Slideshow: Denver’s award-winning, eco-friendly public housing
All photos by Hannah Leigh Myers. Hear/read the accompanying audio report.
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One of many solar panels in use in Denver’s Mariposa District. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
LED street lamps are one of dozens of bits of green technology used by Mariposa residents daily. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
Mariposa is a multi-modal community offering multiple on-site rapid transit options and hourly bicycle rental. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
Mariposa’s pilot geo-thermal energy system uses heat in the ground to regulate temperature in the housing units. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
Mariposa resident Joy McClean shows off her energy efficient kitchen. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
A large mural on the side of the first completed building in the Mariposa project includes colorful butterflies. Mariposa means butterfly in spanish, a name chosen to symbolize the rebirth of the community. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
Many Mariposa units include views of the Rocky Mountains as well as a glimpse at the neighborhood’s history. The first stage of the project included an EPA cleanup of the Mariposa property after decades of pollution from local industry. (Photo credit: Hannah Leigh Myers)
