NGBS Impact Case Studies
Real-world examples highlight the benefits and impact of sustainable materials
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Casa Indiana is a new 50-unit affordable and supportive housing community for independent older adults constructed on the site of a former yarn mill in the Fairhill neighborhood. Casa Indiana features a mix of traditional one-bedroom and handicap-accessible apartments, as well as gardens, community rooms, a library, and on-site medical offices that provide services to residents.
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TNAH 2021 is a three-story property that features three bedrooms, four baths with one half-bath, a showcase three-car garage, innovative exercise room, and expansive outdoor kitchen.
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The New American Remodel (TNAR) 2021 is among the first single-family homes to achieve NGBS Green Certification under the 2020 version of the National Green Building Standard (NGBS). It was also among the first to earn the NGBS Green+ NET ZERO ENERGY and WELLNESS badges.
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Greenwich Condos was the first building to achieve NGBS Green Certification under the 2020 version of the standard. It was also the first building to earn the NGBS Green+ WELLNESS badge, which recognizes buildings that are higher-performing across multiple NGBS practices that are influential to human health.
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The Broadstone Junction development transformed 12-acres of abandoned office buildings and asphalt parking lots into a vibrant new community that pays homage to its historic roots while also providing the modern, innovative features renters want.
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The design is the first of many homes planned to be constructed using this prototype across the island. Like many communities, Puerto Rico is experiencing an increase in intensity and frequency of large-scale storm events, as well as earthquakes. As an island community, Puerto Rico is even more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and a sustainable future requires that all resources are used as efficiently as possible.
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In the spring of 2018, I began planning the renovation of a historic rowhouse in the Station North neighborhood, with the goal of turning a 100-year-old vacant brick shell into a net-zero energy, LEED Platinum + NGBS Emerald certified home. Two years later, I received my first bill from Baltimore Gas and Electric showing a negative balance.
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COTS Peterboro, originally the Hotel Imperial in Detroit Michigan, was purchased in 1983 for $1.5 million and converted to a headquarters that offers 56 supportive units spanning eight stories, providing those with nowhere to call home a safe, and green, residence.
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