Sustainable Multi-family systems

Posted: January 23rd, 2008 | Author: mfguide | Filed under: Resources, Sustainability | No Comments »

Long past timely, the Eastern Village Cohousing Condominium won the EDC 2005 Excellence in Design for Multi-family, LEED Silver, and the NAHB Green Project of the Year: Luxury Multi-family. Previously a mid-century office building, the developers retained nearly 75 percent of the shell and reduced impervious materials by 30 percent.

This is an impresive project deserving of its notice. Nevertheless, it is unfortunate that the EDC honorable mentions were mostly abroad.

“Notable sustainable materials, products and systems include:

- All appliances throughout the building were ENERGY STAR qualified including clothes washers and dishwashers

- All exterior wood is treated with non-CCA preservatives

- All native and/or adaptive plants

- American Hydrotech Extensive Garden Roof

- Cardinal Low-E coated glass provides added insulation and reduces solar heat gain, and energy-efficient interior fluorescent lighting with electronic ballasts

- Cyclone XHE Water Heaters (98 percent thermal efficiency) manufactured by A.O. Smith Water Products Co. Each unit has its own FHP Manufacturing Simple Comfort Model #3801 programmable thermostat

- Duron Genesis Oder-free latex paints (local source and zero-VOC paint used on all interiors)

- Existing concrete ceiling was painted

- Flooring includes Hawa bamboo flooring, Patcraft Net Lingo carpet, Mohawk Alladin Westin Hill carpet, Forbo Linoleum, Armstrong linoleum

- Geothermal Heat Pumps from Florida Heat Pumps that utilize a ground source heat exchanger to reject the heat from the heat pumps ion cooling mode

- Green Lee Lighting VBS Bollard exterior lighting

- Homecrest cabinets and all interior doors were from local sources

- Niagara Earth Massage Shower Head (1.75 GPM), bathroom lavatory features 1.5 GPM aerators

- U.S. Gypsum drywall contains 5 percent post-consumer recycled content and 14 percent post-industrial recycled content, Dietrich metal studs contain 64 percent post-industrial recycled content

- Walls feature Fiberglass R11 5-inch batt insulation manufactured by Knauf and the roof has 3-inch thick extruded polystyrene manufactured by Dow.”

Eastern Village Cohousing Condominium

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