"Green" Features at Wasatch Commons Cohousing

Passive Solar (engineered overhangs, heat sink, heat chimney/ clerestory windows, south side window glazing maximized, cross-ventilation)
Double paned low-e casement and awning windows only
Interior windows in clerestory stairwell for increased natural light and cross-ventilation Optional clerestory fans
Extra ceiling (R-44) and wall (R-24) insulation
Clustered development and parking areas in order to minimize hard scape and help mitigate urban heat, preserve existing shade trees and other natural features, vegetation and wildlife, and make pedestrian and child friendly
On-site collection of storm water allowing for ground water recharging
Use of traditional stucco and pale wall and roof colors for sun/heat reflection Extensive common facilities allowing for smaller individual unit sizing
Chemical, light and noise pollution control (no CCA-treated lumber, natural rodent and pest control, downward directed hooded lamp posts, quiet appliances)

Use of recycled, scrap and waste materials (tressle wood, playground structures and areas. storage units, garden beds, landscaping, soil amendments, grassy pavers)
Structural insulated panel (SIP/R-control Panel) construction
Radiant heat option combined within single domestic hot water appliance
Location-appropriate landscaping (xeriscaping, min. grass, drip irrigation)
Evaporative cooling, gas appliances, front loading washers, low flush toilets
Floodlight motion sensors

Common House (guest rooms, laundry facilities including outdoor clothes Ii ne, kids room, library, sewing room, various other gathering and use spaces)
Workshop (work, landscaping, and garden tools, equipment and materials; car repairs, build and/or repair projects)
Shared child care and shut-in care
Exercise and music room and equipment, outdoor and recreational equipment
Carpooling
Shared vegetable and herb garden and orchard space and produce
Variously shared internet access
Recycling center

Programmable thermostats, tree and vine plantings to shade stucco and/or roofing
Various food and garden co-operatives
Composting, rain collection barrels Purchase of wind power blocks
Use of wood composites and other alternative building materials (e.g., Trex, cork)

Attached: 1GreenFeatures.pdf