Long before “Going Green” and “Sustainability” were the new buzz words, 333 Atwells incorporated many key energy and environmental friendly products and building technologies into our facility.
Although not a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified building, we applied many of the guidelines that the US Green Building Council requires for their certification.
First, our project location of an “urban infill” site, which utilizes an existing building site that housed a local furniture store, complies with the sustainable sites category. Although there was some selective demolition during construction, we were able to save and reuse most of the first floor of the existing building for the commercial use, thereby saving many hundreds of tons of construction debris that would have been sent to a local landfill. Many of the items that could not be used in construction, such as the existing steel bar joists were sent to salvage yards where they were recycled.
The existing furniture store basement was reused to incorporate enclosed, secure resident parking as well as heated storage spaces, mechanical rooms and trash collection.
Our location also follows LEED standards as a site that is on an accessible public transit route serving a major thoroughfare, leading into downtown Providence. This allows residents the opportunity to utilize public transportation while leaving their vehicle parked at the site. This greatly helps reduce the need for costly fossil fuels while reducing carbon emissions that pollute our atmosphere.
Another key component to the site selection is its close proximity to key neighborhood necessities such as churches, banks, grocery stores, restaurants, schools and more.
Walking and cycling to these neighborhood venues also helps to promote a healthy lifestyle.
The 333 Atwells development team exercised great care and spent many thousands of dollars to integrate both sustainable materials and building technologies into the building. This was done to insure every condominium home was provided with energy saving products and materials to reduce the need for fossil fuels while saving money on monthly utility costs.
These include but are not limited to the following items:
- High efficiency Pella casement and double hung windows
- Wall and roof insulation that meet or exceed building codes
- Kitchen and bath cabinetry that do not contain any urea-formaldehydes in the manufactufing process
- Select "Energy Star" appliances
- Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint
- High efficiency heat pumps
- Programmable thermostats which allows the resident to lower the heating or cooling needs when the home is not occupied.
- Incorporation of "green" planting areas throughout the site. These planting areas have many positive impacts on a site, such as:
- Natural absorption of rain water
- Reduction of runoff into the local storm drain which carry sediments to natural streams and rivers
- Reduction in the amount of pervious surfaces which reduce heat island effect
- Natural cooling and shading of the building and site
- On site water retention systems which reduce water runoff
- Enclosed bicycle racks for residents
- Outdoor bicycle racks for users of the commercial space
- In house recycling trash system to reduce landfill waste
- Oversized windows and patio doors to allow more natural daylight into the homes and common areas
- Compact fluorescent light fixtures throughout the common areas to save energy
- And more...
333 Atwells is committed to being environmentally and socially conscious of the environment, its residents and surrounding neighborhood.
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