RESOURCES
Montana + Central/Northern Wyoming + Rapid City, South Dakota Region
DESIGN STANDARD ORGANIZATIONS
Well
WELL is the leading tool for advancing health and well-being in buildings globally. Register your office, building or other space to leverage WELL’s flexible framework for improving health and human experience through design.
LEED
Green building is the practice of designing, constructing and operating buildings to maximize occupant health and productivity, use fewer resources, reduce waste and negative environmental impacts, and decrease life cycle costs.
ASHRAE
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers' mission is to serve humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and their allied fields.
DesignLights Consortium
The DLC® is a non-profit organization whose mission is to drive efficient lighting by defining quality, facilitating thought leadership, and delivering tools and resources to the lighting market through open dialogue and collaboration.
UL
As safety challenges and concerns expand to include sustainability, well-being, connected technologies and security, UL provides broad leadership, deep expertise and vital services to guide these transformations.
ETL - Intertek
Intertek’s ETL Certification program is designed to help you get products tested, certified, and on to market faster than ever before.
Professional ORGANIZATIONS
IES - Rocky Mountains
The IES Rocky Mountain Section is the local segment of the Illuminating Engineering Society and offers monthly community networking events, lectures, and fundraisers.
International Dark Sky Association
Today, IDA is the recognized authority for night sky protection and has taken the lead in identifying and publicizing the negative impacts of artificial light at night on human health, wildlife and climate change.
IALD
The International Association of Lighting Designers is an internationally recognized organization dedicated solely to the concerns of independent, professional lighting designers. The IALD strives to set the global standard for lighting design excellence by promoting the advancement and recognition of professional lighting designers.
Designer's Lighting Forum
The DLF of Denver includes architects, electrical engineers, interior designers, lighting designers, contractors, fixture manufacturers, representatives, and students whose collective interest is to broaden the understanding of lighting design principals and applications to enhance the built environment.
American Institute of Architects
AIA advocates for the value of architecture and give architects the resources they need to do their best work.
ASID
The American Society of Interior Designers advances the interior design profession and communicates the impact of design on the human experience.
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is committed to a sustainable, prosperous future through LEED, the leading program for green buildings and communities worldwide.
IIDA
With 15,000+ members, interior design-focused thought leadership, and 1,000+ local, regional, and international industry events per year, IIDA is the largest network of interior professionals powered by design.
Green Business Certification
GBCI is the only certification and credentialing body within the green business and sustainability industry to exclusively administer project certifications and professional credentials of LEED, EDGE, GRESB, Parksmart, PEER, SITES, TRUE and WELL.