2012 Project Updates
Brendle Group's headquarters serves as a cost-effective and replicable model for how other small and medium-sized businesses can benefit from deep green renovation and design projects. We have already
hosted building tours for nearly 500 individuals including representatives from
international cleantech organizations, federal agencies, the green building
community, the education sector, and others.
Capping off a collaborative effort among our design and construction team members and Brendle Group staff, Brendle Group’s offices in Fort Collins, Colorado have been certified as LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. Through a major renovation of an existing award-winning building, certification of the project included recognition of the building’s integrated solar PV system incorporating three distinct PV technologies, its high energy performance, and its extensive use of salvaged and rapidly renewable resources. The project was also awarded Innovation in Design credits for its “buildings that teach” components such as its in-lobby energy display and extensive educational signage throughout the building, as well as its energy demand response capabilities.
The LEED certification caps off a year that also included the building earning an Urban Design Award in the Green Design category from the City of Fort Collins. We appreciate the commitments and efforts of our entire project team that helped us achieve this goal.
Capping off a collaborative effort among our design and construction team members and Brendle Group staff, Brendle Group’s offices in Fort Collins, Colorado have been certified as LEED Gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. Through a major renovation of an existing award-winning building, certification of the project included recognition of the building’s integrated solar PV system incorporating three distinct PV technologies, its high energy performance, and its extensive use of salvaged and rapidly renewable resources. The project was also awarded Innovation in Design credits for its “buildings that teach” components such as its in-lobby energy display and extensive educational signage throughout the building, as well as its energy demand response capabilities.
The LEED certification caps off a year that also included the building earning an Urban Design Award in the Green Design category from the City of Fort Collins. We appreciate the commitments and efforts of our entire project team that helped us achieve this goal.
Brendle Group's Home
A Showcase for Sustainable Design in a Renovation
Brendle Group partnered with commercial project developer Everitt-MacMillan to acquire and renovate the award-winning building, located at 212 West Mulberry Street in Old Town Fort Collins, and to deconstruct an existing home adjacent to the building. The project breathes new life and design innovations into the building, incorporating renewable energy technologies, new lighting and energy efficiency upgrades, improvements to the mechanical systems, and salvaged and sustainable materials.
As originally constructed, 212 West Mulberry was ahead of its time not only in its artistic expression but also in its inclusion of many green features, such as a photovoltaic solar electric system, pervious parking areas to infiltrate stormwater runoff, chimneys to provide natural ventilation, and enhanced framing and insulation.
As originally constructed, 212 West Mulberry was ahead of its time not only in its artistic expression but also in its inclusion of many green features, such as a photovoltaic solar electric system, pervious parking areas to infiltrate stormwater runoff, chimneys to provide natural ventilation, and enhanced framing and insulation.
The building represents a key aspect of green building, focusing on building re-use instead of new construction. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, buildings account for 36 percent of energy use and 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. More than 2.2 million of the nation’s 2.7 million buildings constructed before 1980 have been using the same inefficient lighting and mechanical systems for three decades, highlighting the tremendous value in retrofitting existing buildings.
With a focus on energy performance, the renovation supports the vision and goals of the Fort ZED project (www.fortzed.com) to transform downtown Fort Collins and Colorado State University into one of the largest net zero energy districts of its kind in the world, while providing yet another example of clean energy innovation for Northern Colorado.
