Eleven 2 and 3 story affordable town homes with 1 or 2 car garages in the rear allow the front yards to be street friendly “zeroscaped” areas for pedestrian access.
All paving is done with permeable pavers and other semi-porous surfaces
Rainwater is collected in second story cisterns for irrigation, flushing toilets, and washing cars.
Automatic windows are controlled by temperature, humidity, and wind sensors which operate clearstory windows and turn off air conditioning when conditions are favorable
Exterior walls constructed of R-22 insulated concrete forms (ICF)
Windows arranged to promote cross ventilation and maximize daylighting
Solar light tubes used to light rooms without windows
High efficiency mini-split air conditioning units allow temperature control on a room by room basis