First South Carolina Silver Certified Green Apartment Community Unveiled in Columbia

By: Marcia Purday, APR

Columbia is home to South Carolina’s only Silver Certified green living apartment community, Arcadia’s Edge, which is also one of the first in the nation to achieve Silver Certification for the National Green Building Standards by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB).

“Arcadia’s Edge promotes sustainable, green building practices to support the quality of life our tenants want while providing energy savings,” said Matt Mundy, an Arcadia’s Edge development associate. “There is a growing demand for greener apartment homes, so we built the Edge to achieve a national, independent certification; a true, green initiative.”

Green building incorporates environmental considerations and resource efficiency into steps of the building and development process to promote environmental and economic sustainability. It is a practical response to a variety of issues such as energy efficiency, water and resource management, indoor environmental quality, and site planning.

Environmental protection at The Edge

“To help protect the site and its environment, we took measures to preserve and enhance Roper Pond and the wetlands,” said Mundy. “Wetland Carpets and Floating Wetlands were planted along the pond banks to help control erosion, provide natural pollutant filtration, absorb excess nutrients, and reduce the growth of algae. BaySavers, a newer water treatment technology, were installed to separate debris and trap pollutants in storm water before entering waterways to further protect water quality.”

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