Fort Collins Utilities Design Assistance Program offers up-front design assistance to clients who want to construct buildings that are better than conventional buildings, i.e. better places for people to work and visit while costing much less to operate and maintain and creating much less environmental impact.

Through its Design Assistance program, the Utilities can help to fund incremental design costs related to energy analysis, daylighting and commissioning. Projects underway in 2000 included the new City office building currently under construction in downtown Fort Collins, the Community Horticultural Center to be built adjacent to Spring Creek in 2002, and a new prototype elementary school for Poudre School District (that will be built at least three times). Energy Services staff played advocacy and education roles, provided technical support, and reviewed plans at several stages.

For more information about the Design Assistance program, please contact Gary Schroeder at (970) 221-6395 or Doug Swartz at (970) 221-6719 at the Fort Collins Utilities.