RICHFIELD OF DREAMS

Presents

CEDAR STEPS
Growing up

TEAM
David Andersen

developer

Derek Peterson

architect

Peter Stacy

engineer

Ian Kirkegaard

grower

entrepreneur

Dana Boyer

student

grower

Peter Nixon

student

Andrew Verhasselt

student

Edward Kelper
Zach Lind
Jerie Meakins
Brett Emmons

marketing

sustainability manager

PROJECT SCOPE
Cedar And 77th Redevelopment

Vertical farm
Food hub
Sound barrier

AERIAL IMAGE

Geothermal walls or loops in parks and parking

Permeable surfaces on parking lots

Green roofs
Battered walls for growing medium on exterior walls
Solar orientation / stepped building for access

PLAN CONCEPT

Building as a sound barrier

Building as a community symbol of pride

Automated insulated louvers in large glass areas

Rainwater harvesting - cisterns
Community "Winter garden" park space
Park and ride PLUS park and bike
Teaching kitchen

PLAN CONCEPT

Neighborhood restaurant
Grow up daycare

STREET VIEW

BUILDING ELEVATION - WEST

BUILDING ELEVATION - EAST

BUSINESS MODEL
CEDAR STEPS
CEDAR FARMS

WHOLESALE

VA Airport MOA

CEDAR HUB

WHOLESALE

Grocery stores

CEDAR DAYCARE

NEIGHBORHOOD

CEDAR CAF

RETAIL

Consumer

BUSINESS MODEL
CEDAR STEPS
CEDAR FARMS
CEDAR HUB

CEDAR DAYCARE
CEDAR CAF

CEDAR FARMS
225,000 sq ft growing space
Year-round production

High density volume

50 employees

CEDAR HUB
20,000 sq ft
Supports local
farmers
35 employees

CEDAR HUB
WHOLESALE

LOCAL GROWERS

FOOD HUB
LOCAL GROWERS

RETAIL

CEDAR CAF
AND GIFTSHOP
10,000 sq ft
Serve employees and
community

Catering services

CEDAR DAYCARE
10,000 sq ft
Infant, toddler, and
preschool
Hands-on learning
Environmental focus

CEDAR PROPERTIES
2-3 commercial
properties available for
lease

GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY
Insulated louver
Solar tracking

PRODUCTION

LEAFY GREENS
AND HERBS

Sky Greens System

22 million plants/yr

STRAWBERRIES

Hydroponic NFT
562,500 lbs/yr

TOMATOES AND
CUCUMBERS
Dutch buckets
120,000 lbs/yr

MUSHROOMS

Soil substrate
910,000 lbs/yr

SYSTEMS
PRODUCE

ENERGY

biodigestor
photovoltaic
COMMUNITY

geothermal
Xcel

EDUCATION

FARM | HUB

labor
local growers

CHILDCARE

WATER

WASTE

rainwater
municipal

SUSTAINABILITY
ENERGY

WASTE REDUCTION

PLANNING

MATERIALS

Energy efficiency

Reduce

Land use

Sustainable buildings

Alternative energy

Recycle

Transportation

Community health

GHG reductions

Product stewardship

Water (harvesting,
reuse, efficiency)

Purchasing

Natural Resources

Engineering Rating Systems: LEED, SITES

BUDGET

Building cost $97 million

CODING
enclosed

grow to teach

hydroponics

interior

grow to prepare

containerized

holistic

grow to wholesale

THANK YOU