BartonPartnersJuly 28th, 2010
BartonPartners has the experience necessary to help you design and build award winning and affordable communities. We are skilled at conceptualizing the big picture, while getting the details right. Read more about our experience with affordable housing.
July 15th, 2010
Insulspan, one of North America’s largest suppliers of structural insulating building products, has joined forces with AmeriSus – the American Sustainability Initiative LLC – to provide high-efficiency, affordable homes set for distribution this summer. AmeriSus is challenging assumptions about home construction and ownership in America. Dedicated to the proposition that affordability, efficiency and sustainability are not mutually exclusive, The AmeriSus Homes Package brings nearly everything a builder needs to complete a super efficient affordable home that is a standout in…
July 13th, 2010
In today’s project entitlement environment, municipalities are requiring increasing levels of design detail from applicants prior to granting preliminary site plan approvals. Often developers are forced to provide full schematic or even design development level engineering and architectural drawings for each proposed building within a development. This is both costly and risky, as it limits the flexibility needed to address market and demographic shifts over time. Add to that the volatility in both the debt and equity markets, and developers…
July 12th, 2010
AmeriSus was included in Builder magazine's special section "Green Designs and Products" in its July 2010 issue. In the article Tom Barton and Charlie Kamps explain the goals and benefits of the AmeriSus Homes in terms of today's market and in respect to responsible green design. Read the article here at Builder's online magazine. To learn more about AmeriSus, visit them on the web at www.AmeriSus.com.
July 8th, 2010
Seth Shapiro announced Design Caucus Chair Beginning earlier this year, Seth A. Shapiro, the director of planning and urban design here at BartonPartners, began serving as the Design Caucus Chair of the Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance. Seth’s responsibilities involve convening regional leaders in the architectural and land planning field periodically to discuss matters and issues in the promotion of smart growth. He will also be leading the effort in revising the specific criteria used to evaluate whether projects should…
July 2nd, 2010
In its July2-8 "Green Works" section, Philadelphia Business Journal features the story of AmeriSus. Tom Barton and Charlie Kamps explain the genesis of the AmeriSus idea and highlight its top goals. Read the article here.
July 1st, 2010
Conifer Village at Cape May is a three-story, wood-framed building that embraces 90 affordable apartments for seniors of the South Jersey seaside community of Cape May County. As designed by BartonPartners, the building includes exterior apartment balconies and terraces, and interior community facilities. The project was designed in accordance with New Jersey’s Green Futures program and will feature photovoltaic solar panels and high-performance windows to keep energy costs low. In anticipation of opening in September, Conifer Realty LLC has started…