Design Workshop Helps Guide The Village at Avon to Achieve LEED Certification

24 March 2010

VAIL, Colo. – The second phase of redevelopment in Avon, Colo., known as The Village at Avon, achieved LEED certification last week, becoming one of the first buildings in Vail Valley to be built within the eco-conscious LEED standards.

In order to achieve LEED certification, the development's owner Traer Creek, LLC enlisted the help of Design Workshop, an international landscape architecture, land planning, urban design and strategic services firm with offices in Aspen and Denver.

Design Workshop guided the building team for The Village at Avon in learning the LEED process and gaining expertise in the technologies associated with “green” design and construction. After nearly three years of project planning and construction, The Village at Avon received LEED certification on March 15, 2010.

“We are very excited to announce another LEED certification for Design Workshop,” said Darla Callaway, one of the LEED Accredited Professionals at Design Workshop overseeing the project. “We worked tirelessly to ensure the facility maintained a high level of sustainability and energy efficient design.”

In addition to attaining LEED certification, The Village at Avon also received the Innovation and Design Credit from the U.S. Green Building Council by purchasing renewable wind energy offsets for the building.

Design Workshop was responsible for sustainable site design, facilitating the design and construction meetings in regard to the Green Building Process, serving as the point of contact between the owner, team and Green Building Certification Institute, and submitting appropriate documentation for LEED certification.

About Design Workshop
Founded in 1969, Design Workshop is an international landscape architecture, land planning, urban design and strategic services firm with six offices in the U.S. and work spanning the globe. The firm has been recognized with over 150 prestigious awards for its work in new communities, urban centers, resorts, public parks, golf courses and residences. The firm's philosophy challenges the project team to equally integrate and balance artistic vision, environmental sensitivity, community values and sound economics to create unique places that stand the test of time. It refers to this approach as DW Legacy Design®.