Our Commitment to Sustainability
The building of sustainable communities is and always will be integral to the McWHINNEY overall purpose. Those communities are specially designed and created for the purpose of connecting people to both each other and to nature as well. They’re not just homes and businesses but great places for people to live, play, and work, including:
1. Centerra and Van de Water-
These are two new McWHINNEY master-planned communities that were designed for the express purpose of offering buffer areas, mass transit stops, open space, roundabouts, and pedestrian-oriented walking trails to residents and guests alike.
2. Chapungu Sculpture Park at Centerra-
This is a special McWHINNEY project that incorporates compost derived from other Centerra projects’ recycled construction waste.
3. The High Plains Environmental Center-
This center is a cornerstone of our sustainability commitment. It is also a non-profit organization that has been credited with the protection of 275 acres of open space, wetlands, and lakes in Centerra. As a partnership between McStain neighborhoods and McWHINNEY, HPEC was formed in 2001 and offers support to local consultants, developers, and planners on sustainable design, as well as community education programs.
4. The Loveland Thompson School District-
This local school district is involved in a partnership with HPEC and McWHINNEY for developing green practices and sustainable curriculum within the local STEAM school.
5. The Medical Center of the Rockies-
This 136-bed trauma and cardiac specialty unit is a Gold LEED hospital that was opened in 2007 when there was only one other LEED-certified hospital in the entire U.S.
6. The Motorplex at Centerra-
This motorplex is made up of automated door systems, low water landscaping, and energy-efficient buildings and lighting.
7. Rangeview Three-
This new office building is LEED certified Class A and built with 86 percent of the construction waste diverted from the landfill.
Belief in Sustainability
Here at McWHINNEY, we are firm believers in the theory that sustainability is a quest for continuous improvements in the reduction of energy use and waste via the use of sustainable building practices. We use supplies that are environmentally friendly like CFL light bulbs and water-based paints followed up with regular audits and maintenance that is energy-efficient on campus buildings. In addition, we use materials like reused asphalt, and a coal power plant by-product called fly ash on surrounding infrastructure and roads.
The McWHINNEY Action Plan
We commissioned the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University and The Brendle Group for the purpose of facilitating a company-wide sustainability action plan. This plan was adopted in 2007 and aligned McWHINNEY’s core values with continued sustainability and established a path toward the achievement of significant levels of both the company’s and the community’s sustainable development practices.
The building of sustainable communities is and always will be integral to the McWHINNEY overall purpose. Those communities are specially designed and created for the purpose of connecting people to both each other and to nature as well. They’re not just homes and businesses but great places for people to live, play, and work, including:
1. Centerra and Van de Water-
These are two new McWHINNEY master-planned communities that were designed for the express purpose of offering buffer areas, mass transit stops, open space, roundabouts, and pedestrian-oriented walking trails to residents and guests alike.
2. Chapungu Sculpture Park at Centerra-
This is a special McWHINNEY project that incorporates compost derived from other Centerra projects’ recycled construction waste.
3. The High Plains Environmental Center-
This center is a cornerstone of our sustainability commitment. It is also a non-profit organization that has been credited with the protection of 275 acres of open space, wetlands, and lakes in Centerra. As a partnership between McStain neighborhoods and McWHINNEY, HPEC was formed in 2001 and offers support to local consultants, developers, and planners on sustainable design, as well as community education programs.
4. The Loveland Thompson School District-
This local school district is involved in a partnership with HPEC and McWHINNEY for developing green practices and sustainable curriculum within the local STEAM school.
5. The Medical Center of the Rockies-
This 136-bed trauma and cardiac specialty unit is a Gold LEED hospital that was opened in 2007 when there was only one other LEED-certified hospital in the entire U.S.
6. The Motorplex at Centerra-
This motorplex is made up of automated door systems, low water landscaping, and energy-efficient buildings and lighting.
7. Rangeview Three-
This new office building is LEED certified Class A and built with 86 percent of the construction waste diverted from the landfill.
Belief in Sustainability
Here at McWHINNEY, we are firm believers in the theory that sustainability is a quest for continuous improvements in the reduction of energy use and waste via the use of sustainable building practices. We use supplies that are environmentally friendly like CFL light bulbs and water-based paints followed up with regular audits and maintenance that is energy-efficient on campus buildings. In addition, we use materials like reused asphalt, and a coal power plant by-product called fly ash on surrounding infrastructure and roads.
The McWHINNEY Action Plan
We commissioned the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University and The Brendle Group for the purpose of facilitating a company-wide sustainability action plan. This plan was adopted in 2007 and aligned McWHINNEY’s core values with continued sustainability and established a path toward the achievement of significant levels of both the company’s and the community’s sustainable development practices.