When it opens in downtown Denver this spring, the 265-key Populus, designed by Chicago’s Studio Gang with interiors by Fowler + Fowler Architecture and Wildman Chalmers Design, will aim to be the country’s first carbon-positive hotel. Inspired by Colorado’s native Aspen tree, the building will employ recycled materials, forgo parking, and plant some 5,000 acres of forest to offset gases. It’s a significant addition that responds to soaring consumer demand for sustainable-driven properties.
