GE OS NE T - ZE RO E NE RGY MIXE D- USE NE IGHBORHOOD ARVADA, CO A PROJE CT ST AT E ME NT PROJE CT DAT A GE OS will b e the la rg e st ne t-ze ro e ne rg y, : 25.3 a c re s T OT AL ACRE AGE DAT urb a n mixe d-use ne ig hb o rho o d in the Unite d S: 12.1 a c re s PRIVAT E PARCE L Sta te s. E a rth a nd sun po we r will c o mple te ly 282 # OF RE SIDE NT IAL UNIT S: susta in the c o mmunity’ s e ne rg y ne e ds, a nd Y: 23.3 dwe lling units/ a c re NE T DE NSIT re pla c e a ll fo ssil fue ls. T he pa ssive so la r ur- 12,000 SF COMME RCIAL SF : b a n fa b ric is inte rtwine d with na tura l syste ms, DINGS: Co -Ho using c o mmunity ho use o n c e ntra l sq ua re CIVIC BUIL sto rmwa te r fe d la ndsc a pe s, a nd c ivic pla c e s. 8.5 a c re s (34% o f site ); inc lude s fruit tre e c o -o ps, g a rde ns, pla y a re a s, pe rc o la - PARKS + OPE N SPACE : Ra in a nd sno w me lt fe e d stre e t tre e ra in g a r- tio n pa rks, to wn sq ua re s, e ve nt spa c e s, mixe d-use me a do ws with na tive ha b ita t, de ns, pe rc o la tio n pa rks, pla za s, a nd c o mmu- nity gardens. GEOS received fjnal develop - a c tive + pa ssive a re a s, a nd a g ric ulture me nt a ppro va l fro m the City o f Arva da a nd MS: 1.3 me g a wa tt PV syste m. 5,000,000 BT U g e o the rma l syste m E NE RGY SYST E will b e g in c o nstruc tio n in the winte r o f 2010. CARBON F RE E - NO F OSSIL F UE L S : 2005-2007, F o ur pub lic me e ting s, pre limina ry de ve lo pme nt pla n a ppro va l fro m IMPL E ME NT AT ION SCHE DUL E T he GE OS ne ig hb o rho o d inc o rpo ra te s sym- pla nning c o mmissio n a nd c ity c o unc il b io tic re la tio nships b e twe e n urb a n de sig n, 2007-2009, F ina l de ve lo pme nt pla n a nd infra struc ture c o nstruc tio n do c ume nt la ndsc a pe a rc hite c ture , a nd a rc hite c ture a t a ppro va l fro m c ity a ll sc a le s in o rde r to a c hie ve re so urc e c o nse r- 2010, Gro undb re a king va tio n. Urb a n de nsity is o ptimize d with pa ssive 2010-2012, Pha se 1 c o nstruc tio n so la r a c c e ss. Sto rmwa te r is inte g ra te d a nd 2012-2014, Pha se 2 + 3 c o nstruc tio n o mnipre se nt within the ne ig hb o rho o d la yo ut. E ne rg y is g e ne ra te d fro m g ro und so urc e lo o p fjelds and photovoltaics on every rooftop. The a rc hite c ture utilize s hig h pe rfo rma nc e b uilding envelopes and super-effjcient mechanical sys - te ms. T he o ve ra ll urb a n de sig n a ims to fo ste r b io -c ivic re la tio nships with na tura l pro c e sse s, ne ig hb o rho o d e c o lo g y, a nd e nviro nme nta l ste wa rdship.
