I visited Vantage of Palo Alto which is touted as the most progressive “Green” Townhome Community, in the San Francisco Bay Area, and was quite impressed.我访问了华帝的帕洛阿尔托是吹捧为最进步的“绿色”楼房社区，在旧金山湾区，并且是相当深刻的印象。 Vantage is located at 928 East Meadow Drive in south Palo Alto, on the former campus of Loral Space Systems and the Stanford Graduate School of Psychology.华帝位于东草甸928驱动器在帕洛阿尔托南部，对前校园的劳拉空间系统公司和斯坦福大学研究生院心理学。
Vantage of Palo Alto has clean modern architecture, and on average homes are selling for about $720.00 per sq ft which is a great value for a new home in Palo Alto.华帝的帕洛阿尔托已清洁的现代建筑，平均房屋销售约七百二十点〇 〇美元每平方英尺这是一个很有价值的一个新的家庭在帕洛阿尔托。 This is a high density community, which is the direction for most new housing in Santa Clara County and San Mateo County.这是一个高密度的社会，这是方向，新的住房大部分在圣克拉拉县和圣马刁县。 Gone are the days of the 3/2 rancher on an 10K lot.飘的日子的3 / 2农场主在很多的10K 。
Pricing: The Vantage of Palo Alto townhomes are 2br/2ba and 3br/3ba plans on 4 levels ranging in square footage from 1197 Sq Ft selling for about $865,000. 定价：高度的帕洛阿尔托排屋是2br/2ba和3br/3ba计划在4级不等的面积从1197平方英尺售价约八十六点五〇 〇万美元。 to 1605 Sq ft. (3br/3ba) for about $1,190,000.到1605平方英尺（ 3br/3ba ）为1,190,000美元左右。 There are 5 floor plans.有5个楼面的计划。 Prices vary based on location.价格有所基于位置。 There are two car garages, some of the units have tandem garages.有两个汽车车库，一些单位串联车库。 HOA fees are $245.00 per month (hint: this is a good thing). HOA收费二百四十五点○○美元每月（提示：这是一件好事） 。 In the future I will have a post on the importance of a appropriately financed HOA and fee structure.今后我将有一个职位的重要性，适当资助HOA和收费结构。
Green Interior Features: The Cabinets are made from pressed wood (particle board) which has a heat activated wood finish applied something like a shrink wrap. 绿色室内特写：在机柜是由压木（碎料板） ，其中有一个热激活完成木材适用有点像收缩包装。 So, fewer trees were cut down for the cabinets.因此，减少树木被砍伐的柜子。 All in all they look quite nice, but according to Sales Associate Galen Carnicelli, many potential buyers are not thrilled at having “faux” wood cabinets in their over 1M Town-home.所有的一切看起来相当不错，但根据销售协理盖伦Carnicelli ，许多潜在的买家并不兴奋在有“人造”木柜子在其超过100万城市家庭。
Floors are Laminate: Again fewer trees died making these homes, and the floors look nice. 支撑板：再少树木死亡使这些房屋，地板看上去很好。 Legitimately green合法绿色
Kitchen Counters and some bathrooms are Granite: According to Galen, Granite is “green”. 厨房柜台和一些浴室花岗岩：根据盖伦，花岗岩是“绿色” 。 Now, Granite makes the kitchens look far more appealing, but how is a non-renewable resource, (unlike trees) that has to be mined, shipped halfway around the world (fuel expense), and then polished, cut and installed still considered green?现在，花岗岩使厨房看起来更吸引人，但如何是一种不可再生资源， （不像树木） ，必须布雷，运送中途在世界各地（燃料费用） ，然后打磨，切割和安装仍被视为绿色？ My feeling is that they needed the aesthetic qualities of the stone where they put it to balance the laminate and pressed wood cabinets.我的感觉是，他们需要的审美素质的石头他们把它平衡板和木材压柜。 The stone counters are beautiful.石头计数器是美丽的。
