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 The illustration above is an existing residential Net Zero Energy home in Boulder County that Treeline Homes and SEEDS are working on collaboratively and anticipate completing in the summer of 2018.
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Education in Sustainability – The Net Zero Home illustrated in the photo to the left and below are examples of the type of sustainable architecture that Simkus Development, SEEDS will be developing together throughout Boulder County. The SEEDS COLLABORATIVE will continue to further "Best Practices" and even "Proof of Concepts" to serve multiple purposes in educating college students to further energy efficiency and use of advanced technologies. Student education includes gaining hands on experience in the areas of sustainability, energy efficiency, renewable energy, agriculture, community and economic development. The buildings constructed, renewable energy site characteristics for renewable energy infrastructure and data analytics will serve as a platform for students at the University of Colorado Masters in the Environment, Undergraduate School of Architecture, the Boulder Valley School District Life Long Learning program. The students will be instructed on the importance of gathering metrics on energy consumption and renewable energy generation before and after adaptive re-use. The students will be instructed on how the data gathered will serve to create a pathway in securing financing for implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy measures to be used in Net Zero Energy and district energy design. Common project scope will include the incorporation of photovoltaics, ground source loop fields, energy recovery ventilation, LED lighting, water conserving fixtures, xeric landscaping, onsite energy storage, all electric appliances, and optimization of energy management.
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Examples of Net Zero and Near Net Zero Energy Homes
Examples of Net Zero and Near Net Zero Energy Homes
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COLLABORATIVE AWARDS
presented by Boulder County Commissioners to projects designed and managed by Simkus and the Boulder County Housing Authority team for Excellence in Public Service
How does SEEDS work:
SEEDS approaches every partnership with first identifying the target objectives and deliverables of the collaborative team. This is done by coordinated meetings hosted by SEEDS where the common goals and roles of each member is defined. The objective is simple, to develop the most cost effective, carbon neutral and green built approach in buildings that can be achieved while offering apprenticeship training. For example, achieving zero net energy buildings will utilize the strengths of the collaborative members of the SEEDS team while placing emphasis on the projects affordability, durability, quality and comfort.
SEEDS strives to break away from the traditional siloed approach in developing housing, commercial buildings, and sustainable technologies by educating a post secondary work force in key industries that will accelerate change. SEEDS applies government and private foundation resources to address societal and global issues. However SEEDS accomplishes this by breaking away from one dimensional approaches in community development by creating public, private, and academic institutional parternships to optimize the use of resources while delivering solutions to society's greatest needs.
SEEDS brings key stakeholders together that have common purpose. A common purpose to accelerate transformational change as it relates to social equity, economic development and sustainability. SEEDS projects build mementum for industry change in industries that include building science, renewable energy, education, energy efficiency, transportation and resource conservation. Every SEEDS demonstration project serves as a template for creating a demonstration and ideally "best practice" through carefully planned metrics and deliverables so that the empirical data can be shared with others seeking to leverage the successes of the SEEDS Collaborative.
SEEDS approaches every partnership with first identifying the target objectives and deliverables of the collaborative team. This is done by coordinated meetings hosted by SEEDS where the common goals and roles of each member is defined. The objective is simple, to develop the most cost effective, carbon neutral and green built approach in buildings that can be achieved while offering apprenticeship training. For example, achieving zero net energy buildings will utilize the strengths of the collaborative members of the SEEDS team while placing emphasis on the projects affordability, durability, quality and comfort.
SEEDS strives to break away from the traditional siloed approach in developing housing, commercial buildings, and sustainable technologies by educating a post secondary work force in key industries that will accelerate change. SEEDS applies government and private foundation resources to address societal and global issues. However SEEDS accomplishes this by breaking away from one dimensional approaches in community development by creating public, private, and academic institutional parternships to optimize the use of resources while delivering solutions to society's greatest needs.
SEEDS brings key stakeholders together that have common purpose. A common purpose to accelerate transformational change as it relates to social equity, economic development and sustainability. SEEDS projects build mementum for industry change in industries that include building science, renewable energy, education, energy efficiency, transportation and resource conservation. Every SEEDS demonstration project serves as a template for creating a demonstration and ideally "best practice" through carefully planned metrics and deliverables so that the empirical data can be shared with others seeking to leverage the successes of the SEEDS Collaborative.
SEEDS offers assistance on critical functions of the development process
Predevelopment
- Secure predevelopment grants/loans
- Providing site selection, project timeline, and planning the projects critical path
- Multiple Family property assessments
- Replacement Reserve planning/budgeting and code compliance assessment
- Uniform Relocation Act Requirements, Asbestos & Lead Based Paint Hazard Assessment
- Conceptual Planning for site selction of the given project(s) location
- Feasibility Analysis that focuses on the greatest return on investment and functional utility for the end user
- Design Assistance & Technical Support - identifying a holistic approach in building desgin in getting to zero
- Identifying pathways to achieve Zero Net Energy optimizing onsite and offsite renewable energy options
- Predevelopment budget forecasting and development of financial proformas
- Capital cost forecasting and planning to identify the scope of the project budget
- Coordination of key team deliverables that contribute to efficient, cost effective and timely development
- Compliance review of project objectives with federal, state and county regulations
- Neighborhood outreach meetings
Entitlement
- Entitlement review process and development services that include:
- Sketch Plan, Preliminary Plan, Final Plan review and submission
- Coordination of neighborhood outreach, town meetings and stakeholder input
- Coordination of pubic hearing process
- Construction permit plan review and submission
- Coordination of traffic study and traffic plan review
- Environmental review per 24 CFR part 58 and 24 CFR part 50/NEPA assessments
- Demolition planning, construction staging plans, stormwater planning, emergency access,
- Infrastructure connectivity, utility access and easements,
- Density planning for an appropriate units per acre and/or floor area ratio
- Alignment and/or Amendments to local Comprehensive Plans
- Census Data analysis and application to Low/Mod benefit for improvement area
Photo above - Demonstrating to large scale GSHP pipe fusion for Net Zero Energy
Preconstruction & Construction
- Intergovernmental coordination of scope of services
- Intergovernmental collaboration and assignment of duties
- Apprenticeship classification and wage determination
- Onsite Davis Bacon wage and payroll monitoring
- Procurement for request for qualifications and requests for proposals
- BID review, contract negotiation, BID award, risk management, contract execution
- Solicitation of public, private investors and federal, state, county grant and loan assistance
- Assistance in securing capital funds using the most appropriate fund sources
- Financial Bid review and due diligence of proposed financial debt service, loan to value ratio and underwriting
- Permit submital, permit liaison with Building, Engineering, Public Works and Transportation departments
- Neighborhood coordination of construction phasing and construction access
- Construction supervision, construction progress inspection, construction quality control
- Construction draw down and onsite owners representation
- Construction punch list, final inspection and workmanship warranty
- Home ownership title transfer and warranty guarantee
Above - Net Zero Duplexes replicated from below for large scale PUD. Below - Paradigm Pilot Net Zero Energy for Workforce Job training in sustainability
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements that will identify the projects that will occur in the states of Colorado 2020-2021.
