Courtesy Colorado Chapter USGBC: “The site has historically housed a sizeable prairie dog colony; an animal on which many other species are dependent. The colony was maintained and has been separated from the hospital by a specially constructed double fence. The building footprint was minimized by designing efficient circulation and by maximizing the number of stories wherever the program allowed. Stormwater run-off was reduced through the use of Grasspave2 fire lanes.”

Courtesy Colorado Chapter of the USGBC.