After three years of planning and construction, the new 32,600-square-foot NetZero City Hall building opened for business on September 15. The first NetZero municipal building in Colorado, the building was designed to generate as much energy as it uses for a CORE Green Building Rating. The $33.78M building was fully funded by the .5% sales tax and 4% Special Marijuana Tax, both of which can only be used for capital projects.
Northglenn Civic Center
The celebration included tours of the new civic center, music, food trucks, lawn games, face painting, booths, giveaways and a visit from Miles the Broncos mascot.
The new municipal building is located adjacent to the previous 40-year-old city hall, at 11701 Community Center Drive. The new location conducts city business operations and features additional public spaces, including a new City Council Chambers with enhanced accessibility. New community rooms and an inviting lobby space encourages the public to visit the City Hall and engage with their local government. Open house attendees will also see the new artwork in the building.
The Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation (NAHF) commissioned Colorado sculptor Jodie Bliss to install a suspended 2-story, large-scale sculpture of steel and glass in the main lobby of the new City Hall.
This building emphasizes the environment. The biophilic design seeks to connect everyone with nature – whether you’re inside or outside the building. The design, materials, artwork – even conference room names – relate back to nature. Outside, the landscape is intended to emulate the native ecology of our high plains ecoregion. Learn more about the new civic center at www.northglenn.org/.