Our vow is to protect the things worth protecting

Our goal is to make Old Town Sheridan use greenest technologies possible. Nothing less. This commitment to sustainability represents not only an enlightened approach to environmentally responsible development, but also recognizes that in the twenty-first century, sustainability is essential for growth and success. This will be a community that treads lightly on the earth – preventing erosion, conserving water, preserving wildlife habitat – while at the same time creating a rich, satisfying living environment that will be a magnet for residents and visitors. State-of-the-art green design and technology will reduce energy use to a bare minimum. For many of the buildings, a unique synergy of leading-edge energy conservation methods combined with renewable energy components such as solar, geothermal, energy cell, fuel cell and wind, will approach the goal of carbon neutral energy use. Old Town Sheridan is being planned to become one of the first communities certified under the US Green Building Council’s stringent LEED® guidelines, and with the purchase
of carbon offsets and renewable energy credits, the entire project will be essentially carbon neutral.

Commitment to Sustainability

Old Town Sheridan is expected to become one of the first entire towns built to meet certification requirements under the US Green Building Council’s stringent LEED guidelines, and on-site production of clean, renewable energy will dramatically reduce the project’s carbon footprint. Ultimately, the goal is a project with virtually no negative environmental impact. This is building for the future. This is building for success

Environmental Study

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality requires that an Environmental Assessment be included in the materials turned in to the Madison County Planning Department during the plat-approval process. Currently the Environmental Assessment for Old Town Sheridan in Sheridan, Montana has been started.

Geology

We have begun with the study to identify geological hazards or conditions that would influence the construction and operation Old Town Sheridan. So far, we have found no hazards or conditions that would negatively impact the project.

Vegetation

The team will closely work with the Madison County Weed Department to create and develop a 5-year weed management plan.

Wildlife

We will work with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the Montana Natural Heritage Program. Under first observations, we have found no wildlife issues that would negatively affect the project. We will develop management plans to ensure that the subdivision has the least amount of impact possible.

Historical/Cultural

The project team will work with the cultural records Manager for the State Historic Preservation Office and the archeologist for the State Historic Preservation Office, to research the cultural properties on the Old Town Sheridan parcel. We will look for historical or cultural issues that would negatively affect the project. It appears that there is no structural integrity anywhere on the property that would be found eligible for the United States Register of Historic Places.

Utilities

Engineers at NorthWestern Energy have confirmed that there are adequate electric and gas services in the area. 3 Rivers Communications have confirmed that there are ample nearby Fiber Optics to extend phone and internet communications into our development. We have letters from both agencies.

Our intention is to create our own power on site through geothermal, energy cell, power cell, wind and photo voltaic and we will also be tied to the Sheridan electrical grid for back up and sell back.