Environmental benefits of apartments
1. All other things being equal, a smaller home such as an apartment will require less material and energy to build, and less energy to heat and cool.
2. Apartments allow greater urban density - that is, more people living closer together. While that has its downsides, it makes public transport more viable, with more people living within walking (or cycling) distance of public transport, shopping and business hubs. That makes it easier to live without a car.
3. Apartment complexes can include shared facilities such as swimming pools, gyms and gardens. This is a more efficient - and so more eco-friendly - use of resources than a string of houses each with its own garden and pool.
4. Shared walls and ceilings means you have less external walls, so your neighbours’ apartments help to insulate your apartment, meaning you need less energy for heating and cooling.
5. Ironically, having no garden can be greener because you don’t have a thirsty lawn to water.
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