Residential spaces currently available for lease are five second floor units in the Douglas Building and three second floor units in the Burnette Building. They range in size from 614 square feet to 928 square feet. Click on the floor plans at right and below for details of each unit. For more information, call or email using the contact information in the right column of this page.

Sustainability Design Features
The recycling of existing building stock, rather than demolition and replacement, has proven to be one of the most important issues in sustainability. The embodied energy that exists in existing buildings, embedded in the manufacturing and installation of all of the materials including the brick walls, the concrete floors, the wood structure, doors and windows, various finishes including plaster, etc. recycle those important resources. Not only does this eliminate the need for the energy use in manufacturing and installing new materials for new buildings, but it also eliminates the energy consumed by the demolition of existing structures and their disposal in landfills.

The following is a list of some of the more significant sustainable features designed into the Douglas Block that will reduce the yearly energy consumption of the buildings for their new users:

• Significant increase in insulation of the walls and roofs
• Light-colored roofing membrane to reflect heat
• New insulated double-glass windows or new storm sashes installed on existing single-glazed historic windows
• New high efficiency heating and cooling systems
• Energy efficient lighting
• Low flow plumbing fixtures to reduce water used
• High recycled material content in many of the new materials used
• Low VOC paints and finishes to reduce out gassing of these products

Finally, the buildings' location in downtown Rocky Mount, on public transportation routes and within walking distance of many goods and services as well as entertainment opportunities in the downtown area, reduces the dependency on the automobile by the residents and users of the Douglas Block.

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