NGBS Impact Case Studies
Real-world examples highlight the benefits and impact of sustainable materials
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TNAR 2022 is an innovative masterpiece. It features technological advancements that allowed the home to achieve exceptional levels of energy efficiency and sustainability while retaining and enhancing its original mid-century modern design.
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TNAH 2022 is a three-story property that features three bedrooms, three and a half baths, an extra-large two-car garage, exercise area, rooftop terrace, and expansive indoor outdoor living area with luxurious outdoor kitchen. The primary bedroom suite provides a private sanctuary with separate entrances and spa-like features.
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NOVEL River Oaks is a luxury multifamily and mixed-use development, and a testament to the harmony that exists between green building practice and high-end living.
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Located on the Quinebaug River, the historic Cargill Falls Mill in Putnam, Connecticut, has been transformed into over nine acres of residential space. A once successful cotton mill in the early 1800s, Cargill Falls Mill is now a unique apartment enclave in a thriving, sought-after community.
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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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