Building History

The website of the builing's engineering consultants, PAE, said of it: "Built to perform in the coldest climate zone in the lower 48 states, the Rocky Mountain Innovation Center generates 170 percent of its energy needs. It’s not just a building, it’s a blueprint for resilient, regenerative design in any environment." (See PAE Engineers.com, "Rocky Mountain Institute Innovation Center Basalt, CO," accessed 12/02/2025.) Planning for the office building began in the early 2010s. In 2014, the Rocky Mountain Institute petitioned the Town of Basalt to rezone a section of Lot 2 of the Basalt Riverfront Park Subdivision from from C-3 to P-Public.

Buillding Notes

PCAD id: 25901