The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado

There were a few core design principles the design team stuck to in order to achieve their sustainability and occupant well-being goals:

• Utilize the original 1908 heavy timber elements
• Implement design features including natural wood elements related to biophilia by reinforcing health and wellness in the workplace
• Minimal walls in order to engage biophilic and connectivity concepts

Adaptive re-use of the space, leveraging existing structural wood beams resulted in:

• Space for 5-10 organizations with 53 collaborative spaces; 22 touchdown spaces; 18 conference/team rooms. These alternative workplaces are a shift from private office to a co-working environment
• Seamless use of technology and mobility strategies
• A new model of private and shared spaces for a multi-tenant building
• Maximum reduction of carbon footprint
• Optimal use of existing infrastructure

This type of sustainable co-working space represents a growing trend for buildings that are “designed and operated to enhance the health and well-being of their occupants [and] will be important differentiators in an increasingly green marketplace” (Dodge Data and Analytics SmartMarket report).

• LEED v4 Existing Buildings Operations + Maintenance Platinum Recertification
• LEED Arc Platinum Recertification
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment: Environmental Leadership ProgramGold Leader
• Certifiably Green Denver Organization and Event Space
• Energy Star Certification
• Showcase Project with the Department of Energy’s Better Building Challenge
• Participant and Endorser of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Waste Recovery Program
• National Leadership Award for Education by an Organization
• City of Denver Mayor’s Design Award: It Ain’t Easy Being Green
• Colorado Office of Energy Management and Conservation: Energy Champion
• 2015 Colorado Facility Award of Excellence: Adaptive Reuse of a Building/Space
• USGBC Colorado’s Executive Director Award for showcasing innovative solutions in resource efficiency at The Alliance Center
• Denver Mayor’s Design Award
• USGBC National Leadership Award for Education by an Organization
• Colorado Energy Champion award from Colorado Governor Owens’ Office of Energy Management and Conservation