EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Bruss Construction is also looking to add a project manager to our team.

Project Manager

Opening for one, full-time project manager. Applicant needs to be able to maintain and implement a clear vision for the customer, manage multiple deadlines and schedules, have 10-15 years of project management experience, and a proven history in projects from $1-$10M is size. Please email, fax, or drop of resume in person. Excellent benefits package available.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Bruss Construction is looking to fill the following positions. If you would like to apply, please fill out our application and return to us with a resume. 

Carpenters:

Opening for two full-time carpenters. Applicants need to be energetic, motivated and a skilled carpenter. Must be able to work with a team to complete a scope of work and manage the materials  for a project. Attention to detail, craftsmanship, quality and willingness to learn are required. Wages commensurate with experience. Please email, mail, fax or drop resume and application off in person.

Community Outreach Coordinator:

Opening for one part-time community outreach coordinator. Applicant needs to be familiar with building science. Will be developing partnerships with communities, non-profits, groups, businesses, employers and vendors to expand the home energy auditing business. BPI certification is preferred. Wages commensurate with experience. Please email, mail, fax or drop resume and application off in person.

Home Energy Advisor:

Opening for one full-time home energy advisor. Applicant needs to be BPI certified, and able to perform home energy assessments in adherence to the BPI and NH Home Performance with Energy Star standards throughout New Hampshire. Wages commensurate with experience. Please email, mail, fax or drop resume and application off in person. 

ON THE JOB: Concord Country Club

This morning was the groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I of additions and renovations to the clubhouse at Concord Country Club in Concord, New Hampshire.

Novemeber 1, 2012

Thank you to Concord Country Club, it's members, architect Andrew Weaver and our crew for a great start to a wonderful project.

Jim Bruss, Bruss Construction's CEO and Andrew Weaver, Weaver + Associates Architects

Glenn Sylvester, President of Concord Country Club and Jim Bruss

Ed Rimm, Bruss Construction's Senior Project Manager, Andrew Weaver, and Dave Cloutier, Bruss Construction's Project Superintendent

We are looking forward to an exciting project and wonderful results.

PROJECT FILE: Union Block

Bruss Construction, Inc.'s project, Union Block, located in Claremont, New Hampshire, has been featured in the latest edition of NESEA's BuildingEnergy Magazine. Click here to view the magazine (the feature is on page 15).

Among the project highlights discussed in the article are:

- Froling wood pellet boiler to heat the building (fed by a 30-ton pellet silo).

- HTP solar hot water panels
- R-60 attic insulation
- 60% energy savings
- 75% energy costs savings

SUSTAINABILITY: Policy Roundup

The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) has shared a report that municipalities can follow to establish energy disclosure policies. What does this mean? Basically, buildings in these jurisdictions must meet certain guidelines for energy efficiency and their performance data would be public information. It is an accountability measure for owners, architects/engineers and contractors and allows consumers to properly judge a buildings true value.

International Vs. Domestic Policy Timelines. Page 2 of IMT Report

In 1997, Denmark became the first country to require energy certification for buildings and in 2002 the EU adopted directives to require all member states to submit their plans for energy certifications. In late 2007, California became the first in the United States to require energy ratings and disclosure during sales, leases or financing. Thus far Washington, DC; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; New York, NY; Washington; Massachusetts; and San Francisco, CA all have policies regarding energy disclosure. We encourage you to check out the PDF report and learn more about how these policies will be a part of our future.

IMT also has a great summary sheet available for the SAVE Act, which is "legislation to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process."

SUSTAINABILITY: YVES BEHAR

Check out this interview with designer extraordinaire Yves Behar. 

He has redesigned the packaging for Puma. In a 2010 speech, Behar said "If it's not ethical, it cannot be beautiful. But if it cannot be beautiful, it probably should not be at all." We think that is brilliant.

Other designs by Behar include: 

Y Water Bottle

Y Water Bottle as toys.

Sayl Chair, Herman Miller

Sayl Chair, Herman Miller

Also check out his 2008 TED speech below for good insight on how good design is inherently sustainable.

CONSTRUCTION: Community awareness.

We came across this video this week, and it got us thinking.

In researching more about this story, we found this article from Builder magazine. It turns out that the local neighborhood was home to many artists. The community, when faced with a long-term construction project, came together with the city and the builders to make the containers more at home with the streetscape. We think it is rather clever!

And it turns out that it is quite the artistic movement. Check out these items from around the web:

Re:Construction - Public Art Program in Manhattan featured in this New York Times article.

"The Art of Construction" creators wrote this article. And we have one more link for you, a TED video.