Check Out the Villebois Village Center on YouTube!
The lively, European-inspired Villebois community in Wilsonville, Oregon, is a perfect fit for people of all ages and lifestyles to live, work, play and learn.
Villebois is so special we want to show it off to the entire world! Check out our customized YouTube page dedicated to Villebois. View slideshows of photos taken throughout the community as well as special videos promoting the benefits of living in the new Villebois Village Center.
Send us your favorite videos of the Villebois community and we’ll post them to our YouTube page.
Email me your favorite videos today at Blog@CostaPacific.com or call 866.580.2836 for more information about the award-winning Villebois community.
This month, the Green Project Profile section of Earth Advantage’s® Real Estate Advantage Green Newsletter showcases the Villebois Village Center. The newsletter is distributed to all of the real estate professionals in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area who have graduated from Earth Advantage’s® Sustainability Training for Accredited Real Estate Professionals (S.T.A.R.) program.
The 2,600-home Villebois community was built upon a foundation of connectivity, diversity and sustainability. All of the homes constructed in Villebois meet Earth Advantage® requirements for energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and resource efficiency.
More than 90 percent of the materials on-site at Villebois have been recycled. Costa Pacific Communities was careful to preserve existing trees and incorporate native plants into the landscaping. With funding from an EPA grant for rainwater management, the Villebois community also boasts permeable paving stones, permeable asphalt, retention ponds, rooftop gardens and state-of-the-art bio-retention cells in planter beds, further validating the community’s emphasis on eco-consciousness.
Also featured in this month’s Earth Advantage® newsletter were the following energy-saving tips:
I would be happy to take you on a private tour of the Villebois Village Center and show you first hand the sustainable practices used in developing this unique community. Call me at 866.580.2836 or email Blog@CostaPacific.com.
The Villebois community was recently recognized for its environmental preservation efforts during the homebuilding process in an article in the Fall 2008 issue of Forests for Oregon, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s magazine. The article honored the City of Wilsonville, Oregon’s commitment to its “urban forest” and protection of its natural resources. Wilsonville has been recognized as a Tree City USA community by the National Arbor Day Foundation since 1997.
Villebois is a shining example of the application and realization of Wilsonville’s tree preservation codes and natural resources plan. As we build new homes throughout the Villebois community, we retain the existing large, old-growth trees and incorporate native plants into the landscaping throughout the community. In doing so, we give the area an “old neighborhood” feel. This not only protects the natural habitat and aligns with the city’s tree preservation program, but also provides Villebois residents with a neighborhood in which to live that evokes a sense of pride and community.
We incorporate sustainable development practices through other aspects of the Villebois community as well.
Villebois is host to additional erosion-control features, including a complex rainwater management system that is pioneering new techniques to get more rainwater back into the ground and decreasing runoff into storm sewers. With funding from an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant for rainwater management, eco-friendly porous paving stones and permeable asphalt extend throughout Villebois. Not only are these great techniques for master planning our community, but they are also implemented by individual homeowners in their own backyards.
Our use of water gardens and rain gardens allows rainwater to soak into the soil, which creates a slower delivery of cleaner water into nearby rivers and waterways. Additionally, there are several play areas throughout the community, including Sofia Park, that are actually dry stream beds that collect runoff and yet provide an attractive play feature for children within the community.
All of the homes constructed at Villebois are Earth Advantage-certified as well, and more than 90 percent of the materials from the previous buildings on-site have been recycled.
Read the article from Forests for Oregon here: "The little city that could: Wilsonville demonstrates tree care planning, leadership”
For more information about sustainable practices used throughout the Villebois community, please contact me today at Blog@CostaPacific.com or 866.580.2836; or visit Villebois.com.
We recently began construction on the first homes available in the Villebois Village Center. With direct access to the heart of the community, the NEW loft-style Carvalho Condominiums range in size from 1,291 to 2,102 square feet and boast four distinct two bedroom, two bathroom floor plans in both three-story townhome-style and one-level flat designs.
The first six homes under construction are priced between $320,000 and $450,000 and feature kitchens with GE Home Essential appliance packages and laminate countertops with a 6-inch tile backsplash. The homes also include gas fireplaces with a mantel and tile surround, vinyl floors and Kohler bathroom fixtures and amenities. The Carvalho Condominiums lifestyle is carefree, offering residents covered porches, fully landscaped, no maintenance yards and one-car garages.
As with all homes constructed in the unique Villebois community, the Carvalho Condominiums are environmentally friendly. All of the homes will meet Earth Advantage requirements for energy efficiency, environmental responsibility and resource efficiency. Additionally, the Carvalho Condominiums feature high-efficiency 90+ percent gas furnaces and vinyl dual-glazed windows, and are acoustically engineered for maximum sound control.
To learn more about the NEW Carvalho Condominiums, please contact me today at Blog@CostaPacific.com or 866.580.2836.
Andy Green Costa Pacific Homes, LLC
Villebois Village Center
Email Me at: Blog@CostaPacific.com
Visit us on the web at: www.Villebois.com
Visit our NEW website www.Villebois.com and learn more about living in the Villebois Village Center as well as the amenities you could have right outside your front door. In just a short walk, you will be able to explore an eclectic mix of restaurants, shops, and cafés, along with live music, spacious parks, and countless other places for gathering with friends or enjoying a quiet afternoon outdoors.
Visit Villebois.com today to see the newest homes available at Villebois and learn more about this award-winning community! Please contact me with questions at Blog@CostaPacific.com or 866.580.2836.
Andy Green Costa Pacific Homes, LLC
Villebois Village Center
Email Me at: Blog@CostaPacific.com
Visit us on the web at: www.Villebois.com
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