Living Green in NYC

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Gerald Pugliese
Green living is getting more and more popular. So why not have a green apartment? More from TreeHugger:

Features include:
  • "Individually ventilated apartments reduce the mixing of air between units, for better indoor air quality. Fresh air is drawn in continuously through window trickle vents and expelled horizontally
  • through voids in the concrete plank, as opposed to vertical ducts." ( this is significant; in traditional buildings, corridors are pressurized to keep smells in the units, but if anyone has their door open or smokes in the corridor it goes everywhere.)
  • Solar shading on the south facade;
  • "A Rainwater Harvesting System will funnel water from the roof into storage tanks to be used for irrigation, reducing utility costs and stormwater run-off."
  • Also included are energy-efficient mechanical systems, a high-performance wall and roof system, green building materials such as recycled components, low VOC materials and a green roof.
You know, there might be something to all this “green” stuff…to be continued.
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