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Arcat Detailed Podcast Episode
81: Affordable Sustainability | Woolsey Gardens
39m 22s |
In this episode, Cherise is joined by Sarah Kennedy, AIA, Associate, and Michael Kehl, AIA, LEED - Associate Principal at SCB based in Chicago with offices also in San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle. They discuss the design of the visionary multifamily housing project “Woolsey Gardens” in South Berkeley, CA.
The Woolsey Gardens’ goal is to act as a replicable, sustainable, and financeable alternative for future affordable housing developments located on small, infill parcels.
To achieve this, the project will feature 100% permanently affordable units, 100% ownership units, Zero Net Energy sustainability, community-centered spaces as well as mass timber construction and LEED Platinum certification.
The Woolsey Gardens’ goal is to act as a replicable, sustainable, and financeable alternative for future affordable housing developments located on small, infill parcels.
To achieve this, the project will feature 100% permanently affordable units, 100% ownership units, Zero Net Energy sustainability, community-centered spaces as well as mass timber construction and LEED Platinum certification.
