benefiting from one of the countrys best examples of community compassion. Tucked into cozy cribs for midday naps, they snooze away peacefully while their parents go to work, go on vacation or even just Take a break. Respite means a temporary [...]
Climate Wisdom: Bringing Business and Government Together to Achieve Environmental Goals
If individuals, businesses, and the government are all protagonists in the battle for sustainability, what are the smartest ways to get these actors to work together? Well-implemented policy and regulation are highly effective at laying down the law, but without a social infrastructure it can be difficult to garner maximum benefit. In response to the [...]
Now, Thats Historic
Bob Hosanna first came to Fort Collins in 1974. The Neenan Company began business in 1976; Bob started work here as an architect in 1981. Thats a fair bit of history among Bob, Fort Collins and our company. We like history. Its an intrinsic part of our home city. Old Town Fort Collins holds 23 [...]
The Neenan Company Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification
The Neenan Company announcedlast weekthat it has been awarded LEED Existing Building (EB) Silver Certification for their office building located at 2620 East Prospect Road in Fort Collins, the first existing building in the city of Fort Collins to earn this distinction. The certification was established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by [...]
Our town is the best town of any town anywhere
Lots of people around the world hold that sentiment, and here at The Neenan Company many of us feel exactly so about Fort Collins, our home town. We love the recreation opportunities, good schools, relative affordability, family atmosphere, clean air and beautiful surroundings in Fort Fun, to use a cheesy old nickname for the city. [...]
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