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Join Energy Trust of Oregon and AIA Oregon on January 10 for a webinar on Canal Commons, an affordable, high-performance multifamily housing in Bend, Oregon. With rent price options below 60% of area median income, this 48-unit building includes numerous design features to keep utility costs low, while providing bright open breezeways that connect the apartments for a timeless, contemporary design that fits the multifamily aesthetic.
Learn about this exciting project and how it incorporated high-performance design strategies to enhance comfort and resiliency while keeping rental prices affordable. Designers will discuss how they implemented sustainable practices such as energy-efficient exterior walls, high-efficiency air source heating/cooling, energy recovery ventilation for all units, solar-generated electricity and solar-heated water, triple-pane equivalent windows, dual-flush toilets and drought-tolerant landscaping.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will understand how the project implemented sustainable practices such as energy-efficient exterior walls, high-efficiency air source heating/cooling, energy recovery ventilation for all units, solar-generated electricity and solar-heated water, triple-pane equivalent windows, dual-flush toilets, and drought-tolerant landscaping.
Participants will learn how understanding the flow and use of space of residents dispersed throughout the building campus contributed to the goal of the project to encourage resident movement throughout the campus to improve occupant health, while providing plenty of opportunities for residents to gather and socialize in common spaces, thereby improving occupant sense of community and wellbeing.
Participants will understand how altering the size of the housing units, adding mechanical and electronic systems to supplement comfortability, and establishing an interlinking design philosophy with exterior systems reduced utility costs throughout the complex.
Participants will learn about the two-phase approach that allowed the design and construction project teams to navigate the complexities of the current construction market with supply chain disruptions, to ensure that the project was delivered on time.
Presenter:
Jim Landin,
Director of Bend office, LRS Architects
Jim has designed over 500 affordable housing units in Oregon and is inspired by residents who tell him their home is the nicest one they’ve had. He prioritizes listening to a client’s needs and implementing design elements that exceed expectations.
