Award: ENR Mountain States 2025 Award of Merit, K-12 Education and Best Sustainability
- Phased ECE–8 school supporting rapid growth in northeast Denver
- Architect-led team by DLR Group, with integrated stakeholder and community coordination
- Mechanical and plumbing engineering by 360 Engineering, aligned with DPS standards and long-term operations
- DPS’s first all-electric school, using heat pump HVAC, electric domestic hot water, and induction kitchen equipment
- Collaborative evaluation of HVAC alternatives, including geothermal feasibility and lifecycle cost analysis
- Mechanical system solution: Variable Air Volume (VAV) air-source heat pump air handlers with exhaust energy recovery to best meet the District’s goals for energy efficiency, electrification, maintainability, and construction budget
- Energy modeling and contractor coordination to balance performance, constructability, and budget
- Delivered by Swinerton Builders in two phases (2024 and 2025 completions)
- Early performance results: adjusted Energy Use Intensity (EUI) in the low 30s, well below Denver’s K–12 benchmark of 48.1
