We are a committed supporter of sustainability and the LEED process. We are proud to see sustainable ideals take hold and expand and look for continual progress.
We know and understand the process and are adept at preparing proper detailed documentation for submission for Certification. Alliance is fully committed to the building techniques that promote reduced energy consumption and decreased environmental footprints for all buildings.
We make it a point to recommend appropriate sustainable design solutions to our clients regardless of whether LEED certification or Green Communities is a project goal.
Our organization has been involved in the construction of several sustainable and LEED certified projects.
Projects to include:
Renaissance at North Colorado Station
Pioneer Charter School
Burr Oak Design Center
Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope
Peloton Cycles
Nederland Community Center
Morgan Community College Nursing & Sciences Building
Green Valley Ranch Library
Fort Carson Training Support Center
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Renaissance at North Colorado Station
- Project: Renaissance at North Colorado Station
- Location: Denver, CO
- Client: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
- Architect: Studio Completiva
Project Description:
The Renaissance at North Colorado Station development is a new construction mixed-income, mixed-use multi-family affordable housing development at 3999 Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. Located on a Transit Oriented Development site in the Clayton neighborhood, this project provides 103 units of rental housing, consisting of 19 studio, 54 one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom, and 6 three-bedroom apartments. In addition the project improvements include supportive services and management offices along with resident amenities.
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Pioneer Charter School
- Project: Pioneer Charter School
- Location: Fort Collins, CO
- Client: G. Scott Griffin, Client's Rep. & Pioneer Governing Borad
- Architect: Architecture West, LLC.
Project Description:
The Pioneer Charter School is a 27,000 sf two-story building that includes advanced technology and materials in green building construction. The project, originally intended as a Silver Certified building LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) has the ability to meet the stringent standards of the USGBC.
The exterior envelope is comprised of energy efficient Structural Insulation Panels (SIP) that allow the building to achieve greater R-Values due to their foam construction. Interior finishes include exposed concrete floors and finished drywall partitions. The mechanical system consists of under-slab radiant heating and roof top units. Commons areas are constructed with Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) walls with metal standing seam roof. The building is comprised of asphalt shingles and EPDM roofing materials.
Science room includes an acid waste neutralization kit. Exposed trusses are located in the common areas and in the classrooms along with 12" wood structural posts. The project sits on a 5-acre site at Rigden Farms.
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Burr Oak Design Center
- Project: Burr Oak Design Center
- Location: Fort Collins, CO
- Client: Dengler & Associates P.C.
- Architect: Dengler & Associates P.C.
Project Description:
The Burr Oak Design Center is a unique 7,700 square foot office that is built "ultra green." The project was built using the latest in energy saving and environmentally-sound building practices. This building received a LEED Silver rating from the USGBC. The building encompasses heating and air conditioning systems that consume one-fifth of the energy of traditional buildings, natural lighting and "dark-sky" artificial lighting to reduce light pollution. -
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Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope
- Project: Sister Mary Alice Murphy Center for Hope
- Location: Fort Collins, CO
- Client: United Way
- Architect: Architecture West
Project Description:
This United Way Day Services Center is a 10,000 square foot, one-story facility that houses administrative offices. This building will also act as a resource center for families and individuals who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness. The USGBC ceremony awarding LEED Silver status was held on February 4th, 2010.
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Peloton Cycles
- Project: Peloton Cycles
- Location: Fort Collins, CO
- Client: Peloton Cycle Shop
- Architect: Architecture West
Project Description:
Peloton Cycles is a 14,000 square foot mixed use retail/office building on Harmony Road in Fort Collins, Colorado. The project, designed by Steve Steinbicker at Architecture West of Fort Collins, CO is currently pending a LEED Gold Certification from the USGBC.
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Nederland Community Center
- Project: Nederland Community Center
- Location: Nederland, CO
- Client: Town of Nederland
- Architect: Architecture West LLC
Project Description:
The Nederland Community Center was a 26,181 square foot renovation of an existing facility that had been built in three phases dating back to the late 1800's. During a snow storm in 2003, the roof collapsed in the gymnasium area.
Renovations began with the design and replacement of the gym roof and continued throughout the facility to allow for utilization by the community of multiple and varying functions throughout the year. This project was a Design/Build delivery method. ACS was involved from the very start of the project assisting with design concepts, component decisions, MEP system determinations, and construction methodologies. Because of the limited funds and specific construction requirements imposed by the insurance company for the roof replacement, our input was extremely valuable to the Client.
The building was completed on time despite the harsh winter conditions that Nederland frequently experiences.
The building was awarded a LEED Gold status from the USGBC in December 2009.
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Morgan Community College Nursing & Sciences Building
- Project: Morgan Community College Nursing & Sciences Building
- Location: Fort Morgan, CO
- Client: Morgan Community College
- Architect: Bennett, Wagner, & Grody Architects PC
Project Description:
Alliance's 2010 Morgan Community College project involves a 13,800 square foot addition to Spruce Hall which will include nursing, simulation classrooms, science labs, study areas, offices, and a commons area to house additional nursing, health, and science programs. A 7,500 square foot interior renovation is also ongoing, which will house additional physical therapy and emergency medical services programs.
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Green Valley Ranch Library
- Project: Green Valley Ranch Library
- Location: Denver, CO
- Client: City and County of Denver
- Architect: Humphries Poli Architects PC
Project Description:
The new 26,000 square foot facility incorporates the latest in library technology including customer self-checkout stations and an automated handling system utilizing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, making the checkout of materials quicker and ensuring better tracking and accessibility of Library collections. The Library branch also boasts fifty public computers, a lounge, a sub-dividable 100-seat community room, small meeting rooms, and even an airplane cockpit provided by United Airline’s Training Facility that encourages imagination and shared learning for visitors of all ages.
The Green Valley Ranch Library is a certified LEED Gold project.
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Fort Carson Training Support Center
- Project: Fort Carson Training Support Center
- Location: Fort Carson, CO
- Client: Fort Carson
Project Description:
The new 80,000-square-foot Training Support Center is roughly two-thirds warehouse space and one-third office/classroom space. Constructed of CMU with a brick veneer, metal panel skin, and steel truss roof joists.
The space also includes conference and break rooms, a maintenance shop, indoor areas for vehicle egress trainers and an outdoor pad for placing trailer-based simulators.
Inside the 20,000-square-foot administrative area the entry area opens to a spacious hallway, which leads to a training coordinator room, a stadium-style call-for-fire training area and two Engagement Skills Trainers.
Customer assistance windows border a 60,000-square-foot warehouse, where thousands of items for loan and issue are stored.
These items include rubber weapons, training munitions, medical treatment manikins, laser marksmanship systems, as well as clothing and equipment.
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