National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) Parking Garage and Security Facility

Golden, CO
A multi-level parking garage sits on a grassy hillside; cars enter and exit on curved roads while pedestrians walk, framed by suburbs and dry rolling hills under a blue sky.
Project Info
  • Client: RNL Design
  • Owner: National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)
  • Project Cost: $30,000,000
Services
Sectors

Civil engineering services for the design and construction of a multi-level parking structure and security facility. Services included roadway infrastructure design, traffic engineering, drainage and water quality facilities, campus utility mainline installation coordination, easement development, and negotiations with local utility providers. The structure includes 1,800+ parking spaces for NLR staff, a photovoltaic canopy on the top level, light monitoring and occupancy detection systems to reduce energy when portions of the garage are not being used, and plug-in stations for electric vehicles.

Multi-level parking garage with glass elevator towers; car light trails curve along an entrance road as vehicles enter at dusk, surrounded by grassy embankments and a clear sky.
July 24, 2012 - Open atriums provide natural light throughout the parking structure on NREL's South Table Mountain campus. The common area accesses the campus via foot or small shuttle buses. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)
August 1, 2014 - Aerial view of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), South Table Mesa campus (STM) looking northeast. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)
July 24, 2012 - The parking structure on NREL's South Table Mountain campus has become a central location for employees to begin and end their day, accessing the campus via foot, bike or small shuttle buses. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)

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