Skylar at Playa Vista, designed by KTGY Group and located in Playa Vista, California is this week’s featured green community.
A 2014 Best in Green award winner, Skylar at Playa Vista is a modern take on the traditional three-story townhome and is marketed toward Boomers and multigenerational families.
Below are ten ways Skylar at Playa Vista incorporates green technology and techniques into its award-winning design:
10 of Skylar at Playa Vista’s green features:
- Rooftop solar panels for community lighting
- Promotion of a Live/Work/Shop/Play/Green Environment through its walkability, reducing pollution, energy consumption, and traffic
- Use of municipal recycled water system
- Permeable pavement
- Drought-tolerant plants to minimize water use
- High performance water fixtures to increase efficiency
- High-efficiency appliances
- Cool roof system that reflects heat and minimizes energy usage
- 100% EnergyStar lighting
- Air filter system to improve environmental quality
Quick stats
- Acres: 3.7
- Number of units: 93 (1,923-2,485 ft.2)
- Type: Private condominiums
- Green certification: LEED Platinum
Find out how your green project can win Best in Green in the newly announced NAHB Green Awards here: www.nahb.org/greenawards
