Terracina Apartments to Qualify for LEED Gold Certification -- AMCAL Multi-Housing
AMCAL’s new Southern Los Angeles County community has high- efficiency appliances and low-irrigation landscape Screen Shot 2014-07-23 at 4.29.29 PM AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - July 23, 2014 - PRLog -- AGOURA HILLS, CALIF. - AMCAL Multi-Housing, one of California’s leading builders of workforce and affordable housing, announces the planned LEED Gold certification for the new apartment community , Terracina in South Los Angeles County . Terracina is AMCAL’s fourth LEED Gold development since 2011, along with four Platinum and two Silver apartments qualifications . To achieve LEED Gold , AMCAL created a community with a range of unique green features : - 27% reduction in energy use - 70% of construction waste was diverted from landfills - Water- efficient flow fixtures to reduce indoor indoor water use - ENERGY STAR appliances installed to reduce energy loads - Storm water runoff managed by increasing vegetative landscaping , directing impermeable surfaces towards infiltration feat...