Beautiful Venue For Weddings, Receptions, Social Gatherings, Corporate Events & Business Meetings - We Are An Environmentally Friendly Event Center.
We Have Set A Goal To Become Carbon Neutral By 2020.
We understand that our venue's and our reputation can be measured by our commitment to managing our carbon emissions and our ability to recycle and re-use as much as reasonably possible.
We are very passionate about ‘living green’ and have the tools, resources and the expertise to help our customers with their next eco-conscious event.
We consider ourselves to be partners with our customers, our employees, our community and our environment.
We always try to use reusable tableware and linens for events.
We aim to rigorously reduce, reuse and recycle at our venue and we limit the use of plastics, cardboard and paper tableware.
We encourage the use reusable silverware, tableware and linens for events, we are passionate about recycling, we even recycle our oil.
We have extensive gardens and grow organic fruit and vegatables, to do this we compost food, paper towels, cardboard, paper and anything else that we can, to help to preserve and protect our environment.
Our employee policies include the use of reusable plates, cups and silverware for employee meals and we passionately encourage our employees to carpool whenever feasible.
We have a policy of utilizing occupancy sensors to reduce electricity consuption and we make full use of low energy environmentally friendly LED and compact flourescent light bulbs throughout our buildings and gardens.
What does Environmental Sustainability Mean?
Environmental sustainability is the rates of renewable resource harvest, pollution creation, and non-renewable resource depletion that can be continued indefinitely. If they cannot be continued indefinitely then they are not sustainable.
What does Carbon Neutrality Mean?
Carbon neutrality, or having a net zero carbonfootprint, refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset, or buying enough carbon credits to make up the difference.
Why should you care?
* Earth has limited resources and green businesses try to balance profits with the health of our environment and hence the health of humans and other living beings
* Imagine a world where everyone has access to clean air, clean water and good health
* As far as we know, earth is our only home. The nearest planet that can support life is thousands of years away. So we must do everything in our power to preserve the beauty and diversity of life it provides
What does ‘Living Green’ mean?
It means making choices and taking action to lead healthier and more sustainable lives.
We all must remember that the lives of all organisms on earth are ‘intertwined’ with each other and with the life of ‘Mother Earth’. We all want Earth to look ‘Green’ and be ‘Alive’ and support all the life forms. For that, we must start ‘Living Green’.
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi
How can one live green?
There are so many ways. We all can get creative and think of novel ways to live green (and reduce our carbon footprint). It is a continuous learning experience – educate yourself! Some of the most common ways are:
By adjusting your thermostat up 2 degrees in the summer and down 2 degrees in the winter can cut carbon emissions by about 1 ton a year. Use Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) instead of regular bulbs. Switch off the lights of rooms or hallways when you leave.
By eating more locally or regionally grown food, you can cut down on the amount of energy it takes to transport the food to you by about 20 percent. Only about 10% of the fossil fuel energy used in the world’s food system is used in production; the other 90% goes into packaging, transportation, and marketing.
Every time you drive to the store, or to church, or to work, your vehicle is emitting carbon dioxide into the air. Use ‘alternate energy’ sources e.g. you can sign up with Xcel Energy to get ‘Wind Energy’. Use Hybrid cars or do ‘Car Pooling’ or use ‘Public Transport’ or work from home. Support measures and legislations to support ‘alternate energy’ sources. Try to minimize the use of car chargers. By changing your driving habits you can improve fuel economy as much as 20% (or more) and reduce your vehicle’s greenhouse gas emissions.
We need water to manufacture and produce EVERYTHING. Prevent leaks, use ultra-low flow toilet, recycle rainwater, and use water-saving showerhead. Tap or Click Here To Calculate Your Water Footprint.
Do not use synthetic fertillizers, you will find many more climate friendly gardener tips in this PDF. Tap or Click Here For The Climate Friendly Gardener PDF.
Throwing away items that could be recycled diminish energy, water and natural resources that could be saved by recycling.
Use earth-friendly gift-wrapping alternatives, recycle your tree, and host a zero-waste holiday party. Replace incandescent light bulbs with LED lights. Get ‘creative’ about gift-giving e.g. gift a ‘learning experience’ instead of a ‘material’ thing.
Most Americans go blithely about their grooming routines each day, using an average of nine separate products with 126 chemical ingredients. So consumers can make informed decisions about what to buy and what to avoid, cosmeticsdatabase.com has information and safety reports on more than 41,000 personal care products.
Useful Web Links - Calculate Your Carbon Foorprint, Learn About Recycling and Climate Change.
Houshold Carbon Foorprint Calculator
Thoughtco.com Pre Cycling Keeping It Green
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Earth911.com Recycling Conservation and Wellness Website
E-Recycling Central eiae.org
Copper Leaf Gardens and Event Center
1200 Miramonte Street, Broomfield, CO 80020.
Call: 1-800-920-8422
Or: 303-469-0622
The ideal venue for any event not only in Broomfield.
We are located in close proximaty to Boulder CO and just 30 minutes from Denver.
Thornton, Westminster, Arvada, Lafayette and Louisville are also close by so we are the ideal choice for weddings, parties and corporate business events.