Shared Spaces
Building shapes and placements that reduce energy usage by sharing walls, floors or ceilings with neighboring structures, which dramatically reduces heating and cooling energy demands.
Newpark Town Center is a planned community located within a ten minute drive of Old Town Park City and the world class ski resorts of Park City Mountain and Deer Valley. The neighborhood sits on a 1200 acre nature preserve and is anchored by two community jewels, the Swaner Preserve Eco-Center and the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse.
It is home to numerous restaurants, shops, offices, entertainment, lodging, residences, and Rossignol’s US Headquarters. Newpark Town Center is fully serviced by Park City’s citywide free bus service and walking and biking trails.
Newpark Town Center was designed to achieve LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) Certification. To attain this prestigious certification, Newpark Town Center implemented a variety of innovative initiatives, including:
Building shapes and placements that reduce energy usage by sharing walls, floors or ceilings with neighboring structures, which dramatically reduces heating and cooling energy demands.
By carefully positioning land use to achieve opposite peak parking hours, we reduce the overall need for asphalt parking areas. We reduce "asphalt heat islands" by building 40%+ parking under carports or in garages.
By clustering shops, restaurants, recreation, offices, residences and more, we promote fewer car trips, reducing our carbon footprint.
We dedicated 543 acres to Utah State University’s Swaner EcoCenter, an open space and wildlife preserve. Our open space donations are preserved in perpetuity, at no public cost.
Our free, eco-friendly public transit system provides transportation within a quarter-mile of 79% of residences and businesses.