Ivy Quad is the premiere community in South Bend to embrace an environmentally-conscious lifestyle. Ivy Quad’s building design consists of a development with the smallest possible footprint: this reduces the amount of site disturbance while maximizing the amount of open space within the community.

Ivy Quad is conveniently located right across the street from the University of Notre Dame and near many amenities; a car is an optional luxury. The inclusion of an optional Segway PT in the Ivy Quad residence package promotes an active lifestyle that utilizes an alternate fuel source, benefiting both the environment and the consumer.

The developers of Ivy Quad have carefully surveyed the land and deliberated over the placement of the residences. The results of their labor are homes placed in such a way so as to balance the amount of direct and indirect sunlight received, thereby reducing energy consumption. Ivy Quad’s landscape design includes plants and trees that require less water and can be maintained through clever routing of rain or recycled water.

Within the actual construction process, the Ivy Quad team has made it their top-priority to purchase low VOC emitting materials in order to improve air-quality within the residences. All wood, carpet, flooring, paint, adhesive, sealants and coatings in the residences must meet low-emission standards set by the United States Green Building Council.