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Gish Family Apartments
By, Jeffrey Chan
Overview
Building: Gish Family Apartments
Location: San Jose, CA Building type: Special
needs housing, Multi-unit residential, Retail, multi-family housing.
Building use: apartments, convenience store, and beauty salon.
Type of project: New construction.
Completed: June 2007 Architect: Jeff Oberdorfer
Materials and Resources
Building materials were selected with durability in mind.
Natural Linoleum composite wood agrifiber products pre-cut wood concrete, metal
Energy Efficiency
The apartments use of low and ultra low flow sinks, showers and toilets.
High-performance Windows and Doors Optimize energy performance of glazing systems.
The electricity to the building is generated by solar panels.
Generates electricity on-site Uses high levels of
insulation, that reduces heating and energy needs.
Gish Apartments was designed to have a 100-year service life.
Site Ecology
The building formerly housed a gas station with underground storage tanks.
There was a concern that the gas would seep in the building’s water supply.
Bicycle parking is available.
Bus station and train station close for affordable transportation
Water Resources
Use low-flow toilets. Showerheads using less
than 2.2 gallons per minute.
Selected plants for drought tolerance instead of turf.
Use water-efficient irrigation equipment.
Water treatment systems to enable safe sewage disposal.
L.E.E.D award 3/5 points for water efficiency.
Cost Implications
5 years for payback for the natural linoleum floors.
The solar panels generate 42,500 kWh of energy.
Reducing private vehicle use and saving tenants over $700 per year.
The solar panels reduce CO2 emissions by 97,500 pounds of CO2 per year.
Uses 36% less water indoors than a comparable building.