The Green conundrum: Sometimes going green does mean sacrificing aesthetic, kinesthetic or perceived quality for the sake of the environment. 绿色难题：有时候，绿色意味着牺牲美学，运动或知觉品质，为了保护环境。 Laminate floors and pressed wood cabinets are a sacrifice for some people, but they can customize their home if they purchase it before it is finished out.层压地板和木材压柜是牺牲了一些人，但他们可以定制自己的家庭，如果他们购买它之前它是完成了。
Indoor Air Quality features: Vantage of Palo Alto and Warmington Homes have a green package of interior finishes that is impressive. 室内空气品质的特点：华帝的帕洛阿尔托和沃明顿家有一个绿色包装的室内成绩是令人印象深刻。 It includes products with low or no Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) or formaldehyde to improve indoor air quality. Over the years, I have had friends who became sickened by all of the “outgassing” of VO compounds in their new and remodeled homes.它包括产品的低或无挥发性有机化合物（挥发性有机化合物的）或甲醛改善室内空气质素 。多年来，我已经成了朋友谁感染了所有的“气”的氧化合物在他们的新家园和改造。 I think this is a wonderful option, particularly for asthmatics.我认为这是一个美妙的选择，特别是对支气管哮喘患者。
Vantage of Palo Alto is in the Gunn High School district and according to Sales Associate Galen Carnicelli, this is a primary motivation for many of the home buyers. Excellent schools increase home values for all homeowners whether or not they have children using those schools.华帝的帕洛阿尔托是在葛恩高中区 ，并根据销售协理盖伦Carnicelli ，这是一个主要的动机对许多购房者。优秀的学校增加房屋价值为所有业主不管他们是否有子女的学校使用。
What makes Vantage of Palo Alto “Green”? 是什么使华帝的帕洛阿尔托“绿色” ？ Are some of these features “Green Wash”? 一些这些功能的“绿色洗涤” ？
Energy Efficiency: Each Unit has a 2.0kW PV (photovoltaic) system on the roof. 能源效率：每个单元有一个2.0kW光伏（太阳能）系统的屋顶上。 The power is sold to the Palo Alto Utility giving the homeowner a credit, and the homeowner uses power at night and when there is no sun.电力是卖给帕洛阿尔托效用使房主的信用，以及房屋使用权在夜间和在没有太阳。 This is a clever scheme as it eliminates a duplication of systems which is one of the reasons Solar generation is touted as being expensive.这是一个聪明的办法，因为它消除了重复的系统的原因之一是太阳能发电被誉为是昂贵的。 Vantage was given a 500K credit for this feature… Legitimately green….华帝股份获得了50万信贷此功能的合法的绿色 ... ... 。
Tankless On-Demand Water Heaters –instant hot water with higher efficiency….ok but don’t all new homes have these due to space constraints? Tankless点播热水器 ，热水即时与高效率... 。玉，但不是所有的新家园这些由于空间限制？
Lighting: motion sensors on the lights ….legitimately green 照明：运动传感器的灯 ... 。合法绿色
Energy efficient appliances and windows: hey aren’t we all installing those now? 节能家电和窗户：嘿不是我们大家都安装这些吗？
High Efficiency AC/Heat pump touted as having “environmentally friendly refrigerant” Gosh, isn’t all refrigerant require to be environmentally since 1988???? 高效率的AC /热泵吹捧为具有“环保制冷剂”天哪，是不是需要所有的制冷剂是自1988年以来，环保？ ？ ？ ？
Dual Flush toilets: legitimately green 双抽水马桶：合法绿色
High Efficiency Drip Irrigation systems: Does anyone landscape any other way here? 高效滴灌系统：有谁风景任何其他方式呢？ Green?绿色？ No, standard practice没有，标准的做法
Resource efficient landscaping: Standard practice ….green wash 资源有效美化环境：标准的做法... 。绿色洗
The homes utilized a variety of construction materials and techniques that appear to be legitimately green.房屋使用了各种建筑材料和技术，似乎是合法的绿色。
Later this week I will have photos of the development so you can see for yourself if Vantage of Palo Alto is your cup of “green tea”.本星期晚些时候，我将照片的发展，因此您可以看看是否有华帝的帕洛阿尔托是您一杯“绿茶” 。