Green Building
Affordable Apartments Unveiled in San Diego’s North Park
Kalos, a new affordable apartment community in the rapidly gentrifying North Park enclave of San Diego, was recently introduced in an unveiling ceremony.
MHN Interview: Defining ‘Green Luxury’
Luxury communities are attractive to residents, and green features are becoming more and more in demand. In the new Goldtex Lofts in Philadelphia, which was developed by Post Brothers, luxury and green are combined. MHN talks to Mike Pestronk, CEO of Post Brothers, about this new development.
Green Apartment Design: ‘Animated Apertures’ Blur the Divide Between Indoors and Outside
A team of Los Angeles architects hopes to make a few drastic changes to the edifices that we call apartment buildings. Strangely enough, they are starting with the windows.
Prevent Water Waste
The EPA’s water-efficiency labeling program is now available to multifamily. Many forward-thinking firms have already incorporated environmentally sustainable features, including insulation, energy-efficient windows and ENERGY STAR-qualified appliances.
Fields Development Group’s 131-Unit N.J. Community Earns LEED Silver
Fields Development Group announced that Madox, a 131-unit luxury building in Jersey City, N.J., has just been certified LEED Silver. The community features one- and two-bedroom units. Madox, which is known as a green building, has other environmentally friendly features as well.
Infographic: LEED in Motion
The LEED green building certification program from the U.S. Green Building Council is the voluntary, market-based program that has fueled the spectacular growth of the green building industry.