Bruss Construction, Inc.

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• Bruss Construction, Inc.
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• Established 1982
• 3rd Generation Construction Family
• 50 Field employees
• 30 Years experience in alternative energy
  movement

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• 70s Solar
• Solar Hot Water Systems
• Green Houses
• 80s High Performance
• Envelope Houses
• High Performance/Solar Homes
• 90s
• Rehab
• Super insulated buildings
• 2000s Sustainable/Green Building
• SPNHF
• Harris Center
• Proctor Eco Dorm
• WMS Science
• Green Woodlands
• LEED Commercial pilot
• 1st Gold in NE
• LEED Residential pilot

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Green/Sustainable Project Goals
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• Project needs to be looked at from all these
  perspectives
• Site
• Energy Conservation
• Water Usage/Treatment
• Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)
• Appropriate Technologies (Passive when possible)
• Materials/Methods
• Project Management

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How are we applying these things at Nubi River?
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Site Considerations - Re-use/Rehab existing
Governors House - Developing only 3.5 out of
124 acres - Minimize home size- share community
building - High density development reduces hard
surfaces, runoff - Community Planning -
Designed to force the interaction between
neighbors thereby building a sense of
community - Pedestrian Community
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Energy Conservation - No Fossil Fuels allowed on
site - Centralized wood fired heating plant for
heat hot water - Day lighting implemented to
reduce need for interior lighting - High
performance building envelopes - Integrated
glazing strategies high performance glazing
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Water Usage/Treatment - Low flow Fixtures -
Tying into Municipal sewer system to minimize
site impact - Grey water recycling
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Indoor Environmental Quality - Energy Recovery
Units providing fresh air to occupants while
capturing energy from exhausted air - Low or
No V.O.C. material choices - Thermal comfort -
Noise control strategies
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Appropriate Technologies - Solar Thermal -
Solar P/V - Renewable (Woodpellet Fired) heating
hot water systems - Grey water recycling
supporting Bio Dynamic Organic Agriculture
(CSA) (under consideration)
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Materials Methods - Local materials - High
recycled content material choices - Life cycle
analysis - Low maintenance finishes
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Project Management - Integrated Design - Job
site recycling - Follow through on design
details Carry the message to the field -
Manage what you measure -Blower Door Testing of
all buildings - Building commissioning - Post
Occupancy Survey
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Green Building Results (Society for Protection
of NH Forests) - 61 less BTUs to heat than
normal - 90 less water consumption than
normal - 33 less Electricity than normal -
Construction Costs matched state average for
office buildings of similar size
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For more information on this project Please
Visit www.PeterboroughCo-housing.org OR www.br
usscon.com