Basalt, Colorado
The Hub at Willits is a 53,000-sf, four-story, wood-frame affordable housing project home to Aspen Skiing Company employees and other members of the Roaring Fork Valley workforce. Units range from dorm-style to one and two-bedroom units, totaling 43 units. There are 35 dorm-style units with four bedrooms with lock-off capabilities to adjust to two bedrooms. This project is the first-ever completely electric multifamily building in Colorado, getting its energy from the 80-kilowatt bifacial solar panel system. The building also uses efficient, cold climate heat pumps for heating, cooling, and hot water supply. Located near public transportation and grocery stores, The Hub at Willits provides much-needed safe, convenient, and affordable housing to the local workforce.