PARK MOZAIK A BLOCK

Park Mozaik A Block is a multi-family residential building housing 40 residential units with a total gross floor area of 95.572 sf.

The project is owned by Tepe-Mesa Joint Venture. Park Mozaik A Block is part of the residential campus project Tepe-Mesa Park Mozaik. Tepe-Mesa's commitment to sustainability is reflected in the fact that all LEED certification soft- and hard-costs are met by the joint venture and not reflected to the apartment sale or lease prices. This gave the opportunity to middle-income families to dwell in and live the advantages of a green building.

Park Mozaik A Block is designed and developed around sustainable development principles. The project considered reducing the adverse effects on the environment, empowering human health and equality, as well as affordability as equally important aspects to achieve.

To address the environmental sustainability, Park Mozaik A Block is designed as an energy-efficient building with a high-performing building envelope, energy-efficient mechanical systems and lighting systems. The indirect effects on energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction comes from the smart location of the building, water efficient fixture use (over 40% reduction in water use) and sustainable material selection.

Human-centric design approach was another main driver for the design of Park Mozaik A Block. Human-centric design included protecting and enhancing occupant health through direct and indirect measures. Direct measures included eliminating the organic, inorganic and toxic contaminants from the indoor air through sufficient ventilation, filtration, source separation, and selection of healthy and non-emitting indoor building materials. Indirect measures included increasing occupant comfort and wellbeing through adequate daylighting, access to quality views, thermal comfort, acoustic comfort and olfactory comfort.

The last aspect of the design was the affordability. The affordability is first and foremost achieved by the inclusion of sustainable design goals in the early stages of the project and the successful application of the integrative design principles. Additional features contributing to affordability are using local materials to the furthest extent possible, incorporating passive design strategies, such as solar orientation and natural ventilation, and optimal sizing of the HVAC system by careful consideration of building usage patterns- eliminating any oversizing scenarios. This made the LEED Gold certified Park Mozaik A Block an affordable, green residential building.

The sustainability goals were considered during construction phase as well. The environmental sustainability was addressed by reducing the environmental footprint during construction activities by construction pollution control, reduction of construction waste, and achieving an outstanding waste recycling rate (over 96%). The money earned from the sale of recyclable waste was distributed to construction workers.

The human-centric measures included protecting and promoting the health and wellbeing of construction workers through indoor air quality management during construction, low-emitting material use and noise management during construction.