MILITARY HOUSING CASE STUDY Pinehurst Estates ­ Lakehurst, NJ The Department of Defense puts a premium on energy efficiency. For this Navy off-base housing complex, Bosch water heaters were right on the money P inehurst Estates is a Navy housing complex that square feet of floor space that would be taken up by bulky tank water heaters. serves as off-base housing for military personnel who work at the nearby Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station. The com plex's sixty-four homes ­ two, thr ee and four bedroom townhouses ­ were older and in need of renewal. The Department of Defense has made energy efficiency a priority for new conModer nization of this aging Naval housing complex put ef use fr ont and center , gaining valuable oor space as a bonus. cient ener gy Space saving, cost saving Bosch 425 HN's and 425 EF's were chosen for each of these 1.5 to 2.5 bathroom homes for two important reasons: both models are extremely energy efficient, and both are wall struction and renovation projects. Based on this directive, when renovation of the New Jersey complex began in early 2003 the project managers made a concerted effort to select the most hung, so they take up zero floor space. In fact, these space saving features allowed the architects to reduce the size of the utility closet by almost 50%. After the Bosch units proved their value in the first phase with both the tenants and the management, they were specified for the second phase of the pr oject. Some of the homes' designs presented a challenge. Bosch' s versatile water heaters and advanced engineering made the job smooth sailing. Venting? Not a problem! Pinehurst Estates consists of more than a dozen multi-family Because of design variations in these multi-family buildings, roof venting wasn't always practical. Pinehurst's designers solved the problem with the Bosch 425 EF, which power-expels exhaust gases through a sidewall vent hood. buildings with a variety of designs. Some of the designs couldn't easily allow venting the tankless water heaters through the roof. Wherever conventional through-the-roof venting wasn't practical, the Bosch 425 EF was the model of choice. This pilotless water heater has a built-in power-vent fan, which expels the exhaust gases through a sidewall vent hood. Continued on back cost effective and energy efficient appliances available. In addition, space was very limited in these older buildings. The renovation planners couldn't afford to lose the several Another model, the Bosch 425 HN, was installed where the exhaust vents were run through the roof. This model is also pilotless: its ingenious design uses water flow to generate the electricity needed to ignite the pilot. tankless water heaters longevity and reliability. Chris Blesi, the base Housing Director, reports that Mission accomplished Pinehurst Estates now has Bosch tankless water heaters providing abundant hot water to each of its sixty-four townhouses. These tankless units use about 30% less gas than a comparable tank water heater, saving the Navy thousands of dollars annually in energy costs. They also provide endless hot water to the families renting the townhouses, making them quite popular. Per haps most impor tant, the 15-year warranty is about twice as long as most tank warranties, giving the base maintenance staff confidence in the Bosch "the Bosch tankless units have been very successful for Pinehurst Estates. The units have worked well and had very few problems," he adds. Seeing is believing. Chris knows the performance of the Bosch water heaters first hand ­ he's got one installed in his own home, too. Wall-hung: a Bosch water heater easily shares tight quarters with the fur nace in a home's attached mechanical room. Pinehurst' s military families enjoy abundant hot water from tankless units that burn one third less gas than traditional tanks, saving the Navy thousands of dollars each year. BBT NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION Bosch Group Bosch Water Heating 340 Mad River Park Waitsfield, VT 05673 800-798-8219 www.boschpro.com ...