Dahlia Campus for Health and Well-Being Social Equity within the Community Case Study
Since the project’s inception, the Mental Health Center of Denver wanted the Park Hill community to inform the Dahlia Campus development. MHCD decided to pursue the LEED BD+C: New Construction certification to build sustainably and maximize the benefits their development provided to both the community and the environment.
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