Wild Sage Housing

Format
Full

City
Boulder

State/Province
CO

Country
USA

Metro Area
Boulder

Project Type
Mixed Residential

Location Type
Inner Suburban

Land Uses
Habitat for Humanity Homes

Keywords
Affordable housing
Cohousing
Green building
Infill development
Low-income housing
Market-rate housing
Mixed-income housing
Pedestrian-friendly design
Sustainable design
Townhouses

Site Size
1.5 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2003

Date Opened
2005

Wild Sage, a 34-unit, mixed-income, environmentally friendly cohousing project, is one of several small communities being developed in the Holiday Neighborhood, a new urbanist, sustainable, and affordable neighborhood rising from the site of a former drive-in movie theater in Boulder, Colorado. Wild Sage’s construction incorporates many sustainable features and all of the homes in the development are rated Five Star Plus, the highest score given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Residents are expected to drive an estimated 30 percent less than the average American, pay 50 percent less in utility bills, and use 40 percent less water. Designed to encourage interaction among residents, the homes resemble tightly grouped townhouses.

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Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://www.wildsagecohousing.com
World Region: North America
Developer(s): Wonderland Hill Development Company
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Designer(s): Jim Logan Architects, David Kahn Studio
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