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%.


Thursday, November 18, 2010

NHESA Presentation This Saturday!




I am going to be giving a presentation this Saturday at the NHSEA Home Energy Conference in Concord with Peter Swislosky from Bruss Construction.

The presentation is going to include a thorough slide show of construction photos, explanations and reasoning behind design choices, and a LIVE building demonstration. The building demonstration will be performed using a 7' tall wall/roof mock-up and will showcase details used for our roof overhang build out, window instillation, and wall termination at the foundation.

This presentation is going to be jam packed with a lot of information and should be a lot of fun!

For information about the conference visit:
http://www.nhsea.org/home-energy/conference-info-2010


Workshop B — 1:15-2:45
335 Maplewood Ave-History meets Energy Efficiency
Ryan Lacey of Petersen Engineering
Peter Swislosky President, Precision Building Solutions
Ryan and Pete will talk about their adventures in retrofitting a historic building in Portsmouth, NH to reduce the heating load by a projected 85%. Learn how this project showcases techniques & materials that promote both preservation and sustainability. This session will include a slideshow of construction photographs and a live building demonstration that will exhibit techniques used.
For a preview, check out Ryan’s Blog http://petersenengineering.blogspot.com/
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