Dr. Evie Garrett Dennis E-12 Campus

This project earned LEED Gold Certification, a first for Denver Public Schools.

This 35-acre, 190,000-square-foot campus is the first educational facility to be built in the Green Valley Ranch subdivision.

Phase 1 included three 450-student classroom buildings (primary, intermediate, and secondary), a student union with shared public spaces, and regional sports complex amenities. The campus houses the Denver School of Science and Technology, SOAR Charter School, and a Multiple Pathways Center. The campus provides an engaging and state-of-the-art facility to promote learning opportunities.

In addition, the campus is highly energy efficient with the use of renewable energy sources, including photovoltaic (solar) panels, automatic lighting systems, and a geothermal heat pump system. The facility is designed to perform between 20-25 kBtu per square foot per year, which is nearly a Net Zero performance.

This project received multiple industry awards, including:

• 2010 Award of Excellence for Tilt-Up Category from Rocky Mountain ACI
• 2010 Award of Merit for Construction Excellence
• 2010 Peak Design Merit Award for Outstanding Design in New Construction from Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) Rocky Mountain Annual Meeting
• 2010 3rd Place Award for Colorado Sustainable Design from ColoradoBiz Magazine
• 2011 Excellence in Achievement Award from Tilt-Up Concrete Association
• 2010 Bronze Hard Hat Award for Outstanding K-12 Education Project from Mountain States Construction Magazine
• LEED Gold Certification, 2010