Apartment Residents Say Living In A Green Home Is Important To Them

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A new survey shows 84 percent of apartment residents say living in a green apartment home is important to them and 64 percent say they would pay more to live in a green home.

The survey also shows 85 percent of the apartment residents believe living in a green apartment home benefits their health, according to the AMLI sustainable living index.

The survey of more than 2,800 U.S. apartment residents is the first AMLI Sustainable Living Index survey of apartment residents on their views regarding sustainability and green living.

“This survey highlights that residents care about the environment and their health. They want homes that enable them to live a greener, healthier lifestyle,” Phil Tague, President of AMLI Residential, said in a release.

 “AMLI has made considerable investment to meet this resident desire. Our communities use land, water and energy more efficiently. They include clean-air initiatives and lifestyle amenities that enable residents to live more sustainably every day,” Tague said.

The survey of AMLI residents was conducted in August 2017 at properties in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Southern California and Southeast Florida.

 AMLI designed the survey to help it understand its residents’ interest in sustainable living. AMLI will use the survey results to advance its sustainability efforts and enhance its residents’ living experiences. Roughly 12 percent of the 2,812 respondents were younger than age 25, 47 percent were ages 25-34, 16 percent were ages 35-44, and the remaining 25 percent were 45 or older.

Apartment residents say green home features they value most highly include:

  • A smoke-free community (94 percent)
  • Energy- and water-efficient features (93 percent)
  • Access to public transit/ strong walk and bike scores (85 percent)

Most respondents (77 percent) said that AMLI’s green living features have saved them money in utility costs.

A majority (64 percent) of respondents would pay slightly more to live in a green community.

AMLI’s green home communities include a range of features for environmentally and health conscious residents, including:

  • Energy-efficient lighting and appliances
  • Plumbing that reduces water consumption
  • Community recycling programs
  • Use of native plants in landscaping to reduce water demand
  • Electric car charging stations
  • Bike storage and repair shops
  • Healthy, low or no VOC building materials
  • Fresh air ventilation
  • Premium air filters.

 A growing number of AMLI communities are totally smoke-free.

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About AMLI:

Most apartment residents prefer living in a green home survey says

AMLI is a leader in multifamily sustainability. Twenty-eight AMLI properties (more than one-third of the company’s portfolio) are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified and 15 AMLI communities are ENERGY STAR certified. AMLI will grow its portfolio to more than 50 percent LEED certified in the near future. Earlier this month, AMLI received two awards from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC): the Outstanding Multi-Family Developer LEED Homes award for its outstanding leadership and innovation in the residential green building marketplace, and the LEED Power Builder award, which recognizes developers that certify at least 90 percent of their units built in the past year. AMLI Residential focuses on the development, construction and management of environmentally responsible, luxury apartment communities throughout the U.S. Founded in 1980, AMLI is owned by PRIME Property Fund, a core commingled institutional fund. AMLI currently owns and manages 59 apartment communities including more than 19,900 apartment homes and has approximately 4,600 additional apartment homes under development at 14 new properties