An electric-powered complex debuts with hundreds of ‘passive’ homes
They were getting some playtime outside before returning to the cool respite of their two-bedroom apartment. To Saldana, 37, the air conditioning was a godsend.
Saldana lives in Sendero Verde, a 709-unit complex that houses low-income and formerly homeless individuals. Completed in April, it’s the largest certified passive-house building in the United States, and its champions say it can serve as a model as other cities and states seek to tackle both the housing crisis and the climate crisis.
There are also community gardens, shared outdoor terraces with native plants, a fitness center, a playground, computer labs and multi-purpose rooms. One of the buildings houses a charter school, with additional space reserved for retail and social services, such as occupational therapy and mental health care.
Sendero Verde, which means “green path” in Spanish, takes up an entire city block in East Harlem, a low-income, formerlyneighborhood rezoning plan that support many elements of passive construction – including for ventilation upgrades and electric appliances – and New York state and city both offer
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