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Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site Spiritos Properties Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:28:27 +0000 https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site en Home https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Home Tue, 21 Mar 2023 05:26:19 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Home TREADLIGHTERWood has one-quarter the density of concrete, allowing for high-rise construction on poor soils.  And from an ecological perspective, wood is produced by solar energy, the only renewable building material, and engineered into value-add products in zero-waste facilities.  Talk about a reduced carbon footprint. STRONGERThe forest can grow to a height of 40 stories naturally, and massive trees can withstand both fire and seismic events due to the natural charring and ductility of wood. Engineered timber takes advantage of the inherent strength, flexibility, and fire resistance of wood to build structures that are high-performing and safe. SMARTERHeavy timber buildings have been constructed around the world for hundreds of years, and are still standing. Now, new technology has transformed one of our most ancient building materials into one of the most cutting-edge.  Through 3D modeling, prefabrication, and CNC machining we can mimic the properties of heavy timber logs from old-growth forests by laminating fast-growing material from sustainably managed forests.  Due to the precision of mass timber production, buildings are predisposed to be airtight and energy-efficient. FASTERConstruction is quick, clean, and quiet with prefabricated beams, columns, floor and wall panels erected like legos. Installation of vertical, horizontal, and exterior systems follows immediately.  From start to finish, construction activities are less disruptive to the neighborhood. HEALTHIERThe bones of a healthy building are grown in the forests.  Research suggests that working, learning, and living in a space designed with wood elements lowers blood pressure and heart rate, reduces stress, and improves concentration. An organic material, wood is warm, beautiful, and reconnects us to nature.  The combination of wood and sunlight provokes visceral reaction in our bodies.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritosproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/one-pager-art-files-02-1.png?resize=1000%2C142" width="1000" height="142" style="width: 742.674px; height: 105.46px;">MASS TIMBER ELEMENTSDimensional lumber is laminated into solid wood members that form a building’s superstructure.  Types of mass timber include cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber (NLT) or glue-laminated timber (glulam) panels for floor and wall framing. As of 2015, 17 Tall Wood Buildings (above 7 stories) have been constructed in Europe, Canada, and Australia.  In Vancouver, construction is underway on the tallest timber building in the world: the 18-story Brock Commons student residence at the University of British Columbia. ECONOMIC ADVANTAGEMass timber is priced according to total volume of material, quality (grade) of the material, and extent of CNC machining and prefabrication. Economic efficiency is derived from material prefabrication, and decreased erection time and crew size, compared to concrete and steel structures. POLITICAL & REGULATORY SUPPORTBuilding Codes are being rewritten to incorporate CLT, and Wood First Policies have been established in British Columbia; Quebec, Ontario, Hackney, London; and Japan. The US Department of Agriculture is similarly promoting wood construction through the 2014 Tall Wood Building Competition as a means of addressing climate change and reinvigorating rural economies.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.spiritosproperties.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/one-pager-art-files-03-1.png?resize=1000%2C142" width="1000" height="142" style="width: 742.674px; height: 105.46px;"> © 2019 Erica Spiritos & Spiritos Properties – All rights reserved. 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Rooted in the forests and erected in the city, this building is a celebration of habitats that are at once ancient and cutting edge, interconnected and individual, natural and technological." Erica Spiritos - Sept 21, 2015 - 475 W 18th spacer https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/spacer Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:54:48 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/spacer spacer Where We're Going copy https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Where-We-re-Going-copy Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:53:44 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Where-We-re-Going-copy The future must be sustainable. 40-50% of greenhouse gasses and global warming is said to come from buildings, the materials used to build them and their operation. We build buildings that last 50+ years and we can not afford for them to be built the old fashion way. We must turn away from building with carbon producing products, steel and concrete Toward mass timber building, the Healthy Building System. Our future will be building mass timber buildings. Our current activity: spacer copy https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/spacer-copy Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:55:57 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/spacer-copy spacer Acme https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Acme Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:56:04 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Acme ACME Timber [New Haven, CT] ACME Timber Lofts is a preservation, restoration and vertical expansion of an existing 3.5-story, 150-year-old, unreinforced masonry structure, via a new mass timber stair and elevator core and two story cross laminated timber (CLT) extension, with exposed CLT interior and exterior walls and ceilings. The renovated building is also designed to Passive House standards.  In combination, mass timber and passive house strategies are the most progressive ways to decarbonize our buildings – to make them environmentally responsible, healthy, natural and durable.  The five-story project will contain 18 residential apartments, ground-floor retail, basement gym, bike room, and trash room, and rooftop tenant amenity space and solar panels. Located at 33 Crown Street in the downtown Ninth Square Historic District, the ACME building served as the headquarters for the multi-generational ACME Furniture business and is located close to New Haven’s train stations, the Yale New Haven medical complex, Yale University and the City’s growing biotech center. <img width="3610" height="3340" width_o="3610" height_o="3340" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f392c78d225019ce926ebb50478ef99b305ae54430c68384732e494c69b7d90f/190118_Acme_Exterior-002.jpg" data-mid="172760759" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f392c78d225019ce926ebb50478ef99b305ae54430c68384732e494c69b7d90f/190118_Acme_Exterior-002.jpg" /> <img width="2448" height="1792" width_o="2448" height_o="1792" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ade57b1038663015000480843f8b1f94eb3a08224b1047faa44dc06fdd1d1a6/acme-1Artboard-1white.png" data-mid="172761127" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ade57b1038663015000480843f8b1f94eb3a08224b1047faa44dc06fdd1d1a6/acme-1Artboard-1white.png" /> <img width="4908" height="3308" width_o="4908" height_o="3308" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ea3e7a12c7b18289f62f630534353205037f4a687c63389700daec855b3ed01/190125_Acme_Interior---timber.jpg" data-mid="172760764" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ea3e7a12c7b18289f62f630534353205037f4a687c63389700daec855b3ed01/190125_Acme_Interior---timber.jpg" /> <img width="1512" height="2016" width_o="1512" height_o="2016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/813c4f6f5a2c2362f14f0f394be0ccc0247632b6f6d55d3b21cbfd4ea3208ebf/221114-east-wall-early-morning-from-garage.jpg" data-mid="175579277" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/813c4f6f5a2c2362f14f0f394be0ccc0247632b6f6d55d3b21cbfd4ea3208ebf/221114-east-wall-early-morning-from-garage.jpg" /> <img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55061bb362abf9955f483bb3e99a505f7b4a09c554134bf6baf87c67d442d5b6/221110-drone-shot-from-above.JPG" data-mid="175579276" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55061bb362abf9955f483bb3e99a505f7b4a09c554134bf6baf87c67d442d5b6/221110-drone-shot-from-above.JPG" /> Acme more https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Acme-more Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:32:48 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/Acme-more Notable Press for ACME: Woodworks Innovation Network Project feature by Ricky McLain, PE, SE - Structural Engineer & Mass Timber Specialist News8 story about site muralNew Haven Register FeatureDaily Nutmeg FeatureNew Haven Independent Mural ArticleArt Council New Haven Mural FeatureNew Haven Independent Emerge Feature spacer copy copy https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/spacer-copy-copy Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:03:47 +0000 Spiritos Properties https://spiritosproperties.cargo.site/spacer-copy-copy spacer