New Elephant Exhibit at Denver Zoo Is First in U.S. to Earn LEED-Platinum Certification
The Chang Pa Wildlife Preserve at TEP, which includes the gibbon area (at right), features seamless, naturalistic barriers.
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At 20,000 sq ft, the TEP elephant house is the largest of the exhibit's 10 major buildings. It even has showers the elephants can operate themselves.
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CLR Design principals Mark Beauchamp (left), Greg Dykstra (middle) and Jon Stefansson check plans for TEP. The firm is the Denver Zoo's longtime architect.
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TEP's outdoor habitats feature 1.1 million gallons of filtered, recycled water and naturalistic stonework.
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The main, multi-room elephant barn can accommodate as many as 12 animals.
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