Real Granada
Inmobiliaria Vinte’s Real Granada brings 56, two-bedroom green apartments to the housing market in Tecámac, Mexico. Each of the apartments in the 5,149m2 development features energy-saving lighting, a heat pump for hot water generation, low-flow showerheads and more. With these and many other green features, tenants save nearly one-half of their monthly utility bills and a reduction in emissions of about 1.1tCO2 per year, per household.
Inmobiliaria Vinte is dedicated to improving their tenant’s quality of life by building more efficient housing with positive economic and environmental impacts. “Our goal is to continue to improve our product and create great communities. Real Granada is a milestone for us and for the Mexican housing market in our transition towards more environmentally efficient housing,“ said Tobias Contreras, Director of Sustainability at Vinte. Real Granada has received final EDGE certification from GBCI.
Predicted Savings of EDGE Certification
41%
Energy Savings*
23%
Water Savings
63%
Less Embodied Energy in Materials
Technical Solutions
Energy
Reduced window to wall ratio, hot pump for hot water generation and energy-saving lighting.
Water
Low-flow showerheads and faucets and water-efficient single-flush water closets.
Materials
Controlled use of concrete for internal and external walls and finished concrete flooring.
*Part of the energy efficiency percentage may be associated with virtual energy for comfort depending on the presence of heating and cooling systems. Note that virtual energy does not contribute savings to utility bills.
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EDGE is currently funded by the UK Government with original funding by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
Additional support has been provided by Austria, Canada, Denmark, ESMAP, EU, Finland, GEF, Hungary and Japan.