?Green? projects crop up on landscape

Dozens of workers have been moving dirt, pouring concrete and placing steel beams for the new Medical Center of the Rockies, located near the junction of Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 34.
But as far as Dave Cottle is concerned, 12 of those workers are carrying the weight of what he considers the building?s foundation.
Cottle, executive project manager for Poudre Valley Hospital/Medical Center of the Rockies, and his team of 12 are responsible for making sure the new cardiac and trauma center meets all the requirements for the U.S. Green Building Council?s Leadership in Energy and Environmental…