The National Western Center (NWC) in the heart of Denver is undergoing significant revitalization after setting a long-term goal of becoming a net-zero energy campus, where energy consumption would be completely offset by renewable on-site energy production.
The City of Denver has selected AECOM, Saunders and Enwave as NWC’s official campus energy partners delivering district and renewable energy solutions while also being responsible for the long-term operation and maintenance of the center’s energy systems.
The energy concept features a sewer heat recovery system to transfer heat between the Delgany sewer main and an ambient campus-wide piping distribution loop in addition to a solar photo-voltaic (PV) system located on the rooftops of campus buildings.
Site utility upgrades will include the demolition and replacement of sewer, natural gas, heating, cooling, electrical and abandoned infrastructure as they are discovered.
We are providing the campus energy plant design, as well as campus utility and infrastructure placement to each building. The campus utilities have been designed to meet the future build-out of the campus with phased connections; each site building will be constructed independently under its own project schedule and connected to the campus systems in turn.
Scheduled for completion in 2024, the 250-acre National Western Center is intended to be a year-round global destination for food and agriculture innovation, Western heritage and culture.
