Call for Artists
Brendle Group seeks an artist, or group of artists, to to create site-integrated artwork for their new facility. The artwork must utilize recycled or reclaimed materials in its design. To find out more about this project, click here:
August Project Updates
Since the purchase of the building earlier this year, the design phase is nearing completion and our team starts construction this month. The project includes new windows and siding, new mechanical systems and lighting, new solar PV system and reconfiguring and refinishing the interior spaces to fit Brendle Group’s needs. Thanks to funding from the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority comprised of a renewable energy grant and tax increment financing, the project is becoming a reality.
The building’s exterior has been designed to maintain many of the original architectural features but to update the architectural elements and integrate the latest high-performing building technologies, including new solar PV systems and shading devices. The building’s interior will feature significant improvements in lighting, a hybrid HVAC system with air-source heat pumps combined with natural gas furnaces, and incorporation of salvaged material from deconstruction of a home adjacent to the building as well as local art.
Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The building will be LEED certified and expected to use 50% less energy than it had been consuming prior to the renovation. This is quite a feat considering the award-winning building was already performing 40% below typical commercial buildings in Fort Collins.
The building’s exterior has been designed to maintain many of the original architectural features but to update the architectural elements and integrate the latest high-performing building technologies, including new solar PV systems and shading devices. The building’s interior will feature significant improvements in lighting, a hybrid HVAC system with air-source heat pumps combined with natural gas furnaces, and incorporation of salvaged material from deconstruction of a home adjacent to the building as well as local art.
Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The building will be LEED certified and expected to use 50% less energy than it had been consuming prior to the renovation. This is quite a feat considering the award-winning building was already performing 40% below typical commercial buildings in Fort Collins.
Brendle Group Finds a New Home
Renovations to Showcase Sustainable Design
After 14 years of pioneering sustainability for its customers, Brendle Group has closed a deal to purchase a landmark Fort Collins building and showcase sustainable design in its own new headquarters and permanent home.
Brendle Group has 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. The project will breathe new life and design innovations into the building, incorporating renewable energy technologies, new lighting and energy efficiency upgrades, improvements to the mechanical systems, and sustainable materials. An existing home adjacent to the building will be de-constructed and its materials salvaged as part of the project.
The original project 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, and chimneys to provide natural ventilation.
The current project 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 for three decades, highlighting the tremendous value in retrofitting existing buildings.
With a focus on energy performance, the project will support the vision and goals of the Fort ZED project to transform downtown Fort Collins and Colorado State University into the largest net zero energy district in the world, while providing yet another example of clean energy innovation for Northern Colorado. The remodel will extend into all other aspects of green building through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
While the basic objective of the project is to secure the long-term home for the company, it aligns well with Brendle Group’s mission and core values to create a lasting and inspiring showcase for sustainability for the community and for those looking to Fort Collins as a leader in this area.
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