Benefits like increased energy efficiency and cost savings, combined with heightened resident demand for sustainable features, are driving builders to think about sustainability.
Government data provides us with telling characteristics of the 21 million apartments in the U.S., but there is much less data available on how apartment residents live in their homes and how those habits affect their energy consumption.
The financial and environmental rewards of improving energy efficiency are well known, yet even as upgrades become common practice, it’s fair to say that plenty of untapped opportunities await.
Sean Sacks, Director of Development at Hines, Boston, talks to Multi-Housing News about what it takes to compete in a booming luxury multifamily market.
Once approved, the building will be the first vertically mixed-use building in the greater D.C. area, with the first two floors comprised of retail, followed by eight floors of office space and 12 floors of residential.
