Mar Vista Union Apartments

Green Accomplishments

• Optimize Energy Performance in Mid-Rise Buildings to exceed 55.2% savings compared with Title 24 2008 Standard

• Quality air sealing and insulation installation implemented to greatly reduce envelope leakage and HVAC loads

• Use of high efficiency ducted mini-split HVAC (20 SEER), sized to meet the reduced envelope loads

• Solar Thermal System designed to offset 65% of natural gas loads for hot water

• Implemented stormwater quality measures that exceeded LEED requirements, which support protection of our waterways and ocean

• Reduced heat island effect by locating 100% of the parking under the building cover, in addition to a high-albedo roof with vegetated surfaces

• Reduced irrigation demand by implementing drought tolerant planting, eliminating turf, smart irrigation controls, and deploying drip irrigation for all landscape areas

• Reduced burden on municipal water supply with high efficiency plumbing fixtures

• Reduced burden on the landfill by diverting and recycling over 81% of the demolition/construction waste

• Used environmentally preferable building materials with low VOC’s

• Avoiding 26,350 lbs of CO2 emissions per year through energy efficient design