--- title: Verdant - Kaas Wilson Architect description: Discover the sustainable and modern design of the affordable Verdant Apartments project in St. Paul, MN. image: https://kaaswilson.com/hubfs/Project%20Images/Verdant/Verdant1.jpg --- [![Kaas Wilson Architect](https://kaaswilson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/KW-logo-horz.jpg?width=200&height=50&name=KW-logo-horz.jpg "Kaas Wilson Architect")](https://www.kaaswilson.com) - [Home](https://kaaswilson.com) - [About Us](https://kaaswilson.com/about-us) - [About Us](https://kaaswilson.com/about-us) - [Our Culture](https://kaaswilson.com/culture) - [Our Team](https://kaaswilson.com/meet-the-team) - [Careers](https://kaaswilson.com/careers) - Locations - [Minneapolis, MN](https://kaaswilson.com) - [Charlotte, NC](https://kaaswilson.com/kwa-nc) - [Phoenix, AZ](https://kaaswilson.com/kwa-az) - [Portfolio](https://kaaswilson.com/portfolio) - [Project Profiles](https://kaaswilson.com/portfolio) - [Awards](https://kaaswilson.com/awards) - [News & Resources](https://kaaswilson.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://kaaswilson.com/contact-us) Contact Us - #### We're Located at: 1301 American Boulevard East Suite 100 Bloomington, Minnesota 55425 -   - #### Contact Us: 📩  [kwa@kaaswilson.com](mailto:kwa+info@kaaswilson.com) - 📞 612.879.6000 #### Follow Us On - - - # Verdant ##### Affordable #### Verdant - St. Paul, MN [Project Profile](https://kaaswilson.com/blog/tag/project-profile) 15 Jul, 2024 [Minnesota](https://kaaswilson.com/blog/tag/minnesota) 15 Jul, 2024 Verdant Apartments is a five-story, wood-framed, 82-unit affordable multi-family housing project in the West Side Flats neighborhood of St. Paul, near the Mississippi River.   ![Portfolio_Verdant](https://kaaswilson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Website%20Images/Portfolio%20Page/Portfolio_Verdant.png?width=700&height=472&name=Portfolio_Verdant.png)   | #### PROJECT DETAILS ###### CLIENT: SHERMAN ASSOCIATES LOCATION: ST. PAUL, MN TYPE: AFFORDABLE STATUS: COMPLETED 2021 SCALE: 123,137 SQ FT KWA TEAM: PETRO MEGITS, NICK CONNIFF, LINK WILSON, & SARAH STANKE | #### THE TEAM ###### GENERAL CONTRACTOR: FRANA COMPANIES CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: BKBM ###### MEP ENGINEER: CAIN THOMAS ASSOCIATES INC. 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The parking garage’s footprint is larger than the residential building above, creating an outdoor plaza space that is used for a tot lot and two accessible surface parking stalls.  As a result of the developer’s partnership with the City of St. Paul, the project took on the ambitious goal of becoming only the second multi-family building in Minnesota to achieve the Phius ([Passive House Institute US](https://www.phius.org/)) certification.   ##### [👉 READ MORE ABOUT THE STORY BEHIND THIS PROJECT!](https://kaaswilson.com/blog/verdant-apartments-sustainable-affordable-multi-family-housing)   #### PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS - To meet the high R-values required for Phius certification and the non-combustibility requirements of the building code, our team worked together to design a double wall insulated with mineral wool. - This project incorporated sustainable design, with an extremely rigorous number of building-science-based high-performance features leading to very low estimated energy use. - The interior design took inspiration from this project’s name, “Verdant,” meaning “the color of lush grass and vegetation”. The colors were inspired by nature’s color palette, including natural wood tones. - High-quality durable materials were selected to minimize future maintenance. All interior materials were specified to meet the requirements of the [EPA indoor airPLUS program](https://www.epa.gov/indoorairplus) to ensure great indoor air quality for building residents. - The result is distinctly modern multi-family architecture: a sleek, contemporary look aided in part by the lack of mechanical penetrations and large windows free of mullions. 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