The beautiful Wasatch Mountains beckon adventurers. Nestled in the foothills of these mountains, the Sierra RV building was built in 1999 to provide recreational vehicle services for the residents of Sunset. In 2015, this family-owned business moved to a larger location, a 45-acre site in Marriott-Slaterville. After a couple of years standing abandoned, and thus not providing any tax revenues for the city of Sunset, U-Haul purchased the building in 2017 to serve do-it-yourself movers on their next adventure. 

Adaptive reuse building conversions allow U-Haul to promote infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction. Adaptive reuse also allows resources to be focused on integrating environmentally thoughtful features into the existing building rather than creating waste in the form of demolition and using valuable resources for new construction.

Serving U-Haul customers since 2017, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive Reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site: 

• 377 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented 
• 1,620 tons of new concrete pours avoided 
• 1,997 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented 

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for the Sunset community: 

• 101,336 kWh annual energy savings 
• 2,217,887 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented 

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  Steel Production 377 tons (342 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

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  Energy 101,336 kWh annual energy savings

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  Concrete 1,620 tons (1,470 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

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  Emissions 2,217,887 lbs (1,006,027 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

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  Landfill Debris 1,997 lbs (906 kgs) of construction debris prevented

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