Kachina Apartments
96 UNITS   CASA GRANDE, AZ

DHI worked with USDA and the State of Arizona Housing fund to craft a multilayered financing structure. DHI was honored by the USDA when Kachina was introduced as a model project for its energy upgrades and energy-efficient systems. All common area electrical systems are 100% solar powered, and a solar hot water system provides bulk hot water for all laundries.

The rebuilding of Kachina included a full rain-water retention system that converts all rain to irrigation water sitewide. DHI installed a 20,400 gallon water reclamation system that harvests water runoff from the 21,000 sq. ft. parking lot and stores it in tanks buried under the new xeroscaped property. The annual average rainfall in Casa Grande is 8.4 inches and the system can harvest approximately 110,000 gallons per year. This harvested water serves irrigation needs at the property, and the xeroscaping saves an additional 1.25 million gallons per year.