commentConstruction manager/general contractor Pinkard Construction Co., with Aller Lingle Massey Architects, broke ground in late May on an $8.9-million independent-living facility for the housing authority of the city of Loveland, Colo.
The Mirasol Phase II apartment building project will be a 60-unit, three-story facility of wood-frame construction with caissons and grade beams, stucco and synthetic stone exterior and asphalt shingles. Mechanical systems include geothermal exchange for heating and cooling, a solar collector system to augment the domestic hot water system, and in-floor radiant heating.
Other innovative energy conservation technologies include thermal balanced windows, Energy Star-rated lighting fixtures and appliances. When completed, the building must meet the requirements of the 2009 International Building Code, the 2009 International Energy Code, and the Enterprise Green Communities Criteria.
The project is located on the 25-acre Mirasol Senior Community campus, which already contains a 49-unit apartment building, 36 single-family and paired homes for seniors, and a 5,600-sq-ft event center. The Mirasol Phase II apartment building project is partially funded through Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
It is scheduled to be complete in February 2013.
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