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Green Line Architects
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Terralink Structures Ltd
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Sustainable Settings
Distance: 3.6 Mi6107 Highway 133
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Holy Cross Energy
Distance: 9.1 Mi3799 Hwy 82
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Distance: 11.3 Mi
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Description
Confluence Architecture designs beautiful and healthy spaces for people and businesses in the Roaring Fork Valley. We provide full architectural services for residential and commercial projects with a focus on environmentally conscious custom design. Confluence Architecture also provides sustainability consulting where we study energy use, material consumption, indoor air quality and comfort of residential and commercial buildings. We provide energy audits, HERS rating services, ENERGY STAR® certifications, IECC code compliance, LEED, Living Building and PassiveHouse services.
The Confluence Architecture team is working on two LEED for Homes projects both located on Missouri Heights near Carbondale Colorado. We are providing consulting and HERS rating services. LEED for Homes has not gained traction in this area’s custom home dominated market. The Roaring Fork Valley lags behind the rest of the state with only 6 certified homes (see USGBC data). So it is exciting to be working on two projects in the area that will be certified in the next year.
How much does a blower door test cost? Confluence charges $250 for tests in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Basalt, Snowmass and Aspen Colorado. Contact us for quote outside of that area. Fees increase if additional equipment is required because the building is very large. We provide you with a report for the Owners and the building department with the test results within 24 hours.
The recession increased public awareness of energy and building maintenance costs. This awareness allowed Confluence Architecture to demonstrate the value of our sustainable architecture services. We have sought value-oriented ways to get these services to clients. For example, we obtained a grant from the Colorado Energy Office to provide low-cost continuing education classes for Realtors and architects in the region on sustainability in homes. These classes opened avenues for targeted consulting with other professionals. We also offer home and business energy audits. These are low-cost, in-depth analyses of existing buildings and provide clients with a clear understanding of their buildings and clear steps to improve building performance. These audits often lead to remodels and retrofits where we maximize outcomes with limited budgets.