Central Valley Fire Station MT
Hartsel Fire Station Park County, CO
Colorado
Project Type Commercial | Fire Stations
Year Completed 2023
Project Size 4345 sq ft
Sustainable Features Premier SIPS, Low VOC everything. Natural landscaping for low maintenance and low costs.
Project Overview
Hartsel Fire Station
End Use: Ambulance Station in Hartsel, CO
Why SIPs: Speed of construction to beat seasonal needs and get operational before winter, as well as meet Colorado's progressive energy code standards currently at 2021. The station stands alone in a previously undeveloped site, and serves as a clinic space, living space and apparatus bay.
Benefits of SIPs: Contractor extremely familiar with SIPS and understood the installation advantages for faster occupancy. Colorado also adheres to the most current ICC-ES codes and SIPS easily helped meet the 2018 energy code requirements without extensive energy modeling needs. Contractor worked with Fire District and designers to create design optimized for SIPS.
Innovative Design Elements: The solar orientation placement was chosen to specifically take advantage of heat/cooling from natural environment.
Energy-Efficient or Energy-Saving Materials Used: On-demand water heating
Solar: To be installed in Spring of 2024
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