SILVER SPRING, MD-Work has gotten underway on the $17 million construction of the Blair Towns, an 80,000-sf, 78-unit apartment complex that will be the first “green,” or environmentally responsible, apartment dwelling in the Washington Metro region. Rockville, MD-based The Tower Cos. is behind the project that is part of the company’s 27-acre urban center called The Blairs, which offers office buildings, retail space and 1,300 apartments units.

The Blair Towns structure carries the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, a guarantee that the building will adhere to environmentally friendly regulations such as water and energy efficiency, high indoor environmental quality, and the usage of environmentally acceptable materials for construction.

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