“Not only will Populus be the country’s first carbon positive hotel, but it will be a stunning architectural landmark by Studio Gang that will forever alter Denver’s skyline and contribute ...

Populus joined downtown Denver in October 2024 as the nation's first "carbon positive" hotel. Here's what it's like to stay there.

A new 145,000-gross-square-foot, 13-story mixed-use building, Populus, located at 14th Street and Colfax Avenue, immediately adjacent to Civic Center Park is pictured in this rendering.

In downtown Denver, the recently opened Populus is the country’s first carbon positive hotel, according to the project’s general contractor, The Beck Group. Developed by Urban Villages and designed by ...

The hotel's impressive white-washed facade, inspired by Colorado's native Aspen tree (or Populus tremuloides), is punctuated by windows and openings in over 65 different shapes, allowing guests to ...

Photo courtesy of Studio Gang 3. The design (and name) was inspired by aspen trees. “We saw a parallel between the way aspens (Populus tremuloides) work together as organisms, growing in colonies that ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...