CA Leads in Multifamily LEED Projects

Joyce Mihalik and Renee Loveland (l to r) discuss green multifamily with Marc Heisterkamp.

SAN FRANCISCO—Nationwide, 25% of the multifamily construction industry is leveraging LEED certification for energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy spaces for residents and communities. Green multifamily housing is increasingly desired/expected by renters and buyers on the West Coast. In fact, California is leading the country with 175,000 multifamily units using LEED, even in a state with a robust energy and green building codes, i.e., CALGreen.

Home building professionals at last week’s PCBC 2018, heard from Joyce Mihalik, vice president, integrated design services with Forest City Realty Trust, and Renee Loveland, director of sustainability at Gerding Edlen. The session, Reducing Friction for Green Multifamily Buildings, was moderated by Marc Heisterkamp, vice president, strategic relationships at US Green Building Council.