Lower construction cost
Developed details, coordinated systems and construction-informed decisions reduce repeated work and avoidable complexity and cost.
The Community / IBG Building Library
Better housing.Lower costs.Less development risk.
An adaptable multifamily building platform for comfortable, durable, all-electric housing with lower construction and operating costs.
IBG Designs coordinated construction systems and lessons learned from previous projects are applied to The Community design. Delivering superior price and energy performance at a reduced cost.
What The Community delivers
Better buildingsWith cost and performance considered together.
Operating affordability
Lower energy demand, appropriately sized systems and durable choices help control energy, maintenance and replacement costs.
Resident value
Climate resilient design delivers comfort, usable space, filtered fresh air ventilation and protection from outdoor heat, cold and wildfire smoke.
Earlier cost control
Site fit, scope, cost assumptions and unresolved constraints are addressed earlier, while decisions can still be changed. Providing better and earlier cost certainty.
Climate performance is part of the value: demand, equipment, comfort and operating cost are considered as one connected design solution.
Evidence
Proven performance.
Completed projects demonstrate how construction experience, coordinated systems and measured performance carry forward.
01 / Construction cost
Orion
32% below its defined baselineA 2021 ZEBx study compared building-only construction cost with a BTY Group baseline of four similar code-minimum projects.
02 / Building performance
OSO
0.18 ACH50 airtightness resultThe completed-building result is recorded in the ZEBx case study for two all-electric mixed-use buildings in Golden.
03 / Operating performance
Radius
Ongoing utility monitoringIBG retains ownership and rents the homes, allowing energy use and operating expenses to be monitored over time.
Historical comparisons remain attached to their original dates, scopes and baselines. They are evidence of the approach, not a price or performance guarantee for another site.
The Community applications
One design, many options.
Community services
A proposed site-specific application shaped around local services and housing.
Extended commercial options
The ground floor can extend beyond the residential form to accommodate multiple commercial, childcare or community uses.
Courtyard housing
The Community is organized around shared outdoor space, wide communal walkways, and corner housing units that maximize views and exterior exposure.
Explore a configuration
Set your building options and try different mixes of homes.
Site adaptation
Start with a coordinated base building design—then adapt it to the site.
Established starting point
- Base building design and details
- Pre-coordinated assemblies and systems
- Finish and product specifications
- Consultant and supplier experience
- Lessons learned from commissioning and operation
Reviewed and adapted
- Site, access and orientation
- Housing program and mix of homes
- Height and structural requirements
- Mechanical design and local climate
- Code and authority requirements
Established home layouts
A mix of home design options becomes an adaptable floorplate.
Five-home floorplate
Multiple home types combine around shared circulation and service space.
Three-home floorplate
Larger homes can be introduced while retaining the same organizing logic.
Performance by design
You are not paying to rediscover the building.
Reduce demand
Use envelope, orientation and detailing lessons to reduce heating and cooling demand.
Design to fit
Size and coordinate mechanical systems around the project-specific demand.
Simplify delivery
Use construction-informed details to reduce avoidable complexity and installation conflict.
Carry lessons forward
Apply learning from building, commissioning, maintenance and operation.
Lower pre-development risk
Budget confidence begins with better questions.
- Could we spend heavily before learning the project does not work?
- Use a site fit and feasibility review to test assumptions, gaps and next decisions early at low cost.
- Could the design become difficult or expensive to build?
- Reduce design and coordination risk through costed and proven construction-informed details.
- What will ownership cost over time?
- Proven building designs have shown over time lower energy, operating and maintenance costs in climate resilient buildings.
Site-adaptable does not mean site-approved. Every project still requires assessment of site conditions, authority requirements, financing, engineering and final pricing.
A practical first step
Discuss your site or stalled project.
Start with project qualification: the site, housing program, current stage and principal constraint. Where The Community appears to fit, the next scope and authorization decision are defined before work proceeds.
- 1Project qualification
- 2Site fit and feasibility
- 3Scope and authorization
- 4Findings and recommended path