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WOOD HEATING SYSTEMS
WOOD HEATING SYSTEMS
TRACTORS ALSO BASED IN THE LOCAL AREA !CCORDING TO THE PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ,OREN ! $OE #&/ AND PROJECT MANAGER THE DESIGN INCOR PORATES A HOME LIKE LAYOUT WITH PRIVATE ROOMS SUR ROUNDING A GREAT ROOM WITH A STONE HEARTH EXPOSED TRUSSES AND SOLID BIRCH TRIM ! SCREENED IN PORCH DEN OUTDOOR TERRACE AND GREENHOUSE ARE ALSO PART OF THE LIVING SPACE 4HE ENTIRE BUILDING IS HEATED WITH A RADIANT FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM AND HAS ENERGY RECOVERY VENTILA TION WITH AIR CONDITIONING 3TEVEN $OE #%/ AND !DMINISTRATOR IN THE WRIT TEN STATEMENT SAID h4HE COMPANY CHOSE TO ADOPT A DESIGN PHILOSOPHY THAT OFFERS A WARM AND hHOME LIKEv SETTING WITH AESTHETI CALLY APPEALING INTERIOR FEA TURES THAT WOULD BE ATTRAC TIVE TO ANYONE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CALL HOME h3TUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE ELDERLY FEEL BETTER AND IN SOME CASES ACTUALLY $VE0ARIA CONTINUED FROM PAGE
EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS BY LIVING IN A MORE HOME LIKE SETTINGS RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL INSTITUTIONAL SETTING WITH LONG HALLWAYS AND HARD SUR FACESv (E ADDED h"Y FOCUSING ON THE QUALITY OF SPACE AND THE QUALITY OF DAILY LIFE WE ARE MINIMIZING THE MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL CARE AS A FOCAL POINT OF THEIR EXISTENCEv 4HE COMPANY SPOKES PERSONS SAID THEY WORKED CLOSELY WITH 3MITH !LVAREZ 3IENKIEWYCZ !RCHITECTS AND ,. #ONSULTING ON VARIOUS SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECH NOLOGIES AND MATERIALS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUTURE OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS ,OREN $OE ADDED h! NEW CORD WOOD FIRED BOILER TO SUPPLY SPACE HEATING AND DOMESTIC HOT WATER TO THE ENTIRE SQUARE FEET HOME WILL DELIVER MAJOR BEN EFITS "URNING CORDWOOD WILL REDUCE OUR CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY REPLACING FOR EIGN OIL WITH A LOCAL RENEW ABLE FUEL WITH NET ZERO #/ EMISSIONS 7E ESTIMATE THAT BY HEATING WITH WOOD WE
WILL REDUCE OUR ANNUAL OIL CONSUMPTION BY UP TO GALLONS AND REDUCE OUR CAR BON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY TONS PER YEARv 4HE 'ARN GASIFICATION BOILER THE LARGEST MODEL MADE BY $ECTRA #ORP IN -INNESOTA CAN PROVIDE ALMOST MILLION BTUHR OF HEAT AND IS ONLY THE SECOND MODEL OF ITS SIZE INSTALLED IN .EW %NGLAND SAID THE $OES 4HE PROJECT ALSO INCOR PORATES A SPRAY FOAM INSU LATION SYSTEM WHICH OFFERS IMPROVED INSULATING PER FORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING ENVELOPE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBERGLASS FRAME WINDOWS AND EXTE RIOR DOORS 4HE BUILDING ALSO EMPLOYS AN ENERGY RECOV ERY VENTILATION SYSTEM WHICH RECOVERS PERCENT OF THE ENERGY AND MOISTURE FROM THE EXHAUST AIR WHICH IS TRANSFERRED TO THE SUPPLY AIR !CCORDING TO THE PRESS RELEASE THE VENTILATION SYSTEM ALSO WILL RESPOND TO HIGHER LEVELS OF CONGES TION AND #/ BY INCREASING THE VOLUME OF OUTSIDE AIR UNTIL THE INDOOR AIR QUAL
ITY IS ACCEPTABLE AGAIN ,OW 6/# PAINTS AND SUSTAIN ABLE FLOORING PRODUCTS ADD TO THE GREEN ASPECTS OF THE DESIGN ,OREN $OE SAID THAT h WHILE THIS IS A RELATIVELY LARGE AND COMPLEX PROJECT WE MADE A DECISION TO USE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS FROM 2ICHFORD OR ADJACENT TOWNS BECAUSE WE WERE SATISFIED THAT THEY HAD THE EXPERTISE AND BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE THERE DOWN THE ROAD IF WE DO ENCOUNTER ANY PROB LEMSv -ORE THAN PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IS ALLOCATED TO FIRMS FROM THE IMMEDIATE 2ICHFORD AREA &OUNDED IN BY #LAIRE (IBBARD $OE !VE -ARIA ##( IS A FAMILY OWNED AND MANAGED ,EVEL ))) 2ESIDENTIAL #ARE (OME OPERATED WITH A PASSION FOR HIGH QUALITY ELDER CARE 4HE FIRST HOME !VE -ARIA (OME INITIALLY PROVIDED CARE FOR RESIDENTS /VER THE LAST YEARS THE BUSINESS HAS GROWN TO ALSO INCLUDE THE /UR ,ADY OF THE -EADOWS (OME SERVING RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYING MORE THAN STAFF MEMBERS
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