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Is City of Boulder's 'Project Ponderosa' a Viable Solution to America's Housing Crisis?
Alpen High Performance Products (Alpen) today announced its involvement in Flatirons (Boulder) Habitat for Humanity's Ponderosa Community Stabilization Project. The project is a joint effort with Flatirons Habitat, the City of Boulder and the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) to provide the city's residents with affordable, energy efficient housing options in the form of modular homes built at the BoulderMOD factory - a facility located on a BVSD campus. Each modular home will feature Alpen'
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[{"type":"text","content":"Habitat for Humanity, the Boulder Valley School District and Alpen, a maker of energy efficient windows recently partnered to build a factory that constructs passive inspired, modular homes","length":189,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"LOUISVILLE, Colo., Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpen High Performance Products (Alpen) today announced its involvement in Flatirons (Boulder) Habitat for Humanity's Ponderosa Community Stabilization Project. The project is a joint effort with Flatirons Habitat, the City of Boulder and the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) to provide the city's residents with affordable, energy efficient housing options in the form of modular homes built at the BoulderMOD factory - a facility located on a BVSD campus. Each modular home will feature Alpen's next generation of thin triple glass units, which were Energy Star's highest rated windows for 2024.","length":671,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The first completed home built for the project is now open for public viewing.","length":78,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""At Flatirons Habitat, we're not just building homes, we're transforming lives," said Flatirons Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Dan McColley. "Every home we produce opens the door to stability, opportunity, and hope for a local family. Partnerships with innovative, community-centric companies like Alpen Windows make that transformation possible. Its high-performance, energy-efficient windows help ensure that every home we build is healthy, comfortable, and affordable for generations to come. Together, we're proving that sustainable construction and social impact go hand-in-hand. Together we're creating communities where families can thrive."","length":693,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"All of the Ponderosa Project's modular, energy efficient homes are being constructed at the BoulderMOD factory, a cutting-edge facility managed by Flatirons Habitat. It was built and financed by the City of Boulder for BVSD students as part of the district's APEX program, which as of today is the only high-performance building curriculum nationwide for high school students interested in pursuing a high-performance building career. The APEX program is also supported by the Construction Educa...