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Low-Tech Green Options Have Merit

IRVINE, CA-In an update to an earlier story, KTGY Group's Manny Gonzalez says that simple low-cost options can be boons to green-building development.

By Carrie Rossenfeld | Updated on April 17, 2013

IRVINE, CA-So much emphasis is placed on high-tech products in green development, such as solar-energy systems, that it’s easy to forget the low-tech options that can take designers and developers far. “We need to be aware of the latest products and technology that can help us create affordable, sustainable communities,” said Manny Gonzalez, a principal with KTGY Group Inc., in a prepared statement. “But just as import are the ‘low-tech’ opportunities like using 2×6-ft studs at 24-in. centers and installing electrical outlets that stop ‘vampire’ charging.”

Gonzalez added that putting the right design team together and selecting the right product and density that provides that best return on investment are vital to success. “A good design team can be very innovative in interpreting zoning and building codes. Perfect examples of this are the walk-up garden apartments KTGY has been designing at densities over 40 units to the acre and urban wood-frame apartments over 200 units to the acre.”

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