CSDA communities.

Trailside

ARCHITECT LGA Studios

GENERAL CONTRACTOR/BUILDER/OWNER

Pinon Development Corp.

We are honored to be part of the team who designed & built the award winning.

LEED[R] CS

Platinum Certified

1800 Larimer

Xcel Energy

Regional

Headquarters

OVERVIEW

With Salida's attraction for outdoor enthusiasts in mind, the architects designed Trailside to be a neighborhood that could access the network of hiking and biking trails, creating a short trail directly through the neighborhood as a connector. The community is a 10-minute walk to shops, restaurants and parks along the Arkansas River and a 15-minute bike ride to access thousands of acres of forest lands. To encourage diversity, homes range from 1,250 square feet to 2,300 square feet. With 61 homes, Trailside was the first large-scale home development in 30 years.

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES

[much greater than] Trailside was designed to allow the majority of the homes to have the front or rear of the home facing out to maximize passive solar.

[much greater than] Every home meets Energy Star standards, most receiving a five-star plus rating, the highest possible.

[much greater than] Several homes incorporate solar technologies such as photovoltaic panels and solar hot water.

[much greater than] Trailside is home to the only net-zero energy home in Chaffee County.

[much greater than] When property for the development was purchased, the land included an old irrigation ditch. Trailside donated the water rights to the school district so that it could irrigate newly constructed soccer fields across the street from the project.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

OVERVIEW

Twin Buttes Ecovillage is a 925-acre master plan development that will feature 65 dwelling units, 150 acres of clustered development and 775 acres of open space.

"Durangoans pride themselves on their respectful use of a diverse wilderness - from the Animas to the San Juans," say the architects, who worked with Trails 2000 to establish multi-use trails for hikers and mountain bikers in the open space of Twin Buttes. No home in the community will be more than half a mile from a transit stop. Sixteen percent of the homes will be designated permanently affordable.

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES

[much greater than] All structures in Twin Buttes must meet the sustainability mandate of 50 percent better energy performance than 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (which is the equivalent of a 50 percent or better...