Prices Fork Village Apartments

These sixteen Prices Fork apartments on Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg share a lower heating bill. That’s because of how their walls are built.

Built Next to a Piece of Blacksburg’s History

Taylor Hollow Construction served as builder and designer on this 16-unit apartment community. It was built new, right alongside the historic Prices Fork Elementary building. The Community Foundation of the New River Valley had already brought that building back to life as senior housing. That earlier phase preserved a piece of Blacksburg’s history. This phase, however, was about building something new the right way from the ground up. It’s open to residents of any age. It also mixes affordable and market-rate units on the same site. And it’s built to a higher energy standard than the code requires.

Performance That Pays Off

Every wall and roof panel on the building came from ACME Panel’s Radford, Virginia facility, Taylor Hollow’s sister company. As a result, this project could go from foundation to a sealed, energy-efficient envelope fast. In fact, it took a fraction of the time a stick-built apartment building usually takes. The result is a HERS Index in the 44-50 range and EarthCraft certification. It also means verified savings of $1,134 to $1,323 a year per household, compared to a home built to standard code. In fact, across all sixteen units, that adds up to more than $18,000 a year. That’s money staying in residents’ pockets instead of going to the utility company.

Recognition

The project drew enough attention that U.S. Senator Tim Kaine toured the site in the fall of 2021. Since then, it has also been recognized by the Virginia Governor’s Housing Conference and the Structural Insulated Panel Association.