This December: Celebrating Milestones & New Beginnings
What a year it has been! As we wrap up 2025, I'm inspired by the progress we've made together. This year, CORE invested $1.8 million in grants and rebates that helped local residents, businesses, and essential workers cut emissions and build climate resilience. From heat pumps in family homes to energy upgrades at workforce housing, every dollar created real, measurable change. December marks both an ending and a beginning, a time to celebrate achievements while preparing for the exciting work ahead. Here's to finishing strong and stepping boldly into 2026.
With Gratitude,
Welcome to the Team: Cedric Gamble
We're excited to introduce Cedric Gamble, CORE's new Director of Climate Action Programs! Cedric brings expertise in renewable energy, commercial building efficiency, and sustainable systems engineering, including a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His background spans solar design, energy modeling, and project management. Cedric is passionate about building systems that improve health and drive climate solutions for all community members.
Energy Spotlight: Obermeyer Place
CORE's grants are delivering real results at Obermeyer Place. This project exemplifies CORE's commitment to reducing carbon emissions in key community projects, including workforce housing.
"Getting a CORE grant for our building automation upgrade was a straightforward process with simple paperwork. This helped our HOA, which includes deed-restricted housing, have a system running as efficiently as it can. Our utility costs are trending under budget and the system's online dashboard lets us quickly make adjustments."
-Ben Wolff, General Manager, Frias Properties of Aspen Snowmass
CORE Projects Making Local Headlines
CORE's community partnerships are generating buzz in local news. Recent coverage highlights our Building IQ benchmarking partnership with the City of Aspen, a crucial first step toward reducing building emissions, and our grant support for Carbondale's new Aquatic Center, set to be one of Colorado's most sustainable municipal pools.
Read the full stories:
City of Aspen and CORE complete benchmarking onboarding for Building IQ program (The Aspen Times)
Carbondale's new aquatic center to set new sustainable energy standard (Post Independent)
Happy Holidays from the CORE Team!
