Greenway Townhouses

The goal of Greenway Townhouses was to take a long-vacant, previously-developed property and provide multi-family housing in a sustainable, economical manner. Each of the eleven units has achieved LEED Gold status as well as an Earth Advantage Platinum rating.

Location — Eugene, OR

Year Completed — 2013

After our success with The Sage (LEED Platinum), we (Dan and Bill) wanted to create a multi-family housing option that utilized our site in the best manner and be a long-term investment since we were also going to remain the owners. We balanced environment, economy and equity in this project, creating housing that uses sustainable materials, maintains low maintenance and utility bills, and has affordable rents.

Sustainable Site Features:

built on a previously-developed infill site
bus transit stop in front of site and bike path connection through the site
drought resistant landscaping
all stormwater retained on-site with rain garden

Sustainable Water & Energy:

low-flow faucets and dual flush toilets
no permanent irrigation system
high-efficiency foam and blown in batt insulation
diligent air sealing for controlled ventilation
high efficiency thru-wall heat pumps
Energy Star appliances
LED and CFL lighting (260 watts lighting total per unit)

Sustainable Materials & Indoor Air Quality:

zero VOC paint
no combustion appliances
low cfm continuous fan for controlled ventilation
minimized waste generation and diversion