Little Deschutes Lodge II Lapine Oregon 2012

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Little Deschutes Lodge II is an affordable senior living center in La Pine, Oregon featuring the greenest of building designs. Rent starts at only $340, with 1 or 2 bedroom options, making this extremely affordable. 
Not only is it affordable, But Rob Roy, and the team at Pacific Crest Group have put a great focus on the enviromental impacts of the building. 
Featuring Solar electric, Solar hot water, geothermal gardening sites for each unit, Solatube Daylighting System with High power LED night lights and Dark Sky compliance light reflectors. Thats really just the begining of the list, there are so many green aspects of this building. These units are cutting edge green, to be truly better for the people and the environment. AND these units are  affordable for those that live there. Can that be done? Rob Roy said YES it can, and it was!

LDL II - Did you know?

1. The centralized domestic hot water system uses two large high efficiency boilers rather than 27
individual hot water tanks, which saves over 14,000 kWh per year.

2. The solar thermal system, including 12 solar panels on the roof of the handicap-parking carport
and 800 gallons of hot water storage, saves over 30,000 kWh per year and provides 65% of all of
the hot water needs of the building.

3. The building is heated and cooled with a ground source heat pump system, made up of 4 heat
pumps and approximately 4 miles of piping placed 8 feet below the ground. The system uses
the relatively stable heat from the ground to heat and cool the building, reducing our heating
and cooling costs by approximately 2/3, and saving 275,000 kWh per year.

4. The exterior walls are made with insulated concrete forms. These walls, which are
approximately 12 inches thick, make for an incredibly airtight building envelope and have twice
the insulation value of a standard wall.

5. The building’s 2-foot roof eaves provide shade from the summer sun, reducing the cooling costs,
and minimizing potential water damage by keeping water away from the building.

6. The building is oriented to maximize solar exposure, improving passive solar capacity and
optimizing the performance of the solar thermal and solar photovoltaic panels.

7. The footprint of the building is reduced with simplified building shapes and a 2-story design,
minimizing the impervious surface area, facilitating the efficient use of utilities, and maximizing
community and open spaces.

8. We re-use our rainwater. We catch our rainwater in 12 large above-ground storage tanks,
totaling approximately 8,000 gallons of water, and four bioswales. The water is used to irrigate
the landscaping around the building and water the raised bed gardens.

9. The parking lot is designed with the minimum capacity allowed under local zoning codes to
minimize the impermeable surface area, retain as much natural drainage as possible, and
reduce the creation of heat islands.

10. All of the windows in the building are double-glazed, low-emission and high efficiency, and
use an advanced design spacer to stop heat flow, reduce condensation, and reduce sound
transmissions by 30%.

11. The insulated concrete form walls extend into the ground, beyond the concrete slab, insulating
the perimeter of the slab and preventing heat loss due to contact with the cold winter earth.

12. Each unit in the building is individually controlled for heating and cooling. The building’s heat
recovery ventilation system provides fresh air in all of the units, even when the windows are
closed, and recovers 80% of the heat for recirculation throughout the building.

13. All of the appliances are Energy Star rated. The refrigerators and dishwashers combined save
4,750 kWh per year and the clothes washers in the laundry areas save 3,000 kWh per year.

14. The 33 kW solar photovoltaic system generates approximately 45,000 kWh annually offsetting
25% of all the electricity used by the building.

15. We use only native plant materials in our landscaping and eliminated turf. The landscaping will
only require irrigation for the first two years.

16. All of the upstairs decks are made with Trex decking. 95% of the material in Trex decking is
recycled or reclaimed, including used shopping bags, reclaimed wood, used pallets and sawdust.

17. Specially designed roof trusses allow the ceiling insulation to extend to the building exterior,
reducing heat loss in an area where much heat typically escapes.

18. The majority of the common area and apartment lighting is fluorescent or LED which save
electricity and provide a higher quality light.

19. Vacancy sensors control the apartment unit lights. These manual-on/auto-off sensors are ideal
for seniors and reduce lighting electrical demand by 25%.

20. Solatubes line the upstairs corridor & common areas, providing natural light, minimizing the
need for electric lighting, and saving on utility costs.

21. The pellet stove in the community room provides a very efficient (and cozy) heat source,
generating 60,000 BTUs of heat per hour using a variety of materials, from sunflower seeds to
wood pellets made from wood by-products and sawdust collected at local sawmills.

