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Silver Star Apartments
The Silver Star Apartment Homes is 33,923 gross sq. ft. This project is intended in particular to provide housing for military veterans who are homeless and living with disabilities, including mental illness, substance abuse and other chronic illnesses, as well as those veterans with income at or below 30% of AMI.
The project program prescribed that use of natural gas at the site was not an option. This meant that a natural gas supply infrastructure at the site and buildings did not have to be built. The design team chose a solar thermal system over one that was simply more solar PV panels combined with heat pump water heaters.
Why It's Green:
Windows are manufactured, vinyl-framed, double-glazed with a low-e coating;
LEED for Homes (low-rise) and Energy Star® requirements are met through HERS-verified air sealing and insulation installation inspections ¾-ton ducted mini-split system is installed in each unit and the manager’s office;
Ceiling fans are installed in the major rooms of each apartment to increase occupant comfort at higher indoor air temperatures and thereby reduce the use of the mini-split systems;
Taller windows gave deeper penetration of daylight to the unit interior LED Lighting
Twenty-six (26) panels making up the solar thermal system that essentially preheats the domestic hot water (DHW) before delivering it to four storage tanks with heat pumps attached
Solar PV System and battery storage system
Check out the
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to learn more about the project.