This is the second project Zervas has done for the OPAL Land Trust, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable housing on Orcas Island.  The rapidly aging apartment complex, build in 1991, was purchased by the Land Trust in 2008.   The previous owner/developer had deferred necessary maintenance for many years, so when the Land Trust took possession, it was not in good condition.  After four years of working with Zervas to assess existing conditions and propose green building strategies to obtain grant funding from various local, state and federal agencies, renovation work was finally able to begin in 2012.

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