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PROJECT
hvac
Boiler System Puts Efficiency In Historical Venue
Antique boilers are replaced at the Castle in the Clouds facility,
cutting energy costs and carbon footprint.
N
ew Hampshire's White Mountains are known as one
of the most significant ranges east of the Rockies, and
rightly so, considering they're home to Mt. Washington,
the highest point in the Northern Appalachian Range at 6,288 ft.
above sea level.
Lesser known but just as stunning, the Ossipee Mountains form
a peculiar, almost perfect circle of rolling peaks just south of the
White Mountains. It's here that successful shoe manufacturer
Thomas Plant built a hilltop estate on 6,300 acres between 1913 and
1914. Perched on an outcrop overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee, the
12,000-sq.-ft. home resembles a castle.
Its accompanying carriage house is several thousand feet smaller
and of similar stone and oak architecture. Today the property is
called Castle in the Clouds and is owned and operated by the
non-profit Castle Preservation Society. It includes the historic
house museum, an exhibit gallery, horseback riding, and offers an
acclaimed restaurant and one of New England's most stunning
wedding venues.
Since acquiring the historic core of the property in 2006, the
society has invested about $3 million in building renovations, addressing everything from roof repair to masonry repointing. "Over
the past 11 years, we've been busy seeing to what I'd call 'urgent
repairs,'" said Charles Clark, executive director of the Castle Preservation Society. "At the same time, we've been painfully aware that
the two primary buildings use about 400 gallons of oil per week
during the winter."
The mechanical systems in both buildings were more than 20
years old, but the fact that they still made heat meant they weren't
a high priority until recently.
A nine-section, 1.7 MBtu boiler in the Castle served a cast-iron
radiation system, while an 800,000 Btu cast-iron boiler in the Carriage House provided hot water to a mix of fan coils and fin-tube
baseboard. Both were oversized by roughly 300%.
RIGHT SET OF EARS
Replacing the boilers didn't become a real possibility until word
made it to the right set of ears. Those ears belong to the owner of
Eastern Propane & Oil, Rochester, NH. "Chuck Clement, who
owns Eastern, learned about the need from someone who sits
on the board of directors at Castle in the Clouds," said Terry
The Castle in the Clouds estate, completed in 1914, is a museum, exhibit gallery, restaurant, and wedding venue, made more comfortable
with a boiler-system upgrade.
Rickards, tech support and training specialist at Eastern. "After
learning a lot more about the property, the organization and the
heating systems, Chuck Clement decided to make an in-kind do-
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Commercial Architecture December 2017
The Architects
2017 In Review
A Dream-Like Space
Geothermal Changing The HVAC Landscape
VRF System Delivers Total Tenant Comfort
Boiler System Puts Efficiency In Historical Venue
HVAC & Plumbing Products Of The Year
Illuminating Touchdowns
Crowneing A Renovation
Lighting & Electrical Products Of The Year
Folding-Glass Walls Deliver The Outdoors
Windows & Doors Products Of The Year
School District Makes A Sound Investment
Colors Comfort Sick Kids
Interiors Products Of The Year
Design, Products, Expertise Land Project On Time
Metal Covers The Curves
Exteriors Products Of The Year
Building Technology Products Of The Year
Showcase
Index
Portfolio
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Cover1
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Cover2
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 1
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Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 4
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Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 7
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - The Architects
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 9
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 2017 In Review
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 11
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 12
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Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 17
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - A Dream-Like Space
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 19
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 20
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Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 22
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 23
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Geothermal Changing The HVAC Landscape
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 25
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Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 27
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 28
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - VRF System Delivers Total Tenant Comfort
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 30
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 31
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Boiler System Puts Efficiency In Historical Venue
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 35
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - HVAC & Plumbing Products Of The Year
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 37
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 38
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 39
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Illuminating Touchdowns
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 41
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Crowneing A Renovation
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Lighting & Electrical Products Of The Year
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 44
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 45
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Folding-Glass Walls Deliver The Outdoors
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 47
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 48
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 49
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Windows & Doors Products Of The Year
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 51
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - School District Makes A Sound Investment
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 53
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Colors Comfort Sick Kids
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 55
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 56
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Interiors Products Of The Year
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Design, Products, Expertise Land Project On Time
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 59
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Metal Covers The Curves
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Exteriors Products Of The Year
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Building Technology Products Of The Year
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - 63
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Showcase
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Index
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Portfolio
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Cover3
Commercial Architecture December 2017 - Cover4
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