GREEN SEED APARTMENTS

What is passive solar technology?

No, it is not using solar panels. Most simply passive solar technology is using the structures and environment around you to decrease heat loss. At Green Seed, we take passive solar technology very seriously. From the roof to each wall, and each window we make sure that passive solar technology is used because not only does it increase the comfort of our occupants but there is no additional power that is used to implement it.

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Green Seed Apartments uses passive and active solar technology to further the energy efficiency of the buildings. Our triple-paned windows are a feature of passive solar technology because they prohibit temperature escape from the unit and ensure the unit required less artificial heating. Active solar technology fills the gaps that passive solar technology can’t. It powers the building electricity, heats the units, while being carbon free and renewable.

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On-site storage of rain collected from our roof allows Green Seed Apartments to preserve and save water for other uses like irrigation for our community gardens.

The Earth is an extremely effective source of heat and cooling. Geothermal heat pumps use the earth as a heat source pumping that heat up to the apartment or cool it by using the earth as a heat sink. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called ground source heat pumps the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective space conditioning systems available.

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The Earth is an extremely effective source of heat and cooling. Geothermal heat pumps use the earth as a heat source pumping that heat up to the apartment or cool it by using the earth as a heat sink. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called ground source heat pumps the most energy-efficient, environmentally clean, and cost-effective space conditioning systems available.

Green Seed Apartment’s is centrally located to many modes of transportation and we encourage our residents to go green by going car-free. However, we also understand that our residents occasionally have situations where they need a car or some form of electronic transportation, so we offer electrical battery charging stations on site for our residents to rent.

Green Seed Apartment’s has energy monitors reading the outputs of a variety of services within the building. Although utilities are included, we want to encourage our residents to use less energy through green behavior. Therefore, we provide our residents with data of how much power, water, and heat they are using so they can understand how to conserve further.

Our Green Seed App includes:

• Energy tracking powered by Emporia Energy
• Make rental payments
• Track rental history
• Community billboard
• Request general maintenance
• Request in-unit maintenance
• File comments and notes
• iOS & Android compatible

Green Seed Apartments offers front door access to the MAX Blue line. Allowing our residents to ditch the car commute and use greener transportation. Our residents are also given Tri-Met passes when they live here so they can start using their access to this opportunity immediately.