The Canyons

The Canyons is a 3,500 acre site that will consist of over 1,500 homes and a 500 acre preserve. Located south of Denver, Colorado, the surrounding landscape has been substantially impacted by human presence. Situated on former agricultural land, the site suffered substantial over-grazing and erosion, which was later exacerbated by runoff from neighboring residential developments. To address strategies for stormwater, wastewater, energy, and landscape/ecology, Terrapin participated in a workshop that identified high-performance standards for the development. In addition to reducing the project’s environmental impact, these strategies will guide the development in restorative landscaping, sensitive building siting, and habitat creation. Detailed Terrapin Case Studies are available in the Workroom, our private extranet full of detailed information and resources to help you make an informed decision.

Research

• Algae Biofuels
  
• Sustainable Lighting Technologies
  
• Biophilia Strategies for Health and Well Being in the Built Environment
  

Corporate Strategy

• Starwood Hotels
  
• Bulmer Cider
  

Non-Profit

• Center for Environmental Restoration
  
• Trust for Public Land Advisory Board
  
• Yellowstone National Park
  
• Greening America Board
  
• California State University, Sacramento Campus
  
• New Oncology Center, Hackensack University
  
• The Ross Institute – Center for Well-Being
  
• National Museum of the American Indian
  
• College of Environmental Studies, Peking University
  
• Center for Health and the Global Environment Board
  
• Center for Health and the Global Environment Carbon Footprint
  
• Adam J. Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
  
• Greening of the White House
  
• Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
  
• Esalen Institute
  
• Center for Friends Without a Border
  
• California Academy of Sciences
  
• Nantucket Cottage Hospital
  
• National Geographic Headquarters
  
• The Green Initiative
  
• Live Work Home
  

Affordable Housing

• Global Green USA's Holy Cross Project
  
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Athletes’ Village
  
• Hegeman Residence
  
• Live Work Home
  

Government

• NYSERDA Biomimicry Workshop
  
• World Trade Center Advisors
  
• Yellowstone National Park
  
• Defense Science Board
  
• Grand Canyon National Park
  
• Grand Cayman
  
• PlaNYC 2030
  
• Battery Park City Authority Guidelines
  
• Greening of the White House
  
• Serengeti National Park
  
• MTA Blue Ribbon Commission
  
• Pentagon Renovation
  

Communities & Mixed Use

• The Canyons
  
• Global Green USA's Holy Cross Project
  
• California State University, Sacramento Campus
  
• Kobunaki Eco-Village
  
• Stapleton Redevelopment
  
• Villages of Loreto Bay
  
• Las Lomas
  
• Front Street, Block 93
  
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Athletes’ Village
  
• Haymount
  
• Capitol Place
  
• Battery Park City Authority Guidelines
  
• Xihu Tiandi
  
• Sundance Resort
  
• New Songdo City
  
• Southwest Regional Core
  
• Esalen Institute
  
• Cacique, Costa Rica
  
• Serengeti National Park