Case Study

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Capital Hill : The 3-Star project was the 2006 Built Green Hammer Award winner in the multi-family over 5-story category.

Built Green Rating: 3 Star Housing Re-Development Designed by SMR Architects Location: Seattle

This month’s featured project is a 49 unit, affordable multi-family housing development in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Designed by SMR Architects, the redevelopment project included the restoration of a historic house built in 1907, which contains four of the units. The 3-Star project was the 2006 Built Green Hammer Award winner in the multi-family over 5-story category.

The many green features include:

Site and Water Protection

• Installation of erosion control devices during construction
• Stabilization of slopes with organic compost
• Use of slow release organic fertilizers to establish vegetation
• Amendment of soils to a depth of eight to ten inches
• Redevelopment of existing infill site
• Location convenient to public transportation

Energy-Efficiency

• Use of energy-efficient traction elevator rather than conventional hydraulic elevator
• Reduced thermal bridging through use of rigid insulation over the exterior of stem walls
• Further reduced thermal bridging by placing rigid insulation above slab rather than below
• Located heating and cooling equipment and distribution system inside the heated space
• Used a comprehensive approach to high-quality lighting design including placement of fluorescent bulbs in hallways
• Installation of a ductless heating system

Material Use

• Enrolled project in King County’s Construction Works program
• Focused heavily on recycling jobsite waste including yard waste, metal, wood, drywall and asphalt roofing.
• Used advanced or two-by-six framing
• Use of recycled content carpet
• Use of rapidly renewable materials for flooring, such as linoleum, cork and bamboo
• Acoustical ceiling tiles contain recycled waste
• Used a siding product with 50 year warranty

Indoor Air Quality

• Involved sub-contractors in implementing a healthy jobsite plan
• Ventilation after the application of each new finish
• Designed for cross ventilation by providing operable windows
• Installation of exhaust fans vented to the outside
• Use of Greenguard certified products such as insulation
• Installed cabinets made with formaldehyde free projects and low toxic finish
• Required builders to certify at a 3-Star level of above on the Built Green Checklist

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