vPoint, a new high-rise, mixed-income apartment property in suburban Washington, D.C., has opened its doors.

Glenwood, a New York-based developer, is the first to use the Demand Shifter, a “DVR for electricity.”

New York apartment benefits from glass fiber veils in its windows.

Enterprise Community Partners has formed the National Multifamily Energy Services Collaborative with the Center for Neighborhood Technology Energy, LINC Housing and the Hispanic Housing Development Corporation. The Collaborative will design and implement green services for affordable multifamily properties.

Palo Verde Apartments, an affordable housing development in the Sun Valley district of Los Angeles, has been completed and opened for residents.

The 2012 International Green Construction Code, released today, will increase the energy-efficiency of structures, while providing governments direction and oversight of green design and construction.

Brightview South River, a new community in Edgewater, Md., providing assisted living and memory care services for seniors, has been awarded LEED Gold certification. The achievement is a first for a seniors project in Maryland and also the first for Brightview Senior Living.

It’s not just the name that evokes peacefulness and tranquility at Roseland Property Company’s Estuary, a new apartment community in Weehawken, N.J. The entire design was based on those principles.

Flos, an Italian company that features innovative lighting products for residential and architectural uses, recently launched new soft architecture products for the first time in the United States in Canada.

Hartz Mountain Industries constructed 11.87 MW of rooftop and ground-based solar arrays in 2011, representing 0.6 percent of the national total and 3.8 percent of New Jersey’s total.