eco green

How Eco-friendly are apartments in Arlington, VA?

In Arlington, Virginia is one of the first counties in the country to develop its own certification eco-friendly home building, called Arlington Green Home Choice. The program defines a green home as a "healthy, comfortable, cost efficient home that reduces energy and water use and protects the environment. "Components of a green house (as indicated on the website of Arlington Green Home Choice) may include:

The Specific construction practices to minimize and recycle construction waste;
Care isolation practices;
Non-toxic finishes indoor (low VOC paint, sealants, and carpets);
Components made from renewable resources (such as cork or bamboo flooring, wheatboard cabinets);
Recycled content components (such as recycled glass tiles, recycled content countertops);
Energy-efficient appliances (Energy Rated Star refrigerator, dishwasher, water heater, etc);
Photovoltaic (solar) panels;
Water efficient appliances and garden watering (washing Front loading clothes and moisture sensing irrigation systems);
Rainbarrels Stormwater collection (or larger cisterns);
Careful placement shade trees;
Careful placement of windows to maximize interior light and ventilation.

The program was originally developed to recognize new homes being built in Arlington County that included these attributes. Recently, it has evolved to include households that have been significantly upgraded for the Arlington Green Home Choice standards.

Obviously, this program relates to the houses. What about condos in Arlington, VA?

A condo in Arlington, which is particularly environmentally friendly is the Wooster and Mercer Lofts. Use of commercial-quality windows and insulation materials of high quality, the building is exceptionally tight. Each unit is equipped with an HVAC system separately housed underlying the fresh air from outside rather than recirculating stale air. The result is air quality healthier.

If you live in a loft Wooster or other condominium in Arlington VA, you can live an eco-friendly lifestyle. One of the attributes more wonderful than condos in the share of Arlington is a trafficability. The existing condos along the Orange Line Metrorail are particularly walkable. Whether shopping, dining, nightlife or even go to work, Arlington many find they can live without a car. The residents are less dependent on their cars less taxes tend to be on the environment.

Arlington has recycling programs in the wonderful place for its residents. A single stream collection means that all recyclable materials can be placed on the tray itself without having to be ordered. A recent update of Arlington's recycling program, all of the following materials can be recycled now: Plastics 1-7 (yogurt cups, margarine tubs), foil and trays, milk cartons and juice hardbacks and paperback, rigid plastics (buckets, pots, toys), empty aerosol cans, plastic bags (bags with multiple bag in a bag), and wire hangers.

Arlington, Virginia-based organizations such as the Arlington Initiative to Reduce Emissions (AIRE) are doing a wonderful job or raise awareness for eco-friendly homeowners in Arlington VA. Have programs to encourage car-free life and are helping the residents of Arlington whole environment friendly targets in 2010.

Because many of the condos in Arlington VA have been built in the last 10 years, adhering to a higher degree of efficiency when it comes to water conservation, insulation, heating / Cooling, and improving air quality.

By working with a certified EcoBroker Realtor when buying an apartment in Arlington, VA to be someone to guide you through the buying process and help understand the eco-friendly homes differences among you to consider.

Eco-Friendly Brokerage Arbour Realty is a specialist in green, eco-friendly real estate.

Adam Westcott Eco Green Marketing

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