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​Because Heartwood was owner developed, we built very high quality, sustainable homes for ourselves. We have strawbale, straw-clay, pumice-crete, and super-stick built homes. All of our homes are extremely energy efficient and oriented to optimize solar gain. We have many community and private solar panel systems, both for generating electricity and for heating water. In 2019 we installed a new photovoltaic system to provide electricity for our common house & workshop.
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One of our custom homes featuring a timber frame built with locally harvested lumber, super energy efficient strawbale walls, and natural earth plasters.
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Dinner on the back patio with private backyard and forest in the background.


​Close connection with nature is one of our core values. Our homes embody that connection. Because of our rural location and the gorgeous land we live on, every home has beautiful views of the surrounding forests and hillsides. Our backyards are designed to be private natural sanctuaries. Deer and wild turkeys routinely roam through the neighborhood.

Our near-perfect four season climate also helps. For more than half the year we open our windows to let in the clean mountain air.



Phase 1 of our community is made up of 10 custom-built homes and 14 production-built homes. Ten of the homes are duplex homes, and 14 are single-family detached homes. The duplex homes are located on the west wing, and all but five of the single-family detached homes are located on the north wing. That combination and configuration optimizes solar gain and efficient land use.
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Wild turkeys strolling through the Village Green with the kids play structure in the background.
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In harmony with Nature. All homes are oriented, designed, and built for passive solar gain and energy efficiency.
All of our homes are passive solar and energy efficient. Our production homes received a from-plans E-star energy rating of 85 — considerably higher than the Colorado State Energy Code rating of 72. The certified inspector who prepared the rating analysis said that it was one of the highest scores he’s ever seen. Additionally, our production-built homes were constructed with over 80% of the lumber coming from sustainably harvested forests.

Almost all of the custom-built homes were constructed using alternative technologies such as straw-clay and strawbale and finished with natural earth plasters and stuccos. Most of them utilize gorgeous timber frame construction using sustainably harvested lumber.
One of the hallmarks of living in community is the sharing of resources. When you buy or rent here, you get so much more than just a home and a private lot. Check out Our Land & Shared Amenities.

To see the homes currently for sale or rent, check out What's Available.
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