IVE NE T - ZE RO E NE RGY CIVIC ST ORMWAT E R COMMUNIT Y ST E WARDSHIP Ne t-Ze ro re fe rs to e ne rg y pro duc tio n e q ua l to the Sto rmwa te r is b o th pre c io us a nd da ng e ro us in Co lo - E MPOWE RING RE SIDE NT S T O ‘BE T HE RE SOURCE ’ NARRAT a mo unt c o nsume d. T he ke y to c re a ting a de nse ne t- ra do ’ s a rid c lima te . Co nve ntio na l Co lo ra do de ve lo p- ments typically detain fmash fmood and monsoon runoff T he a ims o f Ne t-Ze ro E ne rg y a nd Civic Sto rmwa te r ze ro e ne rg y ne ig hb o rho o d in Co lo ra do ’ s c lima te is se rve a la rg e r g o a l - to fo ste r ste wa rdship in the ne ig h- to ma ximize pa ssive so la r a c c e ss to a ll b uilding s a nd in la rg e unusa b le de te ntio n b a sins, fe nc e d o ff fro m the b o rho o d, a nd e na b le re side nts to ta ke a c tive ro le s dwe lling s. T his b e g ins with the la yo ut o f stre e ts, a lle ys, pub lic re a lm. T he ke y to inte g ra ting sto rmwa te r with in ma na g ing the ir re so urc e s a nd e nviro nme nt. T his b lo c ks, a nd pa rc e ls, fo llo we d b y b uilding s a nd tre e s. pub lic e xpe rie nc e is to mimic pre de ve lo pme nt c o ndi- c a n fo ld into pa rtic ipa tio n in the so c ia l life a nd g o ve r- tio ns b y distrib uting runo ff thro ug ho ut the site . De c e n- na nc e o f the c o mmunity. During the urb a n de sig n pro c e ss ma ny diffe re nt stre e t- tra lize d de te ntio n a llo ws fo r the de sig n o f a trib uta ry system of site specifjc, multiple use environments. b lo c k-pa rc e l-b uilding la yo uts we re a na lyze d c o mpa ra - Urb a n de sig n fo r GE OS invo lve s ma ny so c ia lly o rie nt- tive ly fo r the ir a b ility to b o th ha rve st a nd c o nse rve e n- e d fe a ture s. A de nse la yo ut o f va rie d ho using o ptio ns e rg y. E a c h la yo ut wa s e va lua te d using 3-D mo de ling During the de sig n pro c e ss ma ny mo de ls o f sto rmwa te r provides for diversity and affordability. A prolifjc pe - o f se a so na l sun a nd sha de pa tte rns to disc e rn the mo st ma na g e me nt we re a na lyze d fo r the a b ility to de ta in effjcient patterns. Energy modeling (with assistance the 100 year fmood on site, and slowly release it in 24 de stria n ne two rk o f pa thwa ys, pa rks, a nd c ivic spa c e s is a nc ho re d b y ma il b o x kio sks, pla y a re a s, a nd g a th- fro m the Na tio na l Re ne wa b le E ne rg y L a b in Go lde n, ho urs. With a ssista nc e fro m the De nve r Re g io na l Urb a n e ring spa c e s fo r a ll o c c a sio ns, la rg e a nd sma ll. All Co lo ra do ) o f e a c h b uilding a nd la ndsc a pe de sig n pro - Dra ina g e & F lo o d Co ntro l Distric t, a nd the Je ffe rso n pa ths le a d to the Ra lsto n Cre e k Re g io na l Gre e nwa y vide d da ta o n unit lo a ds a nd pro duc tio n. Co unty Sto rmwa te r Qua lity Co o rdina to r, e a c h la yo ut tha t c o nne c ts to sc ho o ls, re c re a tio n c e nte rs, a nd wa s e va lua te d fo r its c a pa b ility to c o mb ine b o th sto rm- urb a n c e nte rs. wa te r a nd c ivic func tio ns. T he mo rpho lo g y o f wa te r q ua lity, de te ntio n vo lume s, a nd re duc e d time o f c o n- Pro c e sse s o f na ture a nd a g ric ulture a re inte rwo ve n c e ntra tio n wo uld fo rm the a rma ture fo r the c o mmu- with c ivic a nd c o mmunity life . Co mmo n g re e ns a re nity’ s pe de stria n, pa rk, a nd pla za ne two rk. surro unde d b y fruit tre e te rra c e s, to b e ma inta ine d a nd ha rve ste d b y the a dja c e nt ho me o wne rs. Co m- munity g a rde ns a nd c o mpo sting a re a s a re dispe rse d thro ug ho ut the site . All priva te ya rds re c e ive g re a t sunlig ht a nd a re se mi-e nc lo se d like c o urtya rds. Gut- te rs a nd do wnspo uts fo rm trib uta rie s to ra in g a rde ns in e a c h re side nt’ s la ndsc a pe .
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