This isn’t a demonstration project with exotic features, but does include nearly all of the increasingly-standard features on green buildings, such as high-efficiency mechanical equipment, low-VOC and recycled content materials. It also includes the all-important layer of continuous insulation (to eliminate thermal bridging), which it is often so difficult to convince developers of this housing type to do. South-facing windows have overhangs (visible toward the right in the rendering) to provide shading - another important detail which is often cut from small speculative projects, unless it can be incorporated into a balcony. Also visible in the rendering is the green roof at multiple levels.

This is a small developer’s first foray into green multifamily housing, and is a great example of a newer developer that recognizes how green building differentiates their product. 1555 N. Talman is schedule for completion in May 2008. Other project team members include general contractor (and primary business of the developer) Good Karma Construction, MEP engineer Quest Design Group Inc., and structural engineer The Structural Shop.