Building Technologies Update for Multifamily Housing
Conclusion
Multifamily housing continues to represent a very large part of total building construction across the U.S. and Canada. Architects engaged in this type of building type are creating dynamic, timely, and appropriate designs that address the lifestyles of occupants and the budgets of the owners. They are doing it, in part, by recognizing the readily available products and services on the market that are innovative in design, but grounded in solid principles of product design and manufacturing. By incorporating good design with appropriate product selection, multifamily housing projects can readily achieve high performance that is sustainable over the long term.
Endnotes
- Green Apartment Offerings Wave II, Strata Research May 2013, http://greenblogic.com/Portals/16947/docs/2013 green renters survey executive summary.pdf
- http://www.usgbc.org/leed
- For units in multifamily mid- and high-rise buildings to earn the ENERGY STAR, a new or substantially rehabilitated mid- or high-rise multifamily building must be designed to be at least 15% more energy efficient than a building built to ASHRAE Standard 90.1–2007. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=bldrs_lenders_raters.nh_mfhr_prgm_reqs
- Fannie Mae is now granting a 10 basis point reduction in the interest rate of a multifamily refinance, acquisition, or supplemental mortgage loan. http://www.proudgreenhome.com/news/leed-certified-multifamily-properties-eligible-for-lower-interest-rate/
Peter J. Arsenault, FAIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is an architect and green building consultant who has authored over 100 continuing education and technical publications as part of a nationwide practice. www.linkedin.com/in/pjaarch
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