22. The ventilation system is designed to take the excess heat from the pellet stove, put it into the
ground source heat pump system, and circulate it throughout the building.

23. The building is plumbed and approved for graywater circulation. This is the first multifamily
building in Oregon that can make this claim!

24. Operable windows throughout the building ensure ample fresh air in the common areas and the
units.

25. Little Deschutes Lodge has a property-wide no smoking policy.

26. We actively encourage our residents to grow edibles in the raised bed gardens to provide
nutritious food options and enhance their food security.

27. All of the toilets are “dual flush”, providing two flush options: a 1.28 gallon full flush option for
solids, and a .8 gallon half flush option for liquids. These toilets save 135,000 gallons of water
annually.

28. All of the operable widows have Smart Touch hardware, awarded the “Ease of Use
Commendation” by the Arthritis Foundation for their ease of use by elderly or arthritic persons.

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Little Descutes Lodge 1 Lapine Oregon 2010

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Pioneer of a sustainable future! 

LDL 1 was the first generation of affordable senior housing pioneered by Rob Roy, and Pacific Crest Group. This project was told, "It can't be done." An affordable housing that is absolutely green to the core... Yet it has been done! 






Building Envelope:

  • Passive solar Passive solar design minimizes heating and cooling costs and optimizes the performance of the solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems.

  • ICF exterior walls   Structures with Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) walls require 44% less energy to heat and 32% less energy to cool.

  • Roof design   High heel trusses reduce heat loss and ventilated cold attic reduces the building’s cooling load.

  • Windows   The Milgard windows exceed Energy Star qualifications by 25% and reduce sound and UV transmission.

  • Interior finishes All carpets are recyclable and paints are low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) 


Heating and cooling:

  • Geothermal The ground source heat pump system utilizes 16,000 feet of underground tubing and five heat pumps to transfer heat from the ground into the building in the winter, and from the building to the ground in the summer.  The system reduces energy use by 110,000 kWh per year compared to PTAC units, and by 273,000 kWh per year compared to electric resistance heaters.

  • HRV System The heat recovery ventilation system recovers about 70% – 80% of the heat that is exiting the building air and delivers that energy back into the incoming air. 

  • Pellet Stove   The pellet stove in the community room generates 60,000 BTUs of heat per hour using a variety of wood by-products collected at local sawmills.


Solar:

  • Solar Thermal   Twelve solar thermal panels on the roof and an 400 gallon storage tank satisfy 65% of all domestic hot water needs of the building; a centralized hot water system with an energy efficient boiler save 14,000kwh per year.

  • Solar Photovoltaic The 24 kW rooftop system generates 38,000 kWh per year and satisfies 20% of the building’s electrical needs. 


Electrical:

  • Lighting   High efficiency compact fluorescent and LED lighting significantly reduces electrical energy use; fourteen common area Solatubes provide attractive natural light, further reducing energy use.

  • Appliances   Energy Star refrigerators and dishwashers save approximately 4,750 kWh per year; Energy Star washers and dryers save approximately 3,000 kWh per year.


Water Conservation:

  • Plumbing Fixtures Dual flush toilets save approximately 35,000 gallons of water per year, front-load washing machines save approximately 22,000 gallons per year, and low-flow shower heads and faucets reduce water consumption by 30%.

  • Grey Water Little Deschutes Lodge is the first multi-family building in Oregon to be approved for grey water circulation. Grey water comprises 50% – 80% of residential wastewater and can be reused flushing toilets, landscape irrigation, and other purposes. 

  • Rain Harvesting Rainwater is collected in 12 rain barrels that can store 60 gallons of water each. The water is used to irrigate 12 raised bed gardens in which residents grow edibles and ornamental plants.

  • Stormwater Two bioswales capture the storm water runoff from the parking lot, which was designed to minimize the impenetrable surface area, retain as much natural drainage as possible, and reduce the creation of heat islands.

  • Landscaping Native plant material was used for the landscaping and will require no irrigation after the first 2 years. 

  • Living Machine When installed, this natural wastewater treatment system will use living plants and microorganisms to turn wastewater into clean water that is reusable for irrigation, toilet flushing and other purposes.  Since up to 95% of water usage goes to applications like these, the Living Machine can make an enormous difference in reducing water consumption.