A Brief History

The project entails repairing the building at 335 Maplewood Ave in a manner that meets both preservation and sustainability goals. The building is the new location for Petersen Engineering, a firm that has been located in Portsmouth since 1992, and specializes in sustainable building engineering. We intend for this project to showcase techniques & materials that promote both preservation and sustainability and intend to share all aspects of the project locally and regionally through open houses, presentations, industry tradeshows, case studies and publications. We foresee this project being a valuable educational tool to demonstrate that preservation goals need not be compromised by sustainability goals. We have teamed with Bruss Construction who we know from past collaborations has exceptional experience and expertise on projects with the dual goal of preservation and sustainability.

The project received approval by the Historic District Commission on January 6, 2010 with construction scheduled to begin early February 2010.

The projected peak heat loss reduction is 85%.


Monday, March 1, 2010

House Jenga




I keep referring to the game Jenga on this blog. I cant help it. They are outside pulling bricks out of the foundation and it looks like they are playing Jenga with a house.

Do you remember the post from Feb 22? Check out that video out if you haven't yet. The guys are out there at the moment doing THAT. They so far have picked up the wall, supported the first floor in the basement and are getting to work removing loose brick & the old sill.

Check out the video:





On a more general note:

Bruss posted a sign

It is very wet and muddy out

The Bruss team uncovered another rotten timber. This is the east wall on the annex where there is no overhang. I wonder if there is a connection?


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