Equinox

Resident pays electricity and gas

Completed in 2009

Seldin Company – Equinox

(406) 493-0752
equinox@seldin.com

1535 Liberty Ln., Ste 110E
Missoula, MT 59808

Equinox is centrally located at the corner of Broadway and Russell. Downtown and major shopping areas are within 1.5 miles, providing access to retail shops, grocery and convenience stores, St. Patrick Hospital, Western Montana Clinic, pharmacies, banks and post offices. Hellgate Elementary and Big Sky High School are also less than four miles away.

• Laundry

• Resident community room

• Underground parking

• Private decks and patios

• BBQ area

• Covered bicycle parking

• Recycling

• Individual storage units

• Redevelopment of an urban grayfield

• Drought-tolerant landscaping with native and adapted plants

• Photovoltaic panels provide up to 12.8 kW for site and building common areas

• Efficient landscape irrigation, including rain sensors and irrigation controls

• Energy-efficient windows with Low-E coating, exceeding code requirements

• Super-efficient insulation with recycled-content mineral fiber and spray foam insulation to reduce air infiltration and heat loss

• Energy Star appliances exceed the IECC 2003 Standard by 30%

• Water-conserving plumbing fixtures, water- and energy-conserving front-loading washing machines

• Light pollution reduction standards for exterior lighting

• Construction waste management, including asphalt, land-clearing debris, cardboard, wood, metals—90% of construction materials recycled or reused

• Recycled content materials: steel and other metals, gypsum board, carpet, resilient flooring, concrete, countertops and insulation

• Healthy interior air quality with low/no VOC paints, primers, adhesives and sealants

• 40% fly-ash concrete in building foundations, flatwork and site paving; 100% fly-ash concrete in portions of building footings

• Wood products are either sustainably harvested Good Wood, certified FSC, salvaged/reclaimed wood or engineered framing materials

• Kitchen cabinets are a medium density fiberboard (MDF) panel manufactured from 100% recycled wood waste made without formaldehyde-containing additives

• Countertop finishes contain recycled banana peel fibers with formaldehyde-free resins

• Healthy floors: linoleum and recycled-content carpet

• Light-colored, reflective roofing reduces heat island effect and energy costs for building cooling systems

• Super high-efficiency heating and cooling systems

• Individual metering for the homes encourages energy conservation among residents

• Community room and on-site recycling facilities and Resident Green Manual

• Deconstruction of previous building—nearly 40 tons of demolition material diverted from landfills through recycling and reuse

• Compact fluorescent lighting; motion sensors for common area lighting to reduce energy use

• Covered bicycle parking in four areas to facilitate alternative means of transportation

• City of Missoula

• Missoula Redevelopment Agency

• Montana Board of Housing

• Montana Department of Commerce

• Housing and Urban Development Neighborhood Initiative Funds, 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act

• Montana Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program

• NeighborWorks Montana

• U.S. Bank