Developed in 2013 by
EAH Housing,
Avena Bella
is an 80-unit affordable housing community in Turlock, CA. The property
is located on the southern edge of the City of Turlock, adjacent to
Cunningham Elementary School, and within half a mile of Lander
Marketplace Shopping Center, Sam’s Food City, and existing bus stops.
Built with sustainability in mind, Avena Bella is slated to be
LEED Gold Certified and
GreenPoint Rated by Build It Green.
- Avena Bella incorporates solar power, energy-efficient heat pumps
for heating and cooling, and a continuously running energy recovery
ventilation system brings in fresh, filtered outside air.
- A storm water retention system captures all rainwater on site. With
the exception of some fruit trees, the landscaping at Avena Bella
features all California native plants.
- Residents
have access to a community center, community garden, play area,
technology lounge, swimming pool, and landscaped walkways between
buildings.
- Avena Bella provides a place to call home for working families in
Turlock and offers resource coordination services such as financial
workshops, afterschool activities, and lifestyle enrichment classes.
More about LEED Certification:
The prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
designation is an internationally recognized green building
certification system which judges the overall environmental impact of a
property by evaluating criteria such as energy savings, water
efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions, and stewardship of natural
resources. The LEED designation is considered to be one of the most
stringent rating systems for green building. LEED criteria are set and
evaluated publically by the United States Green Building Council, which
consists of approximately 20,000 member organizations.
GreenPointed Rated
GreenPoint Rated is a program of Build It Green – a professional
non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote healthy,
energy- and resource-efficient buildings in California. A GreenPoint
Rated building is graded on five categories—Energy Efficiency, Resource
Conservation, Indoor Air Quality, Water Conservation and Community.
GreenPoint Rated was launched in 2006. It was developed by a diverse set
of residential building stakeholders including production builders,
contractors, architects and designers, multifamily home developers,
state and local government leaders and green building advocates.
