IKEA Centennial

IKEA Centennial is the first US IKEA store to integrate a geothermal system, and was completed nearly three months early.

Geothermal system technology involved drilling 130 holes – each 5.5 inches wide and 500 feet deep – into the earth for pipes holding heat-transferring liquid circulating through underground loops to either warm up or cool down the temperature inside the store. All of this equated to one of the largest geothermal systems in the U.S.

In addition, the facility has a 60,000-square-foot solar array consisting of a 498-kW system, built with 2,212 photovoltaic panels, and will produce approximately 740,000 kWh of electricity annually for the store, the equivalent to reducing 586 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).

The IKEA Centennial project included a 1,500-car parking garage, 415,000-square-foot retail showroom, warehouse, a supervised children’s play area, and a 500-seat Swedish specialties restaurant.

This project received multiple industry awards, including:

• 2011 ACE Award for Project of the Year over $60 Million from Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Colorado
• 2011 Top Commercial Real Estate Project for Annual Women of Influence Awards from Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
• 2011 Best Retail/Mixed-Use Development Project Award from Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mountain States
• Youth Commission Environmental Stewardship Award from the City of Centennial