Sustainable Housing Development New Hampshire Housing Strong Homes, Resilient Communities Michael Bruss, LEED AP

Sustainable Development Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Our Common Future (The Brundtland Report), 1987 But what does it mean for us? 2

The Triple Bottom Line PeoplePlanet Profit 3

The Needs of Future Generations How can we know what their needs will be? – We can’t actually know – but we do know that lasting quality sells, and over time represents an efficient use of resources – Current trends are for smaller homes, more compact (“urban”) development, less emphasis on ownership; shorter tenure & rentals But we’re still building a lot of sprawling residential development that sells 4

What Are the Desired Outcomes? Connectivity / walkability Mix of uses, mix of housing – tenure and cost Proximity of work and home Denser development – patterns from a time when people walked more Support for local food production Protection of natural and cultural resources Re-use of existing structures 5

CASE STUDIES 6

West Granite Redevelopment Initiative Manchester, NH 7

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Context Plan Union Crossing – Lawrence, MA 12

Site Plan 13

Rendering - Pedestrian Bridge from Island Street 14

Mural 15

Interiors 16

Co-Housing Nubanusit Farm – Peterborough, NH 17

Nubanusit Farm – Peterborough, NH 18

Nubanusit Farm – Peterborough, NH 19

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Passive House (Passiv Haus) G·O Logic Homes, Belfast, Maine 22

Questions? Michael Bruss 23