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url: 'https://sandboxsolar.com/projects/lavenir-living-building-challenge-fort-collins/'
title: 'L’Avenir: Living Building Challenge'
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  name: Sandbox Solar
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date: '2023-01-03T22:26:02+00:00'
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# L’Avenir: Living Building Challenge

## L'Avenir - Living Building Challenge

			
				
				
				
				
				
Sandbox Solar had the opportunity to work on the amazing L’avenir Living Building Challenge, a project providing solar-powered living in Fort Collins. This project was designed and constructed by Philgreen Construction and Davis Davis Architects, **L’Avenir townhomes is a net-zero energy building complex that harnesses power from the sun and geothermal wells**.

Atop the roof is L’Avenir’s powerhouse. **This includes a premium 28 kW solar array with 345 to 360 watt solar panels and battery backup installed by local Fort Collins solar company,** **[Sandbox Solar](https://sandboxsolar.com)**. Each home is powered by twenty solar panels and geothermal energy from 7,350 ft deep wells that provide enough power for net-zero energy living.

Sandbox Solar is incredibly proud to be apart of this project and to **promote net-zero energy living in Fort Collins**. For a deeper dive into this renewable energy project take a look at our **[L’avenir Living Building Case-Study.](https://sandboxsolar.com/solar-powered-living-in-fort-collins/)**

Watch the Rocky Mountain PBS episode highlighting the entirety of this project – **[Heart of a Building – Net Zero Energy Rowhomes. Ft. Fort Collins.](https://video.rmpbs.org/video/net-zero-energy-rowhomes-rvdxfe/)**